Practice Advisories and Alerts
Alerts
USCIS Registration Requirement
This is a practice alert to help you determine whether your client is already considered to be registered with USCIS in light of the recent registration requirement, which went into effect on April 11, 2025.
FAQs: New Considerations for U.S. Passports, Immigration Forms, and Documents for Trans, Non-binary, and Intersex People
Immigration Equality, in collaboration with Oasis Legal Services and National Immigrant Justice Center, published an FAQ which provides important information concerning passports and immigration related identity documents in the wake of President…
Attorneys, Advise Your Clients of Their Rights
We have received questions from our pro bono partners on how to advise and best protect their clients in the wake of increased ICE enforcement. In response to these questions, we will continue to update the Know Your Rights page on our website. However, here are a few important suggestions that you should communicate with your clients and other concerned community members.
Practice Advisories
Pretermission Web Advisory for Pro Bono Attorneys
This resource provides an overview of recent policy changes from the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) regarding the potential dismissal—or “pretermission”—of certain asylum applications without a hearing. The advisory outlines what this means for people in defensive removal proceedings and provides guidance—especially for pro bono attorneys—on how to ensure applications include enough specific detail to move forward. It includes action steps, relevant links, and recommendations for updating or amending filings as needed.
Considerations in Asylum Claims for Transgender People (June 2025)
Immigration Equality, The National Immigration Project, Oasis Legal Services, the National Immigrant Justice Center, and Ready to Stay authored the below practice advisory on how to frame asylum claims for transgender people…
Marriage-Based Family Reunification for LGBTQ Couples (July 2024)
This practice advisory provides legal background and practice tips for legal advocates representing LGBTQ couples with marriage-based family reunification to the United States. The advisory covers the legal requirements for valid and…
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