National Legal Center for Immigrants
Representing Clients in Immigration Court
This book is a practical guide to all aspects of relief from removal cases. This manual provides a detailed description of the law, as well as strategies for defending clients in removal proceedings. Chapters cover an overview of removal proceedings, asylum, cancellation of removal, adjustment of status, NACARA, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. It is published by AILA publications.
It is available for purchase from AILA
Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions
This book is a practical guide to the immigration consequences of criminal convictions. It provides detailed information to assist legal advocates in analyzing the potential immigration consequences of criminal conduct. The manual covers the basic framework for evaluating the impact of crimes, and discusses in detail crime-based inadmissibility and deportability grounds, establishing good moral character, detention and removal issues, post conviction relief, and judicial review.
AILA's Focus on the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA)
Charles Wheeler, director of CLINIC's National Legal Center for Immigrants, draws from his own experience and expertise, as well as from the collective wisdom of other practitioners, to explain the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). It encourages leaders to challenge government interpretations that are at odds with the regulation. The book is published by AILA Publications.
This manual is available for purchase from AILA.
Immigration Law and the Family
This book is a practical guide to all aspects of family-based immigration, including immediate relatives and the preference system, application process for permanent residence, consular processing, immigrating through marriage, grounds of inadmissibility, the affidavit of support, and other topics of concern to practitioners. It is published by AILA Publications.
It is available for purchase from AILA.
Webinar: Focus on Derivatives
Webinar: Focus on Derivatives
June 10, 2009
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time; 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
Cost: $25 nonmembers; free for CLINIC affiliates and subscribers
CLINIC affiliate member agencies paying annual membership dues and subscribers paying annual subscription fees should log into CLINIC’s Members Only page for information about complementary registration.
Webinar: Basics on Family-Based Immigration
Webinar: Part 2: Basics of Family-Based Immigration
July 1, 2009
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
Cost: $25 nonmembers; free for CLINIC affiliates and subscribers
CLINIC affiliate member agencies paying annual membership dues and subscribers paying annual subscription fees should log into CLINIC’s Members Only page for information about complementary registration.
Webinar: Part 1: Basics of Family-Based Immigration
Webinar: Part 1: Basics of Family-Based Immigration
June 17, 2009
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
Cost: $25 nonmembers; free for CLINIC affiliates and subscribers
CLINIC affiliate member agencies paying annual membership dues and subscribers paying annual subscription fees should log into CLINIC’s Members Only page for information about complementary registration.
CLINIC's National Enforcement Response Plan
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) has developed this plan to help local communities prepare and plan for immigration enforcement actions by the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division. The plan sets forth the key functions that communities should consider implementing before, during, and after an enforcement action.
To download, click here or click the icon to the right.
Webinar: Documentation in Discretionary Cases and Asylum
Webinar: Documentation in Discretionary Cases and Asylum
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
Cost: $25 nonmembers; free for CLINIC affiliates and subscribers
