Motions

Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates

Sample Motion to Vacate Master Calendar Hearing and Set Individual Hearing

Sample motion to vacate a respondent’s upcoming Master Calendar Hearing, submit written pleadings, and set an Individual Hearing date.

Tags: Defensive, EOIR, Motions, Removal Proceedings

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Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates

National Immigration Project Template Opposition to DHS Motion to Dismiss to Pursue Expedited Removal

Template opposition intended for practitioners who represent noncitizens in removal proceedings where DHS has filed a motion to dismiss proceedings in order to pursue expedited removal. Drafted and annotated by attorneys at the National Immigration Project (NIPNLG). Last updated on February 28, 2025.

Tags: 2025 Policies, Defensive, Detention, EOIR, Expedited Removal, ICE, Motions, Removal Proceedings

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Protected: Redacted Sample Motion to Change Venue

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Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates

Protected: Sample Motion for an Emergency Stay of Removal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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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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Asylum / Withholding / CAT

A Guide About Motions to Reopen

Acacia Center for Justice Legal Guides

Tags: Defensive, Motions

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Sample Motions to Ameliorate ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION Conditions

Created by AILA, Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, and Just Futures Law

Tags: Detention, Motions

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Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates

Protected: Motion Consolidate

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Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates

Protected: Motion to Correct Respondent’s Name as Filed

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Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates

Protected: Motion to Reopen and Remand

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Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Protected: Motion to Recalendar and Terminate

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Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Protected: Motion to Sever and Terminate

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