EOIR

Practice guide published in September 2025 by American Immigration Council and The Legal Aid Society providing an overview of detention under INA § 235(b) and guidance for seeking release of noncitizens detained under this provision. Copyright © American Immigration Council. Reprinted with permission. Related materials: Practice Advisory

Annotated template Table of Contents for filings before the immigration court, with instructions on how to compile filings containing exhibits.

Template motion for a detained respondent’s release from detention on conditional parole or bond. The template is for a case venued in the Ninth Circuit but can be adapted for use in other circuits.

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.

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.

Guide prepared by the National Immigration Project explaining how a pro se respondent in immigration court can file a Motion to Change Format of their removal proceedings from in-person to online. Contains template pro se motion.

Template opposition to a DHS motion to recalendar a respondent’s removal proceedings, prepared by attorneys at the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Last updated in May 2025.

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.

Template application for order to show cause and proposed order in connection with habeas petition, prepared by the National Immigration Litigation Alliance (NILA). Related materials: Template Habeas Petition; Practice Advisory

Template habeas petition prepared by the National Immigration Litigation Alliance (NILA). Related materials: Practice Advisory; Template Application for Order to Show Cause and Proposed Order