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Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates

Protected: Redacted Sample Asylum Officer Cover Letter-Brief: Ukrainian LGBTQ+ Case

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Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates

Protected: Redacted Sample Asylum Office Cover Letter-Brief: Nigerian Gender-Based Case

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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

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

Know Your Rights, Samples & Templates, Work Authorization

Template Letter to Client Employer Verifying Employment Eligibility Pursuant to Automatic EAD Extension Policy

Template letter to a client’s employer verifying that, pursuant to USCIS policy, the client is authorized to work following the expiration of their EAD if they submitted an application for renewal of their employment authorization before the expiration date of their previous EAD.

Tags: I-765: Employment Authorization Document (EAD)/Work Authorization, USCIS

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Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates

Protected: Sample Asylum Office Table of Exhibits: Yemeni Case Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender, Political Opinion, and Religion

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Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Samples & Templates

Protected: Sample Asylum Office Cover Letter-Brief before the Newark Asylum Office: Yemeni Case Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender, Political Opinion, and Religion

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