Immigration Law
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Administrative Rulings
Board of Immigration Appeals decisions
- Board of Immigration Appeals Decisions
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HeinOnline. 1940-2020. - Attorney General and Board of Immigration Appeals Decisions
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Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review. Vol. 8 (1955)- - Board of Immigration Appeals Decisions
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August 1940- - Immigration Non-Precedent Decisions: BIA, AAO/AAU
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February 1985- . - Hein's Cumulative Index to Interim Precedent Decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals
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Location: SL3 KF4812.7 .H45 1940-2015
Administrative Appeals Office Decisions
- DHS/AAO/INS Decisions
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Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review - Administrative Appeals Office Decisions
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Contains letter decisions issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Services' Administrative Appeals Unit regarding various issues related to the Immigration and Nationality Act beginning with 1989. Contains letter decisions issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Administrative Appeals Office regarding various issues related to the Immigration and Nationality Act beginning with 1994. - Immigration Non-Precedent Decisions: BIA, AAO/AAU
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Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer Decisions
- Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer Decisions
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Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review. Vol. 1-13 - Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer Decisions
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March 1988- . - Office of Chief Admin. Hearing Officer Immigration Review Decisions
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Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals Decisions
- Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals Decisions
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Department of Labor. Includes BALCA decisions and BALCA en banc decisions. - Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals Decisions
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March 1987- - Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals Decisions
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Immigration Cases
- Immigration Cases
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- All Immigration Law Cases
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Department of Homeland Security
- USCIS LAWSThe USCIS LAWS section provides information on laws, regulations and interpretations controlling immigration and the work of the immigration-related components of the Department of Homeland Security.
- ICE Federal Register Notices & RegulationsU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforces federal laws governing border control, customs, trade and immigration.
- United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP)CBP manages and controls customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection.
Department of Justice
- Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)Adjudicates immigration cases by interpreting and administering the Nation's immigration laws. Under delegated authority from the Attorney General, EOIR conducts immigration court proceedings, appellate reviews, and administrative hearings.
- EOIR Virtual Law LibraryProvides Attorney General and BIA Precedent Decisions and Federal Register notices.
- Office of Immigration LitigationOversees all civil immigration litigation, both affirmative and defensive, and is responsible for coordinating national immigration matters before the federal district courts and circuit courts of appeals.
- Immigrant and Employee Rights SectionEnforces the anti-discrimination provision (§ 274B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.
Department of Labor
Department of State
- Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationPromotes the United States' population and migration policies as well as providing aid to refugees and victims of conflict.
Litigation Documents & Resources Related to Trump Executive Order 13769
From Lawfareblog.com:
"President Donald Trump’s executive order banning entry into the United States by immigrants and refugees from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen is facing legal challenges in a number of federal jurisdictions." See all immigration posts on Lawfare here.
Civil Rights Challenges to Trump Immigration/Refugee Orders
From the University of Michigan Law School's Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse:
"In his first week in office, President Trump issued three Executive Orders relating to immigration and refugee policy. The two immigration orders, available here and here directed much heavier use of detention for those seeking lawful status, an increase to the number of deportation officers, and building of a border wall. The order on refugees, available here, totally barred admission into the United States of all nationals of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen--including those who are already legal greencard holders and already here. It suspended the refugee program for all countries for 120 days (indefinitely for Syria).
Legal challenges ensued immediately; the key cases and a spreadsheet of all the cases we know about dealing with the refugee/visa order are available at this Clearinghouse special page. Cases addressing the immigration enforcement orders are here. And Freedom of Information Act cases against the Trump administration, including a great deal of litigation relating to immigration and border enforcement, are here."
Feb. 17, 2017.
- Litigation DocumentsDocuments are provided in list format as well as in a spreadsheet