Informational Document
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Asylum Toolkit for Pro Bono Attorneys Representing Pro Se Afghan Applicants
Pro Se
Asylum Toolkit for Pro Se Afghan Applicants
Detained
/ Habeas
FCLS Habeas Series Webinar 5: Creative Uses of Habeas
Detained
/ Habeas
FCLS Habeas Series Webinar 4: Handout
Detained
/ Habeas
FCLS Habeas Series Webinar 4: Prolonged Detention II
Detained
/ Habeas
FCLS Habeas Series Webinar 5: Creative Uses of Habeas
Detained
/ Habeas
Nuts and Bolts of Filing a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in Federal Court
Detained
/ Habeas
Prolonged Detention I: Habeas Challenges for Clients Contesting Their Deportation
Detained
/ Habeas
Typical Legal and Procedural Issues in Habeas Litigation
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive, Children
Statements as Evidence: Drafting and Editing Declarations, Affidavits, and Letters
Asylum
/ Appeals
Tips for Appealing to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Asylum
/ Children
Designation as an Unaccompanied [non-citizen] Child (UAC)
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Defensive, Children
Trauma-Informed Representation in Asylum Cases - Asylum Interview & Asylum Merits Hearing Checklists
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Defensive, Children
Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA) Practice Toolkit
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive, Children
Tips for Working with Migrant Children and Trauma-Informed Lawyering
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive, Children
A Toolkit for Navigating Difficult Conversations with Child Clients
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive, Children
CILA's Pro Bono Guide: Working with Children and Youth in Immigration Cases
SIJS
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Overview
SIJS
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Case Theory and Evidence Matrix
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Legal Issues
Asylum 201 for Afghans: Bars to Asylum and Common Concerns
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Filing for Asylum Online - FAQs and Common Issues
Pro Se
Asylum Pro Se Toolkit (Dari)
Pro Se
Asylum Pro Se Toolkit (Pashto)
Detained
/ Habeas
Practice Advisory: Prolonged Detention Challenges After Jennings v. Rodriguez
Asylum
/ Appeals
Standards of Review Applied by the Board of Immigration Appeals - Practice Advisory
Detained
/ Habeas
Introduction to Habeas Corpus
Asylum
/ Defensive, Legal Issues
Timing Considerations for Effective Representation in Asylum Cases
SIJS
AILA Upper Midwest Conference: SIJS Hot Topics Panel Resource List
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Practice Alert: Affirmative Prosecutorial Discretion Requests May Still Be Made
Asylum
/ Defensive
Options for Responding to OPLA's Unilateral Motions to Dismiss
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Appeals, Defensive, Children
Proving the Case: Burdens, Standards, and Evidence
General Immigration
/ Family-Based Petitions
General Comparison of Family-Based Immigration Options
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Defensive, Children
Practice Manual For Pro Bono Attorneys Representing Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Defensive, Children
Preparing an Applicant's Declaration In Support of Asylum (and Related Relief)
Asylum
/ Defensive, Children
Immigration Court Considerations for Unaccompanied Children Who File for Asylum with USCIS While in Removal Proceedings
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs
Strategies for Maximizing CGRS Technical Assistance in Asylum Cases - Slides
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Conducting Country Conditions Research to Support Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT
Asylum
/ Appeals
Post-A-B-III Trends and Strategies on Appeal
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs
Gender-Based Asylum: Background, State of the Law, and Building a Winning Case
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Children
Screening for Asylum Eligibility in Children's Claims
Working with Clients
/ Trauma
Boundaries Can Be the Key to Fortifying Your Well-Being
Working with Clients
/ Children, Trauma
Applying Trauma-Informed Practices to the Care of Refugee and Immigrant Youth
SIJS
Frequently Asked Questions About USCIS's SIJS Deferred Action Policy
Asylum
/ Family Reunification
Evidentiary Challenges to Refugee/AsyleeRelative Petitions: A Practitioner’s Resource
Asylum
/ Appeals
Index of Unpublished Decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals
General Immigration
/ General
Immigration Consequences of Crimes Summary Checklist
General Immigration
/ FOIA
A Step-by-Step Guide to Completing FOIA Requests with DHS
SIJS
An Overview of USCIS'S New SIJS Regulations
General Immigration
/ Family-Based Petitions
Family-Based Adjustment of Status Options
Asylum
/ Family Reunification
I-730 Follow-To-Join (FTJ) Refugee/Asylee Updates
Working with Clients
/ Trauma
Trauma Impact Visual
Detained
/ Habeas
Habeas Petitions
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Children
Options After Receiving a USCIS Denial
Asylum
/ Children
Immigration Consequences of Delinquency and Crimes
SIJS
Chapter 4: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive, Children
Chapter 5: Asylum and Related Relief
SIJS
/ Predicate Orders
Tips for Proposed Orders in SIJS Cases
Working with Clients
/ Trauma
Trauma 101 – Presented at Coffee and Case, The Advocates for Human Rights, Minneapolis
Detained
/ Bond
The Beast of Burden in Immigration Bond Hearings
Working with Clients
/ Trauma
Associations between memory loss and trauma in US asylum seekers: A retrospective review of medico-legal affidavits
Asylum
/ Appeals
Asylum Appeals: Procedure
Working with Clients
/ Trauma
From Vicarious Trauma to Burnout: An Introduction
Asylum
/ Defensive
DAR Recordings Through Box.com
Working with Clients
/ Trauma
Trauma-Informed Legal Advocacy: Trauma, Memory & Trust-Building
Working with Clients
/ Trauma
Trauma-Informed Legal Advocacy:Traumatic Triggers
Working with Clients
/ Trauma
Trauma-Informed Lawyering
Working with Clients
/ Interpretation
Working with Interpreters
Asylum
/ Family Reunification
Asylee/Refugee Relative Petition Flow Chart (I-730)
Asylum
/ Affirmative
USCIS Issues Guidance on Refiled I-589s Following EOIR Dismissal or Termination - FAQs
Detained
/ Habeas
Practice Advisory: Advocating for the Release of Detained Immigrants Based on the COVID-19 Pandemic
Asylum
/ Defensive
Judge Tipton Issues Decision Vacating Mayorkas Enforcement Priorities Memo
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Legal Issues
Bars to Asylum - Afghan born in Pakistan with place of birth listed as Afghanistan on his tazkera
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Defensive, Children
Working with Child Clients and Their Family Members in Light of the Trump Administration’s Focus on Smugglers
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs
Memo Re: Matters of A-B I, II, III
Working with Clients
/ Getting Started
SilverSpeak On-Demand Interpreter Portal Supported Language List
Working with Clients
Afghan Asylum Pro Bono Training Slides
Work Permits
/ Asylum
Asylum EAD Training
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Afghan Evacuee Asylum Interview Notes
General Immigration
/ General, Immigration Court
Agency and Immigrant Court Contact Information
General Immigration
/ Change of Address
Client Change of Address Checklist
Working with Clients
/ Trauma
Working with Clients with Past Trauma
Work Permits
/ Asylum
I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (EAD)
Working with Clients
/ Getting Started
Initial Client Meeting Guide
Working with Clients
/ Getting Started
Malpractice Insurance Through The Advocates for Human Rights
Working with Clients
/ Getting Started
Role of the Volunteer Attorney and the Consulting Attorney in a Pro Bono Case
Working with Clients
/ Getting Started
Volunteer Attorney Responsibilities
T Visas
/ General
T and U Status Handbook
T Visas
/ General
T Visa Document Checklist
Asylum
/ Defensive, Children
Removal Proceedings for UACs
Asylum
/ Children
Resource List for Unaccompanied Minor Asylum Cases from The Advocates for Human Rights
Asylum
/ Defensive, Children
Brief Guide for UACs In Removal Proceedings
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive, Children
Interviewing children and adolescents (Guide for staff members and volunteer attorneys)
SIJS
Resources on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs
Country Conditions Evidence PDF
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs
Country Conditions Research Sources
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs
Digging on a Dime: Asylum Research for Pro Bono Attorneys
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Introduction to Afghan Asylum Cases
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Comprehensive List of Resources
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Frequently Asked Questions from Afghan Clients
Working with Clients
Weekly Office Hours Agenda
Asylum
/ Appeals
Asylum Application Pack - Board of Immigration Appeals
Asylum
/ Defensive
Pro Se Assist Overview and Checklist
Asylum
/ Defensive
Reviewing the Record of Proceedings
Asylum
/ Defensive
Pro Bono Guide to Appearing in Immigration Court
Asylum
/ Defensive
Checklist for Asylum Cases before the Immigration Court
Asylum
/ Defensive
Removal Case Checklist
Asylum
/ Defensive
Removal Case Resource Packet
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Appeals, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive, Family Reunification
Forms and Web Resources for Asylum
Asylum
/ Defensive
Status Docket Overview for Volunteer Attorneys
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Representation Checklist for Affirmative Asylum Client
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Basics of U.S. Asylum Law
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Asylum Mandamus Introduction and Overview
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Defensive, Legal Issues
What to Do While Your Client is Waiting For an Interview
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Defensive
Escalation Options When Facing Excessive Delays
Detained
/ Resources
Carver County Jail
Detained
/ Resources
Freeborn County Jail
Detained
/ Resources
Kandiyohi County Jail (Willmar)
Detained
/ Resources
Nobles County Jail
Detained
/ Resources
Annotated Notice of Hearing
Asylum
/ Family Reunification
Family Reunification Basics
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Affirmative Asylum Application Process Manual
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs
Sample Domestic Violence Questions for Asylum Interview
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs
Sample FGM Questions for Asylum Interview
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs
Sample LGBTQ Questions for Asylum Interview
Working with Clients
/ Trauma
ARCHIVE - Effects of Traumatic Events on Children
Withholding/CAT
/ Appeals
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure with Forms
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs
Tools and Tips for Online COI Research
Working with Clients
/ Trauma
How Trauma Impacts Four Different Types of Memory
Working with Clients
/ Trauma
ARCHIVE - Complex Trauma in Children and Adolescents
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Chief of Mission Application to Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program - Automated Response Part 1
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Chief of Mission Application to Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program - Automated Response Part 2
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan and Iran
Work Permits
/ SIJS
Sample SIJS Approval Notice with Deferred Action
Work Permits
/ SIJS
Tips for C(14) SIJS Deferred Action EADs
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Sample Special Forces Temporary Protected Status Request for Evidence
Asylum
/ Affirmative
USCIS Issues New Instructions for Filing Asylum Applications with USCIS After EOIR Dismissal or Termination of Removal Proceedings
Asylum
/ Family Reunification
Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition (Form I-730)
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Legal Issues
Armed Groups in Afghan Adjudications
Asylum
/ Legal Issues
Asylum Officer Training on the One-Year Filing Deadline
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs
Asylum Officer Affirmative Interview Training
Asylum
/ Legal Issues
Asylum Officer Firm Resettlement Training Module
Asylum
/ Children
Guidelines for Children’s Asylum Claims
General Immigration
/ Immigration Court
Attorney eRegistration: EOIR Announces Fully Virtual Process for eRegistration
Asylum
/ Appeals
Board of Immigration Appeals Practice Manual
General Immigration
/ Change of Address
Self-Help Guide: Have You Moved?
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Carr Denial of Asylum (Honduras DV Feminist PO WH Grant)
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Carr Denial of Asylum (Mexico Nexus)
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Carr Grant of CAT (Mexico)
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Carr Grant of Asylum (El Salvador PSG Family Member of Former Soldier)
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Carr Grant of Asylum (El Salvador PSG Women Perceived as Inferior to Men)
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Hansen Grant of Asylum (Cameroon PO PSG LGBT)
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Hansen Grant of Asylum (Ethiopia PO)
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Hansen Grant of Asylum (Somalia PSG Clan Membership)
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Hansen Grant of Asylum (Ecuador PO)
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Mazzie Denial of Asylum, Withholding (Somalia)
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Miller Grant of Asylum (Djibouti FGM)
Asylum
/ Defensive
About Immigration Judge Monte Miller
Asylum
/ Defensive
Judge Miller Attachment of Legal Authority
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Sardelli Standard Language Addendum: Asylum
Asylum
/ Defensive
About Immigration Judge Brian Sardelli
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Sardelli Denial of Asylum (Honduras DV Nexus)
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Sardelli Denial of Asylum (Indigenous Guatemalan Woman)
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Sardelli Grant of Asylum (Burundi)
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Sardelli Grant of Asylum (Mexico)
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Appeals, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive, Children
L-Y-O-B-, AXXX-XXX-267 (BIA, Nov. 2, 2015)
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Appeals, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive, Children
H-R-M-, AXXX-XXX-381 (BIA, Mar. 14, 2016)
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Appeals, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive, Children
S-V-C-, AXXX-XXX-431 (BIA Nov. 1, 2016)
Asylum
/ Appeals
M-S-V-E-, AXXX XXX 957 (BIA Aug. 7, 2017)
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Children
Unpublished 2016 BIA Decision-Honduran Women Unable to Leave Domestic Relationship
General Immigration
/ Family-Based Petitions
Common Mistakes Found in Immigration Court Filings
General Immigration
/ General
Immigration Court Practice Manual
Working with Clients
Requests to Review the Record of Proceeding
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Afghanistan Reciprocity Schedule - Missing Marriage or Birth Certificates
Asylum
/ Defensive
Guidance to OPLA Attorneys Regarding the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Laws and the Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion
Asylum
/ Defensive
OPLA Minneapolis/St. Paul Standard Operating Procedures for Stakeholders for Implementation of Prosecutorial Discretion (Doyle Memo)
Detained
/ Resources
National Detainee Handbook: Custody Management
Withholding/CAT
/ Appeals
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit: Local Rules
Asylum
/ Appeals
Quinteros v. Attorney General of the United States
Asylum
/ Affirmative
I-589 Online Filing Process and Tips
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs
Volunteer Lawyers Network Pro Se Asylum Project: Country Conditions Research Sources
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive, Children
Your Patient and My Client: Perspectives from Legal Work With Unaccompanied Children
Working with Clients
/ Trauma
ARCHIVE - Secondary Traumatic Stress in Attorneys and Their Administrative Support Staff Working With Trauma-Exposed Clients
Detained
/ Habeas
Immigration Detention and Bond Statutes ands Case Law
Asylum
/ Family Reunification
Introduction to P-3 and the New AOR
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Legal Issues
Re-Interview Questions for Afghan Client Seeking Asylum
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Legal Issues
Sample Supporting Documentation Relating to Asylum's One Year Filing Deadline and Asylum Eligibility
General Immigration
Serving Summons Cheat Sheet
General Immigration
/ Change of Address
Changing Your Office Address with U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Work Permits
EAD Instructions
Work Permits
EAD FAQs
Withholding/CAT
/ Appeals
How-To Guide for 8th Circuit Briefing
Working with Clients
/ Children, Mental Health, Trauma
Potential Psychologists who work with kids (contact list)
Working with Clients
/ Interpretation, Mental Health, Trauma
Spanish-speaking mental health providers who work with children
SIJS
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Toolkit
SIJS
/ USCIS Application
Form I-360 Review Guidance
SIJS
/ USCIS Application
I-360 Contents Checklist and Where to File Handout
SIJS
/ Predicate Orders
Sample South Dakota Guardianship and SIJS Findings Order
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs
How to Corroborate a Newspaper Article
Working with Clients
/ Interpretation
Best Practices for Working with Interpreters
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Screenshot of Possible Phishing Email for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa
Asylum
/ Defensive
Cases with NTAs Filed with the Court After 5/30/2021
Asylum
/ Defensive
Questions for Prosecutorial Discretion Outreach 05/03/2022
Asylum
/ Defensive
Prosecutorial Discretion Roundtable
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive, Family Reunification, Children
Forms of Relief: Asylum, SIJS, T
Detained
/ Habeas
AILA Webinar 4 handout - Post-Order Cases
Detained
/ Habeas
Filing a Lawsuit on PACER
Detained
/ Habeas
Overview of Immigration Habeas
Detained
/ Habeas
Immigration Detention and Bond Statutes
Asylum
/ Affirmative
OIL's Currently Effective Regulations Handout
Detained
/ Habeas
Detention of “Arriving Aliens” Under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Affirmative Asylum Application Filing Checklist
Detained
/ Resources
MN Statute on access to detained persons
Detained
/ Resources
Sherburne - LexisNexis ICE Forms Instructions
Detained
/ Resources
Sherburne County Jail - Professional Visit Requirements
Detained
/ Resources
Sherburne County Jail
Detained
/ Resources
Updated Sherburne Contraband list for lobby
Detained
/ Resources
Addresses for Detained Callers/Clients
General Immigration
/ Family-Based Petitions
Required Documents for Adjustment of Status Application - Child to Parent(s)
Asylum
/ Family Reunification
I-730 Document Checklist
Asylum
/ Family Reunification
Introduction to the P-3 Category of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) and the New Affidavit of Relationship (AOR)
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Affirmative Asylum Procedures Manual
Asylum
/ Affirmative
Asylum Interview Procedures
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs
Sample Oral Closing Argument Framework
Asylum
/ Legal Issues
Asylum Bar Questions in Arabic
Asylum
/ Legal Issues
Asylum Bar Questions in French
Asylum
/ Legal Issues
Asylum Bar Questions
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs
Asylum Interview Sample Questions in French
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Children
Asylum Interview of Unaccompanied Minor
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Hansen Grant of Asylum (PSG Indigenous Guatemalan Widow)
Asylum
/ Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Judge Miller Denial of Asylum Claim (Honduran gay man PSG LGBT)
Work Permits
/ Asylum
I-765 Instructions for Application for Employment Authorization
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Children
Asylum Officer Basic Training Course on Children's Claims
Working with Clients
/ Children, Trauma
The Biological Effects of Childhood Trauma
General Immigration
/ General
Benefits Comparison Chart
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive, Children
Child-Sensitive Interviewing Techniques
Asylum
/ Affirmative, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive
Country Conditions Resources
Working with Clients
/ Interpretation
Volunteer Interpreter Training Manual
