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GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
Board of Immigration Appeals Practice Manual (2004) and Question and Answers Handbook
Change
of Address Form, Form AR-11
Provided in English, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Executive Office of Immigration
Review (EOIR)
Includes the Immigration Courts and Board of Immigration Appeals. Obtain
local court rules, practice manuals, EOIR forms, and case decisions.
Freedom of
Information Act/Privacy Act Request
Form G-639 (FOIA)
Immigration Court Hearings Automated Case Tracking System: 800-898-7180
New York Immigration Court
26 Federal Plaza, 12th Floor, Room 1237
New York, NY 10278
917-454-1040
Court administrator: Star B. Pacitto
Immigration and Nationality Act
Immigration Judge Benchbook, 4th Ed.
Guide
to Immigration Court
Office of Chief Counsel, Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement - New York
26 Federal Plaza, 11th Floor, Room 1130
New York, NY 10278
212-264-5916
Title 8 CFR Immigration Regulations
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS)
A source for statutes, regulations, forms, government handbooks, and
more.
U.S. Department of
State
Obtain the Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
ADVOCATE RESOURCES
American Bar Association, Standards for the Custody, Placement and Care; Legal Representation; and Adjudication of Unaccompanied Alien Children in the United States
American Immigration Lawyers
Association (AILA) Infonet
Available to AILA members only
American Immigration Law Foundation
(AILF)
The AILF's Legal Action Center publishes timely practice advisories that
address important developments in the law. The Legal Action Center
also files amicus briefs in support of select cases and conducts impact
litigation to protect and advance the rights of noncitizens.
Amnesty
International
The web library contains reports and press releases on human rights
categorized by country, theme, and region.
Asylum Law
A helpful resource for sample applications, country information, and links
to other relevant sites.
Center for Gender and Refugee
Studies, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
A resource for case summaries, cases and research assistance on gender law
and asylum cases.
Child
Advocacy/Immigration Clinic at Columbia Law School
A pilot program started by students at Columbia Law designed to enhance
public information about SIJS.
Cultural Orientation
Project
A website established to create linkages between overseas providers of CO
and domestic resettlement programs, which provides trainers overseas with
links to information about resettlement in the United States; informs
resettlement caseworkers on type and length of training provided to
refugees overseas; provides basic facts about new refugee groups arriving
in the U.S.; offers CO activities for trainers overseas and in the
U.S.
The
Five Phases of a SIJS Case
Columbia site with an overview of the SIJS process, as well as some
instructional videos.
Immigration Law & Procedure. Bender, Matthew. The Premier Treatise on Immigration Law. Gordan, Charles, Stanley Mailman, and Stephen Yale-Loeher. Available through LexisNexis.
Human
Rights Watch, Children's Rights Division
This website contains publications, international legal standards, news
articles, and useful links regarding human right abuses against children
around the world.
Idealist.org
A project of Action Without Borders, this website provides information and
resources for individuals and organizations seeking to connect with other
people and organizations involved in non-profit and community development
work. Includes job listings, volunteer opportunities, events, campaigns
and more.
Immigration Legal Resource Center
(ILRC)
An expansive resource of immigration training materials, publications and
expertise.
Immigration Litigation:
Winning in Federal and Immigration Courts
Provides attorneys with tips for presenting their cases in Court.
International Organization for
Migration
IOM acts with its partners in the international community to meet the
growing operational challenges of migration management, advance
understanding of migration issues, encourage social and economic
development through migration, and uphold the human dignity and well-being
of migrants.
National Immigration
Project of the National Lawyer's Guild
Provides access to resources about immigrant rights including legal rights
for noncitizen survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and other
crimes.
Northwestern
University School of Law
Maintains an excellent inventory of materials helpful to children's cases,
as well as copies of recent decisions.
Immigration Law Sourcebook, 9th edition. Kurzban, Ira. Washington, D.C.: AILA. Outline providing an excellent road map on how to obtain needed information.
Pro Bono Net
A helpful resource for sample applications, country information, and links
to other relevant sites.
Refugee Health Information Network (RHIN)A national collaborative partnership that has created a database of quality multilingual, public health resources for those providing care to resettled refugees including: translated health education materials (brochures, fact sheets, videos), provider tools (information refugee populations, cultures), and links to related websites.
United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Children
New articles and research on the rights of refugee and immigrant
children.
University of Michigan Law School
Refugee Caselaw Site
A comprehensive collection of international refugee caselaw from around
the world.
Vail, Joe. Essentials of Removal and Relief: Defending Individuals in Immigration Proceedings.
Vera Institute of Justice
Publications relating to special immigrant juvenile status.
ADDITIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF INTEREST
