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Voluntary Departure
WARNING: Overstaying a voluntary departure period brings severe, unwaivable consequences.See Prac...
Stoner v. California (SCOTUS)
Stoner v. California
Post Conviction Relief
Board of Immigration Appeals 2025Matter of De Jesus PlatonThe evidence of post-conviction relief ...
EOIR Courts & Appeals System (ECAS)
The EOIR Courts & Appeals System (ECAS) is part of an overarching information technology moderniz...
Mandatory Detention
Mandatory immigrant detention, is the requirement that certain categories of migrants remain deta...
Bond Motion
ICPM 5.1(a) Where to File - The immigration court may entertain motions only in those cases in w...
Motions Generally
MOTIONS IN IMMIGRATION COURTMotions to Reopen & Motions to Reconsider are NOT included in this m...
Burden of Proof
APPENDIXSection 101 of the REAL ID Act of 2005, PL 109–13, 119 Stat. 231, 302–06 (boldface added ...
Who is Removable?
A respondent is removable if they are “in the case of an alien not admitted to the United States...
Inadmissibility and Deportability By Secretary of State Determination
Inadmissibility and Deportability By Secretary of State DeterminationUnder section 237(b)(4)(C)(i...
An LPR Who Has Been Outside of the US For Six Months or More
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PROTECTING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AGAINST INVASION
Executive Order 14159, titled "Protecting The American People Against Invasion", is an executive ...
Motion to Withdraw
Motion to Withdraw as Attorney of RecordA motion to withdraw as counsel must comply with Matter o...
Motion to Administratively Close
Quick SummaryThe Attorney General overruled Matter of Castro-Tum in Matter of Cruz-Valdez in 2021...
Service on ICE
In the Matter of: Respondent's Name ...
Notice to Appear (NTA)
The commencing of removal proceedings is the Department of Homeland Security's issuance of a Noti...
Motion for Severance
BASICSThe Immigration Court Practice Manual states that it should be titled "Motion for Severance...
Jurisdiction & Commencement of Proceedings
8 CFR § 1003.14 Jurisdiction and commencement of proceedingsTitle 8 Chapter V Subchapter A Part ...
Special Immigrant Juvenile Exemptions
245(h)(2)(B) of the INA and in the implementing regulations at 8 C.F.R. 245.1(e)(3).8 C.F.R. 245....
Bona Fide Marriage Exemption
WHO MUST REQUEST A BONA FIDE MARRIAGE EXEMPTION?(8) Any alien who seeks to adjust status based up...