Training Materials

The I-192 form allows inadmissible non-immigrant applicants to apply for advance permission to enter the United States temporarily. Grounds of inadmissibility apply to anyone requesting admission into the country. Filing an I-192 may quicken the adjudication time.

This presentation provides a framework for understanding the intersection between the immigration and criminal justice systems. It focuses on how to effectively represent clients who encounter the criminal justice system, and outlines key ICE practices and programs within the criminal justice system.

This presentation provides an overview of U visa and self petition issues discussed with USCIS.

This presentation aims to improve participant's representation of clients in removal proceedings with U visa possibilities or applications. It also provides information on troubleshooting U visa certifications.

This bilingual presentation reviews the basic requirements for self-petitioning under VAWA and introduces the basics of adjustment of status.

Esta presentación identifica a quien pudiera calificar para remedios migratorios legales para sobrevivientes de crímenes de violencia en EEUU, y identifica como el consulado puede ayudar.

This presentation details information on processing U visa applicants overseas, as well as provides strategies to the top challenges for consular processing.

This presentation aims to outline key concepts for analyzing immigration consequences of criminal convictions.

This presentation details criminal grounds of inadmissibility and deportability, as well as provides information on aggravated felonies, the "Good Moral Character" bar, categorical analysis, and convictions & sentences under immigration law.

This presentation provides basic information for advocates who are unfamiliar with immigration agencies and laws.

This presentation identifies non-traditional partners and their role in assisting immigrant survivors of crimes of violence in the workplace. It also addresses tips for networking and building allies and partnerships to address the comprehensive needs of survivors of crimes.

This presentation focuses on the process of naturalization, and specifically in the 'good moral character' requirement.

This PowerPoint presentation offers information ranging from how the immigration system works to listing other service providers. It also specifically emphasizes additional advocates around teh New York City area.

This packet provides a wide range of information, including Sec. 1513. Protection for Certain Crime Victims Including Victims of Crimes Against Women, how to outreach strategically, and how immigrants experience the legal system.

Frequently asked questions on the administration's announcement regarding a new process to further focus immigration enforcement resources on high priority cases

Letter to councilmember from advocates, reiterating concerns in the city's compliance in Secure Communities.

This document provides a background of selected Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) programs and how they impact survivors’ safety. This document also provides additional considerations for working with survivors against the backdrop of these policies. Finally, the outline provides some advocacy strategies when working with systems to help ensure safety for our communities.

OPLA has been directed to begin a review of incoming cases and cases pending in immigration court. Each OCC must immediately review three categories of cases: (I) cases in which the Notices to Appear have not been filed with EOIR; (2) all cases on the master docket; and (3) all non-detained cases with merits hearings scheduled up to seven months from the date of issuance of this memorandum.

This memo identifies those cases that reflect a high enforcement priority for the Department of Homeland Security. From the American Immigration Lawyers Association

Coercive use of immigration status in civil proceedings and negotiations is fundamentally unethical and potentially illegal. This article by David P. Weber argues for a more proactive approach in maintaining the perception of fairness and justice in civil proceedings for all parties, regardless of immigration status. Additionally, for both legal and lay persons, status coercion may constitute the crime of extortion, and this article establishes how status coercion in most cases fills the required elements of extortion.

This proposal amends Civil Immigration Detainer Requests in terms of reimbursement of costs and limitations on ICE investigative interviews, and county time or resources responding to ICE inquiries.

This publication explores the role of six leading police departments in their communities’ immigration debates, and how they navigated the challenges and pressures surrounding the immigration issue. Written by members of the Police Executive Research Forum. For more information: http://www.policeforum.org/about-us/staff-detail.dot?id=7870

This article will provide a comprehensive overview of issues facing the courts when noncitizens are petitioners, respondents, or both in domestic violence cases, including a discussion of findings that can be made for immigrant survivors of domestic violence.

This document offers basic training activities and information, such as basic glossary of terms, for judges.

This policy clarifies that no immigration arrests will be made in court, and includes a sample letter from a Judge in King County, Washington.

Coercive use of immigration status in civil proceedings and negotiations is fundamentally unethical and potentially illegal. This article by David P. Weber argues for a more proactive approach in maintaining the perception of fairness and justice in civil proceedings for all parties, regardless of immigration status. Additionally, for both legal and lay persons, status coercion may constitute the crime of extortion, and this article establishes how status coercion in most cases fills the required elements of extortion.

The Overcoming Language Barriers: Creating Language Access Policies, Plans, and Procedures video is designed to help federally-funded and federally conducted programs comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) and Executive Order 13166 (EO 13166).

The first part of the webinar will cover how to deal with inadmissibility issues and how to prepare the I-192 waiver.