Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)

Adjustment of Status (AOS), Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Fee Waivers, Parole, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Trainings & Guidance, Work Authorization

National Immigrant Justice Center, “Explainer – Trump and Congress’s Punishing New Immigration Fees”

Explainer from National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) on the new immigration fees enacted pursuant to the H.R.1 megabill signed into law on July 4, 2025. Includes a chart reviewing the July 2025 immigration fee changes, last updated on July 22, 2025.

Tags: 2025 Policies, Affirmative, Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Cancellation of removal, Defensive, EOIR, Humanitarian Parole & Re-Parole, I-485: Adjustment of Status (AOS), I-589: Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, I-765: Employment Authorization Document (EAD)/Work Authorization, I-821: Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Practice Advisories, Removal Proceedings, T Visa, U nonimmigrant status (U visa), US Government Policy, USCIS

Asylum / Withholding / CAT

EOIR Memo PM 25-34, Conflicting Precedents of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Policy Memo 25-34 published by the EOIR on July 3, 2025, providing guidance regarding situations where EOIR adjudicators face conflicting precedents of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Tags: 2025 Policies, Administrative Closure, Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Defensive, EOIR, Particular Social Group, Removal Proceedings, US Government Policy, Women and Girls

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Adjustment of Status (AOS), Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Fee Waivers, Parole, Samples & Templates, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Trainings & Guidance, Work Authorization

National Immigration Project Comparison Chart of Immigration-Related Fee Changes Pursuant to H.R.1

Comparison chart compiled by the National Immigration Project (NIPNLG) highlighting immigration-related fee changes brought by H.R.1, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted on July 4, 2025. Fee comparison chart last updated by NIPNLG on July 22, 2025.

Tags: 2025 Policies, Affirmative, Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Defensive, EOIR, I-589: Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, I-765: Employment Authorization Document (EAD)/Work Authorization, I-821: Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Practice Advisories, Removal Proceedings, US Government Policy, USCIS

Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates

EMERGENCY MOTION TO REOPEN BASED ON DHS’S INTENT TO DEPORT RESPONDENT TO A NONDESIGNATED, THIRD COUNTRY

Template provided by National Immigration Litigation Alliance

Tags: Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Defensive, EOIR, Motions, Removal Proceedings

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Trainings & Guidance

BIA practice manual (Jan 2025)

Tags: Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)

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Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates

National Immigrant Justice Center, “Explainer – Trump and Congress’s Punishing New Immigration Fees”

EOIR Memo PM 25-34, Conflicting Precedents of the Board of Immigration Appeals

National Immigration Project Comparison Chart of Immigration-Related Fee Changes Pursuant to H.R.1

EMERGENCY MOTION TO REOPEN BASED ON DHS’S INTENT TO DEPORT RESPONDENT TO A NONDESIGNATED, THIRD COUNTRY

BIA practice manual (Jan 2025)

Protected: Motion to Reopen and Remand

Protected: BIA Motion to Extend

Protected: BIA Appeal Brief

Protected: Notice of Appeal

Protected: BIA motion to remand