January 2025

The National Immigration Litigation Alliance, in partnership with the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, issued a new practice advisory today that addresses limits on the government’s authority to deport noncitizens to countries that were not designated by an immigration judge in removal proceedings either as the primary or alternative […]

The Laken Riley Act was signed into law today. The Act amends Sections 212(d)(5), 235(b), 236, 241(a)(2), 242(f), and 243 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. These amendments expand mandatory detention and confer state attorney generals with standing to bring certain types of actions. NILA has produced a redlined version of the impacted INA sections

In response to a lawsuit filed by NILA and the Central West Justice Center, USCIS recently released records related to the processing of affirmative asylum applications, including searchable excel documents containing information related to the number of interview slots by city as well as interview numbers, dates, and track information by fiscal year. The FOIA

NILA’s most recent Practice Advisory addresses petitions for writs of habeas corpus in immigration cases. Traditionally, district courts have jurisdiction to entertain habeas petitions seeking release, seeking a bond hearing before an immigration judge, and/or challenging certain detention conditions. In the wake of enforcement actions under Trump 2.0, it is possible that noncitizens may need

On January 10, 2025, NILA and the Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC) filed an amicus brief in Riley v. Garland. In that case, the Court will address whether the deadline for filing a petition for a review is jurisdictional or a claims-processing rule and/or whether a noncitizen can obtain review of a decision in a withholding-only

Presented by habeas experts Michael Tan and Matt Adams, this webinar will address the nuts and bolts of habeas corpus petitions, including the sources of habeas authority, types of habeas actions in the immigration context, when and where to file a habeas petition, what to include in the petition, and what happens after filing. To