Practice Advisory: Post-Conviction Relief Motions to Reopen
This advisory provides detailed instruction on how and where to file a motion to reopen for attorneys who have successfully vacated a conviction for immigration purposes and their client is now eligible for termination or a form of relief. In addition, the advisory addresses the impact of the post-departure bar and reinstatement of prior removal order on post-conviction relief motions to reopen.
Why it matters
Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from Immigrant Legal Resource Center on Removal Defense; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure.
Topics
Removal defense
Motions to reopen / reconsider
Crimes and categorical approach
Workflows
Immigration court deadline
Motions, stays, and pretermission
Crim-imm screening
Forums
Cross-forum
Jurisdictions
National