Removal Defense: Defending Immigrants in Immigration Court

Description

One thing that is abundantly clear: immigrants need representation in immigration court. Most immigrants face removal proceedings without an attorney or authorized representative, and the outcomes with and without a representative are grossly disparate. With this manual, we hope to build capacity of immigration practitioners to assist immigrants in immigration court proceedings, in order to provide more immigrants with a meaningful chance at justice. Now, more than when we first envisioned this manual, capacity to defend immigrants facing removal is critical to maintaining our core democratic values. Removal Defense: Defending Immigrants in Immigration Court came into being in response to requests from practitioners, wishing for some practical guidance on taking cases into the courtroom. In creating this resource, we intended to create a quick reference to key issues in removal defense, with a focus on the practical questions that aren’t easily answered by combing the regulations and case law. The appendices include many helpful samples which will hopefully provide a fuller understanding of what court practice looks like.