Resources

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

Local Operating Procedures

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.

RESOURCES FOR ADVOCATES

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

• Click here for the AILA conference call on SIJS
  

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.

Essentials of Removal and Relief: Defending Individuals in Immigration Proceedings. Vail, Joe.