EOIR

List of general direct examination questions that may be pertinent to ask a psychological or psychiatric evaluator providing expert testimony in support of an asylum case in immigration court.

List of general direct examination questions that may be pertinent to ask the respondent in an asylum case in immigration court.

Law review article published by Hon. Dorothy Harbeck through the Stetson Journal of Advocacy and the Law, discussing verbal objections in immigration court removal/deportation proceedings. 5 Stetson J. Advoc. & L. 1 (2018).

EOIR manual explaining the procedures for electronic filing through EOIR’s Courts & Appeals System (ECAS). Last updated September 25, 2022.

Practice guide providing an overview of voluntary departure, including requirements, risks and benefits, and relevant considerations. Published by the National Immigrant Justice Center on October 20, 2025.

CLINIC practice advisory that provides guidance on the evidentiary standards applicable in immigration court proceedings, as well as tips on how to make and respond to objections in immigration court. Published on March 13, 2020.

Model immigration court filings prepared by Human Rights First attorney Andrew Feinberg in January 2025. These model filings reflect some of the most common documents and motions an attorney will file in support of a client’s asylum case in immigration court. The materials are intended to be reviewed simultaneously, as part of a single fictional […]

Human Rights First practice advisory describing possible bases for pretermission in immigration court and explaining how to prepare for, and respond to, motions to pretermit a client’s asylum claim. Last updated on January 23, 2026.

Documents uploaded by the National Immigration Project (last updated on March 13, 2025) that include charts containing links to frequently used Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) asylum regulations and analogous 208 series Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations that are currently in effect. U.S. government websites continue to post enjoined asylum regulations that are […]

Practice advisory published by the ACLU, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, ACLU Southern California, and USC Gould School of Law, updated on December 3, 2025, discussing the order issued by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Maldonado Bautista v. Santacruz and describing how to request a bond hearing in light of […]