This decision predates the 2019 and 2021 changes in Illinois law regarding SIJS but includes extensive analysis of the federal statute that may be useful.
Practice advisory for immigration lawyers regarding Congress's Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations law provision supporting the return of individuals who are unjustly deported from the United States.
Guidance for legal representatives on the meaning of the Garcia Ramirez decision when representing unaccompanied children who are approaching their 18th birthdays.
Email template to contact the field office juvenile coordinator regarding an unaccompanied child who is approaching their 18th birthday, or who has already turned 18 and is in ICE custody.
NIJC discusses the impending end of immigration detention in Illinois and what legal advocates can do to fight for the release of immigrants detained in facilities that will soon close.
Led by NIJC, pro bono attorneys will learn how to prepare an asylum claim and represent an asylum seeker in immigration court or before the asylum office.
Certain Chicago Immigration Judges have announced that they will be holding all hearings via WebEx, which raises concerns about due process protections for noncitizens in removal proceedings, particularly asylum seekers.
NIJC’s asylum manual provides an overview of the U.S. asylum process and provides basic guidelines for attorneys representing asylum seekers. The manual's appendix includes useful forms and samples.
A new standing order for the Chicago Immigration Court orders parties to confer in advance of hearings regarding the ICE OPLA enforcement priorities memorandum.
NIJC is at the forefront of the litigation and advocacy efforts to push back against the administration's attacks an asylum seekers and asylum protections.
This practice advisory discusses particular social group-based asylum claims after the Attorney General's vacatur of Matter of A-B- I, Matter of A-B- II, and L-E-A- II.
A quick-reference guide for immigration attorneys regarding the June 16, 2021, U.S. Attorney General ruling vacating Matter of AB I, AB II and Matter of LEA II.
NIJC provided best practices for working with asylum seekers and developing supporting evidence in order to prepare strong asylum claims, as well practice pointers for representing LGBT clients.
