Asylum
1. Sample Filings for Master Calendar Hearings
Initial Application: Part 1
Initial Application: Part 2
Exhibit List
2. Sample Filings for Individual Calendar Hearings (Filed w/in 15 day deadline)
Brief – Child Abuse/Domestic Abuse (El Salvador)
Brief – Domestic Violence and Cartels (Mexico)
Brief – Family PSG, Resistance to Gangs (Honduras)
Brief – Domestic Violence (Guatemala)
Brief – Family PSG, LGBT (Mexico)
Exhibit List
Letter Brief to Asylum Office – Unaccompanied Minor
Witness List
Cover Letter, Proposed Orders and Proof of Service
Mx for Expert Telephonic Testimony re. Mental Health
3. Sample Country Conditions
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
4. Sample Exhibit List(s)
Michoacan
5. Sample Declarations
Client from El Salvador, (Involving cartel after cooperating with the FBI)
Client from El Salvador, (Involving MS-13, History of Abuse)
Client from Mexico, (Involving Abusive Partner, History of Abuse)
Client from Mexico, (Involving Knights Templar)
Client from Guatemala, (Involving Police Officer Rapist and Husband, History of Abuse)
6. Sample Motions for Continuance
Motion for Continuance
Motion for Continuance – Unaccompanied Children
Motion for Continuance: Declaration
Motion for Continuance :Cover letter, Proposed order and proof of service
7. Other Helpful Information / Documents
Asylum Questionnaire (English)
Asylum Questionnaire (Spanish)
Handout: Timeline for Defensive Asylum
Handout: The Basics of Asylum
Women on the Run: First Hand Accounts of Refugees Fleeing El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico (UNHCR Report)Women on the Run: First Hand Accounts of Refugees Fleeing El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico (UNHCR Report)
Ninth Circuit Immigration Outline: Relief from Removal
Center for Gender and Refugee Studies: Domestic Violence-Based Asylum Claims
Sample Testimony (Respondent) – Domestic Violence and Child Abuse
Sample Testimony (Respondent) – Family Cartel
Sample Direct and Cross Examination – Country Conditions & Violence Against Women Expert, Guatemala
Sample Direct and Cross Examination – Country Conditions & Gang Violence Expert, El Salvador
National Immigrant Justice Center
Center for Gender and Refugee Studies
Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Immigration Court Practice Manual
UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from El Salvador
Brief – Family as Particular Social Group in Gang Context
Redacted IJ decision re: Extortion PSG and El Salvador
Instructions for Post Asylum Grant in Immigration Court
Redacted Motion to Advance
Redacted Motion to Cancel Master Calendar Hearing and Set Individual Calendar Hearing
Redacted Sample USCIS FOIA track three cover letter
ILRC Understanding FOIA and Other Records Requests
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
1. Training Materials
DACA Powerpoint Presentation
DACA Clinic Webinar
2. Sample Forms and Documents
DACA Cover Letter (simple)
DACA Cover Letter (complex)
Sample I-821D. Initial Application
Sample I-821D. Renewal
Sample I-765. Initial DACA
Sample I-765 WS. Full Time Student Applicant
Sample I-765 WS. Working Applicant
Sample G-1145
Sample Declaration
Sample Letter of Recommendation
DACA Section Dividers (simple)
DACA Section Dividers (complex)
3. How to Get Financial Assistance for a DACA Application
Mission Asset Fund flyer (Spanish and English)
Self-Help Federal Credit Union flyer (Spanish and English)
San Mateo Credit Union flyer
4. Other Helpful Information
How will DACA Help Me? by Immigrant Legal Resources Center (ILRC)
How will DACA Help Me? by Immigrant Legal Resources Center (ILRC)
Got DACA, Now What? What to know when your Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Request is Approved, by Educators for Fair Consideration and Curran & Berger LLP, Immigration Law Offices
Confidentiality of Juvenile Records in California
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
1. Training Materials
SIJS Training Powerpoint Presentation
2. Guardianship Materials
Guardianship Manual, Part I (Legal Aid of San Mateo County)
Guardianship Manual, Part II (Legal Aid of San Mateo County)
Guardianship Training PowerPoint Presentation (Legal Aid of San Mateo County)
3. Request for SIJS Order to Probate Court
Declaration of Minor in Support of Request Order Establishing Minor’s Eligibility for SIJS
Memorandum of Points and Authorities Regarding Minor’s Eligibility for Special Immigration Status
Order Establishing Minor GCOs Eligibility for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
4. SIJS Application to USCIS
Cover Letter
Case Summary
Form G-28
Form I-360
I-360 Addendum
Sample SIJS Application Packet
SIJS Petition
SIJS Petition – Complete and Filed
Family Court Materials and SIJS Petitions
5. Adjustment (Residency)
Cover Letter
Form I-912
Form I-485 Before SIJS Approval
Form I-485 After SIJS Approval
I-485 Addendum
Form G-325A
Form I-765
Sample I-485 Application Packet
6. Motion to Continue to the Immigration Judge
Cover letter, Proposed Order, Proof of Service
Motion for Continuance Declaration
Motion for Continuance
Motion for Continuance Exhibit List
Motion for Continuance (Complete and Filed)
7. Motion to Terminate to the Immigration Judge
Motion to Terminate Declaration
Motion to Terminate Exhibit List
Motion to Terminate, Cover Letter, Proposed Order, Proof of Service
Motion to Terminate (Complete and Filed)
8. Motion to Withdraw as Counsel
Motion to Withdraw- Attorney Declaration
Motion to Withdraw- Client Declaration
Motion to Withdraw Exhibit List
Motion to Withdraw Cover Letter
Motion to Withdraw, Proposed Order and Proof of Service
9. Other Helpful Information
Immigrant Legal Resource Center- Update on SIJS Visa Availability
Immigrant Legal Resource Center- Guidance for SIJS Predicate Orders
Immigrant Legal Resources Center: UAC Resources Chart
Immigrant Legal Resource Center: UAC Map Deportation System for Minors
Prepping Clients for their SIJS Interview in San Francisco
Immigration Court Practice Manual
FAQ for 1-Parent SIJS Cases in CA Family Courts
NIJC UIC Advocacy Best Practices Manual
U visa Non Immigrant Status
1. Training Materials
U Visa Training Powerpoint Presentation
U Visa Training Powerpoint Presentation (updated)
U Visa Training Video
Working With Survivors of Trauma Training Powerpoint Presentation
2. Sample Forms and Documents
U-Visa I-918 Questionnaire for Self (English and Spanish)
U-Visa I-918 Questionnaire for Family Members (English and Spanish)
Questionnaire and Information for Battered Immigrants
Sample Cover Letter – Domestic Violence with Derivative
Sample Cover Letter- Felonious Assault 1
Sample Cover Letter- Felonious Assault 2
Sample Cover Letter- Hit and Run
Sample Cover Letter and Forms for Denial
Sample I-918, Petition for U- Non Immigrant Status
Sample I-918 Supp A
Sample I-918 Supp B
Sample I-918 Supp B Cover Letter
List of Symptoms (English)
List of Symptoms (Spanish)
List of Needed Documents (English and Spanish)
Form for I-192 Addresses
Sample Birth Certificate Translation with Certification Language
U Visa Declaration Guide (English)
U Visa Declaration Guide (Spanish)
General Fee Waiver Request Form
Sample I-912 Request for Fee Waiver
Sample Cover Letter- RFE response
Sample Cover Letter- RFE response to I-192 and I-918
3. Other Helpful Information
Chapter on Interviewing
Helpful Resources- Links to Immigration Forms, Updates, Fee Info
Link to UOnline Forum (must sign up)
CA Attorney General Info Bulletin on SB 674
SB 674 Fact Sheet
AB 60 Driver’s License
1. Training Materials
AB 60 Driver’s Licenses Powerpoint Presentation
Interpreters
Volunteer Interpreter Training