Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates, Trainings & Guidance
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Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates
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VECINA Online Course – Habeas Corpus for Immigrant Detainees: A Practical Guide to Filing Habeas Petitions
Free online course prepared by VECINA, the Texas Civil Rights Project, and the Texas Immigration Law Council on filing writs of habeas corpus on behalf of individuals unlawfully detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with specific guidance regarding habeas practice in the Fifth Circuit.
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IRAP Explainer on the Trump Administration’s Expanded 2025 Travel Ban
IRAP explainer addressing the Trump Administration’s December 16, 2025 proclamation continuing and expanding the June 2025 restrictions on U.S. entry of noncitizens from certain countries.
Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Trainings & Guidance
Download Resource 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.
Trainings & Guidance
Download Resource 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 […]
Know Your Rights
Download Resource CLASP and National Immigration Law Center, Fact Sheet – Know Your Rights: Five Things Parents Detained by ICE Should Know
Fact sheet published by The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and National Immigration Law Center, updated in November 2025, describing five things parents detained by ICE should know about their parental rights. Also available in Spanish and Haitian Creole.
Adjustment of Status (AOS), Afghanistan, Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Work Authorization
Download Resource 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.
Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Trainings & Guidance
Download Resource 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 […]
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Download Resource National Immigration Project – Fifteen Steps for Addressing Orders of Removal Issued by an Immigration Judge
Guide published by the National Immigration Project on December 2, 2025, outlining steps to address an order of removal in immigration court.
Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Parole, Trainings & Guidance
American Immigration Council and The Legal Aid Society Practice Advisory UPDATE – Detention under INA § 235(b): Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I&N Dec. 216 (BIA 2025)
Update to the American Immigration Council and The Legal Aid Society’s practice guide on detention under INA § 235(b). Shortly after that practice guide was published, on September 5, 2025, the Board of Immigration Appeals issued Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I&N Dec. 216 (BIA 2025), a precedent decision finding that any noncitizen who is […]