Immigration Law For Paralegals

NOTE: This new edition does not include a CD with forms. USCIS is constantly revising and updating forms and in order to make sure the correct form is submitted, readers should download the current version from the USCIS.gov website. Immigration Law for Paralegals is an indispensable and practical guide on U.S. immigration, citizenship and visa procedures for instructing and training students or anyone interested in a career as an immigration paralegal or legal assistant. This fifth edition updates and expands the fourth, including coverage on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) along with updating documents to submit, new regulations and updated policies. Contents of Immigration Law for Paralegals include: interviewing, gathering information, case management and document preparation techniques; analysis of temporary and permanent employment visas; analysis of family-based petitions, political asylum and naturalization; and samples of completed applications, a glossary of terms and useful appendices. Each visa category is set forth in a clear and concise manner, with real-life and hypothetical situations at the end of each chapter, allowing students to visualize actual problems and issues that arise when processing a case. Further, in responding to the hypothetical situations, students will look to the United States immigration statutes, rules, regulations, precedent and administrative policies to resolve issues. Additionally, each section contains a completed sample application, definitions of legal terms and exercises modeled after tasks paralegals may encounter on the job, including the preparation of relative petitions (Form I-130) and the adjustment of a status package (Forms I-485, I-130A, I-131, I-765, I-864A and G-28). In keeping with the concise format of each chapter, excerpts from Federal, AAO and BIA decisions will be cited or footnoted where relevant. The glossary and appendices include immigration law resources; USCIS local, regional and service center addresses; questions and answers for the naturalization exam; blank USCIS forms; credential evaluation sample request forms and a list of agencies; sample USCIS color photograph specifications and sample medical form (I-693); and IRS Individual Tax ID Number Request (SS-4).

In Immigration Law and Practice, authors Gansallo and Bernstein-Baker share with students and practitioners their extensive knowledge and practical experience to ensure just results in immigration cases. Immigration law is constantly in flux. Immigration Law and Practice, Third Edition offers a thorough, accessible, and practical approach to understand and apply U.S. laws and regulations to help protect refugees, bring needed workers to the U.S., prevent separation of and reunite families, and provide relief to foreign nationals facing removal proceedings. Attuned to the sensitivity and responsibility necessary to ensure just results in high-stakes immigration cases, the authors, who have a combined 35-plus years of front-line experience, provide readers with in-depth information and highlight readers recent changes and ongoing litigation where applicable. In addition, the book offers a section on enforcement in both the non-and employment-based contexts, providing avenues for discussions on matters of policy. They generously and freely offer their knowledge and insights into the complex legal issues faced by immigration clients, followed up by proposing strategies for the professionals seeking to help them. Professors, students, and legal practitioners new to the practice of immigration law will benefit from: Compact, accessible coverage of complex fluctuating U.S. immigration law and regulations, including: Nonimmigrant visas, including B-1/B-2, F-1. H-1Bs, and visas for investment and trade. Immigration options for humanitarian immigrants such as asylum seekers, refugees, survivors of domestic violence protected by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), SIJ, U, and T visa applicants. Lawful permanent resident applications based on family relationships, employment, and investment, including adjustment of status, Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM), and consular processing. Grounds of inadmissibility, deportation, and explanation of immigration court removal processes, including waivers and relief from removal. Naturalization and citizenship eligibility. Balanced coverage of statutory and procedural rules with practical insights to aid in problem-solving. Numerous cases for discussion, with responses on the companion website available to instructors. Frequent vivid examples and cases from real life to assist readers in translating legal rules and theory into practice. Tools for student success, including learning objectives, marginal notes on key terms, and many documents and illustrations from actual practice. A chapter on managing the immigration practice, including performing case assessment and interviewing. Website updates to keep students and faculty current with the latest changes in this fast-moving subject area.

This authoritative text on contemporary Canadian refugee law examines all elements in the criteria for refugees under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and analyzes the jurisprudence as it has developed in Canada with references to other sources of international law. The book serves as an authority on current Canadian refugee law, which is based on the definition of refugee status contained in the United Nations¿ 1951 Refugee Convention and the United Nations Convention Against Torture. With thousands of applicable cases synthesized, this publication is an indispensable manual for immigration lawyers and consultants, as well as paralegals and government policy advisors. Features: Extensively researched, with thousands of applicable cases synthesized Covers almost every single point of law and all case law needed for a good grasp of this area of practice Examines in depth key recent issues decided by the Supreme Court of Canada and appellate courts such as: The interpretation of the exclusion clauses in Ezokola and Febles and Mugesera The clarification of Article 1 E , state protection, the internal flight alternative and nexus to the definition of Convention Refugee. The incorporation into Canadian Immigration Law of the protections of the Convention Against Torture through the introduction of section 97 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Discusses issues such as the application of the concept of generalized risk and its application when a person seeks recognition as a person is in need of protection; the meaning of cruel unusual treatment or punishment. Full text of Part 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (ss. 95-116) Detailed index

BarCharts Publishing, Inc was founded in 1991 with our law guides created by the owner attending law school. Since then many law professors, legal editors, and experts in their field of law have peer-reviewed, edited and updated the content, fine tuning the reference over 30 years. Designed to understand the significance of details within the larger scheme of the law, as a daily refresher, and to review before the Bar Exam. Reviewing and referencing essential details in a neatly organized tool offers a macro and micro view of Immigration Law which is valuable for understanding the whole of the law as the sum of its parts. We update our law guides for students, paralegals and practicing lawyers to have the most handy legal reference to the most important points of the law possible in 6 laminated pages. For such a great price you will not find another law reference this easy to purchase. 6 page laminated guide includes: Structure & Administration Constitution, INA & Tools The Executive Modern Legislative Activity on Immigration Law Judicial Branch Role of Judicial Branch Immigrants (INA §§201-205) Petitioning Process Status Admission & Removal Admission or Change & Adjustment of Status Rights Issues Labor Issues Citizenship Issues International Issues

A Nuts and Bolts Law Office Management Tool for the General Immigration Lawyer The Immigration Practice Toolbox gives you essential information at your fingertips! One text (plus CD-ROM)puts together a variety of essential resources and information that will help you run your immigration law practice. This is the only resource that includes both tips and procedures for organizing and managing your office AND the information, procedures, and necessary forms needed to be in immigration practice.The Immigration Practice Toolbox comes with a CD-ROM that includes all documents and samples, making it easy to personalize the information, print, save and use these forms over and over again in your. What a convenience! The AILA Immigration Practice Toolbox is the best management tool and time-saving investment you can make for your law office and your staff.The information and ideas can help new attorneys, paralegals, and law office staff create and manage a successful practice. With ideas and information you can utilize immediately, this is an essential reference for every immigration law practice.

Advocate effectively for detained immigrants at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Every year in Canada, thousands of immigrants are detained in holding centres and jails, and the numbers continue to grow year over year. Immigrants can be arrested without warrant and held indefinitely without charge, but all detainees are entitled to regular detention reviews. If you work with immigrant detainees, you need to know how to present an effective case at detention review hearings to secure their release. This one-stop resource presents a comprehensive overview of the detentionreview process administered by the Immigration Division, a branch of the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) of Canada. More than just a summary of the law that governs detention reviews, this guide outlines practical steps that can help you to secure a detainee’s release. Through an in-depth case study, immigration lawyer Raj Napal examines every stage of the detention review process, from drafting a suitable retainer agreement to presenting a case and questioning witnesses in front of an IRB tribunal. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience advocating for immigrants at the IRB, Raj covers everything you need to know to prepare for a detention review and maximize your chance of securing your client’s release. Anyone working in immigration law—including lawyers, paralegals and immigration consultants—needs this book. This practical handbook covers: - Essential grounds for detention, the legislation, the case law and the procedural protocol of the Immigration Division. - Tactics to present your case effectively before the board. - Creating effective release plans for detainees. - Dealing with detained children. - Recent developments and precedents that affect detention reviews, including the 2017 Laird Report and the 2019 amended Chairperson’s Guideline on Detention.