Practice Advisory: Representing Immigrant Clients Affected by the Racial Bias of the Criminal Legal System: Mitigating the Effect of Past Racial Bias When Seeking Discretionary Relief and Bond

This practice advisory, along with the accompanying report, Bias in the Criminal Legal System: A Report Aggregating Social Science Research and Reporting on Racial Bias in the Criminal Legal System, and template brief , provides a framework for you to make legal arguments and introduce evidence during your client’s immigration court proceedings if they are seeking discretionary relief or requesting bond. You can use this advisory and the accompanying report to argue that the immigration judge sh

National Immigration Project Practice advisory Jun 13, 2024 Direct PDF available

Why it matters

Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from National Immigration Project on Detention / Bond; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure.

Topics

Detention / bond Crimes and categorical approach BIA appeals Evidence and procedure

Workflows

Immigration court deadline Bond, detention, and habeas BIA, PFR, and federal court Crim-imm screening

Forums

Immigration court BIA

Jurisdictions

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