Pretermission – Human Rights First

Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Trainings & Guidance

Human Rights First Practice Advisory on Pretermissions

Human Rights First practice advisory describing possible bases for pretermission in immigration court and explaining how to prepare for, and respond to, motions to pretermit a client’s asylum claim. Last updated on January 23, 2026.

Tags: 2025 and 2026 Policies, Bars to Asylum, 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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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 and 2026 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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