Motions

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Template provided by National Immigration Litigation Alliance