Resources

This training discusses the ethical rules that govern preparing a client for immigration court hearings.

Over the past two years, federal defenders have begun challenging the laws that criminalize crossing the border — 8 U.S.C. § 1325 and 8 USC § 1326 — on the grounds that the law is racist, and therefore unconstitutional. Recently, in a case called...

Rooted in Racism: The Human Impact of Migrant Prosecutions highlights trends and stories of people prosecuted for unauthorized entry or reentry under 8 U.S.C. § 1325 and § 1326, and the implementation and enforcement practices of Customs and Border...

This practice advisory provides an overview of the final priorities. The Memo also suggests ways for practitioners to utilize the Mayorkas Memo and its lack of bright-line rules to craft persuasive arguments to protect their clients from harmful...

This advisory first reviews the case history and the precedent governing the legal situation Mr. Palomar-Santiago was in when he was charged with illegal re-entry. It then addresses both Mr. Palomar-Santiago’s and the government’s arguments before...

This community explainer discusses the process of budget reconciliation and the filibuster.

This training discusses immigration defense strategies from the criminal defense context.

Este comunicador comunitario analiza el memorando del 30 de septiembre de Mayorkas.

This quick explainer discusses DHS Secretary Mayorkas September 30th memo entitled “Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law.” This Memo replaces the two earlier prosecutorial discretion memos from January 20 and from February 18, but...