Evidence

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.

CLINIC practice advisory that provides an overview of procedural matters before an immigration court hearing, as well as tips on how to prepare a direct examination in immigration court. Published on July 2, 2020.

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 […]

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

HIAS resource for pro bono attorneys representing pro se Afghan applicants