NIJC Procedural Manual for Asylum Representation
NIJC’s asylum manual provides an overview of the U.S. asylum process and provides basic guidelines for attorneys representing asylum seekers.
NIJC pro bono attorney manual on U visa immigration relief for crime victims
A pro bono attorney manual on immigration relief for crime victims: U Visas.
NIJC Guide: My Client Got Detained, Now What?
NIJC's guide to help immigration practitioners when an existing client is detained by ICE within the Chicago Detained Immigration Court.
VAWA Pro Bono Manual
A pro bono attorney manual on legal immigration protections for immigrant survivors of domestic violence under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Representing Immigrant Survivors of Human Trafficking: T Non Immigrant Status (T Visa) Training Manual, Oct. 2024
NIJC’s Counter-Trafficking experts provide an overview of the T-visa case process and how pro bono attorneys can represent these individuals.
Basic Procedural Manual for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Predicate Orders in Illinois
This document is a brief guide to SIJS predicate order practice in Illinois.
Brief Guide to Representing Noncitizen Criminal Defendants in Illinois
This manual and Illinois crimes chart covers immigration consequences for Illinois crimes and provides defense attorneys with tools to zealously advocate for non-citizen clients in criminal court.
NIJC's VAWA Procedural Manual
NIJC’s VAWA Self-Petition manual provides an overview of the process to prepare a VAWA self-petition and provides basic guidelines for attorneys representing VAWA petitioners.