AILF Legal Action Center

Last updated December 23, 2008

The AILF Legal Action Center advocates for fundamental fairness in U.S. immigration law and protects the legal rights of noncitizens. The LAC engages in impact litigation, identifies due process issues, analyzes and comments on statutes, regulations and case law affecting noncitizens, and provides technical support for attorneys litigating due process and fairness issues in immigration.

Resource Lists:

Resource Manual on Gang-Based Asylum (August 2007): The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition (CAIR) has updated a resource manual to assist practitioners representing individuals from Central America who seek asylum from gang-based violence.

Summary of GLBT/HIV Asylum Claims (June 2007): Holland & Knight LLP has compiled case summaries to assist practitioners prepare an asylum case based on sexual orientation and/or gender

New BIA Policy Shortening Briefing Schedule Effective August 14, 2006, the BIA is reducing the time period granted for a briefing extension from 21 to 15 days for detained persons with cases before the BIA. CLINIC AILF, the CAIR Coalition, and the National Immigration Project are submitting the attached letter objecting to this new policy.

Employer Sanctions and “Know Your Rights:" Non-exhaustive lists of information sources on: 1) Employer Sanctions; and 2) “Know Your Rights” material for workers and noncitizens.

Post September 11, 2001 Resources.