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ACLU, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, ACLU Southern California, and USC Gould School of Law, Practice Advisory: Seeking Bond Hearings for Maldonado Bautista Class Members – Those Who Entered Without Inspection and Are Subject to Yajure-Hurtado

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 […]

Tags: 2025 Policies, Defensive, Detention, EOIR, Federal litigation, Habeas, Practice Advisories, Removal Proceedings, US Government Policy

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Adjustment of Status (AOS), Afghanistan, Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Work Authorization

IRAP Explainer on New Trump Administration Policies Impacting Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Afghan Nationals, and Immigrants from Countries Listed in the Travel Ban

Explainer published by the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) on December 3, 2025, listing immigration policies announced by the Trump Administration in November and December 2025 and explaining their general impact.

Tags: 2025 Policies, Affirmative, I-485: Adjustment of Status (AOS), I-589: Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, I-730: Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition, I-765: Employment Authorization Document (EAD)/Work Authorization, I-821: Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Practice Advisories, US Government Policy, USCIS

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Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Trainings & Guidance

National Immigration Project and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, Practice Advisory – Fighting for a Day in Court: Understanding and Responding to Pretermission of Asylum Applications

Practice advisory published by the National Immigration Project (NIPNLG) and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) on July 25, 2025 (updated August 27, 2025), discussing pretermission of asylum applications in immigration court in light of the March 2025 BIA decision in Matter of C-A-R-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 13 (BIA 2025) and April 2025 EOIR […]

Tags: 2025 Policies, Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Defensive, EOIR, I-589: Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, Merits Prep, OPLA, Practice Advisories, Pretermission, Removal Proceedings, US Government Policy

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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, Samples & Templates, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

CLINIC and AILA Template Opposition to DHS Motion to Recalendar Proceedings

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.

Tags: 2025 Policies, Administrative Closure, Defensive, EOIR, Motions, OPLA, Removal Proceedings, U nonimmigrant status (U visa), US Government Policy

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, Trainings & Guidance

National Immigration Project Practice Alert: Protecting Noncitizens from Expedited Removal and Immigration Court Arrests

Practice alert from the National Immigration Project (NIPNLG) providing guidance on immediate steps immigration practitioners can take to help protect noncitizen clients at risk of expedited removal and/or detention. Published on May 30, 2025.

Tags: 2025 Policies, Defensive, Detention, EOIR, Expedited Removal, ICE, Practice Advisories, Removal Proceedings, US Government Policy

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

sample MyUSCIS filing: G-325R

Guidance on Alien Registration Requirement

Tags: 2025 Policies, US Government Policy, USCIS

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

US Government Policy

ACLU, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, ACLU Southern California, and USC Gould School of Law, Practice Advisory: Seeking Bond Hearings for Maldonado Bautista Class Members – Those Who Entered Without Inspection and Are Subject to Yajure-Hurtado

IRAP Explainer on New Trump Administration Policies Impacting Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Afghan Nationals, and Immigrants from Countries Listed in the Travel Ban

National Immigration Project and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, Practice Advisory – Fighting for a Day in Court: Understanding and Responding to Pretermission of Asylum Applications

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

CLINIC and AILA Template Opposition to DHS Motion to Recalendar Proceedings

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

National Immigration Project Practice Alert: Protecting Noncitizens from Expedited Removal and Immigration Court Arrests

sample MyUSCIS filing: G-325R

Protected: Alien Registration Requirement Training Deck

Protected: Guidance on the alien registration requirement

USCIS, “I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status”