Pro Bono Projects

Find reputable print and electronic immigration practice guides published by AILA. Noteworthy titles include: AILA's Asylum Primer, Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity, Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook, and The Waivers Book.

Guidance and resources on current immigration issues from ILRC attorneys. These timely resources are regularly added and searchable from the Areas of Expertise section, but other sections of the website may also be of interest.

Find reputable practice guides and manuals written by ILRC staff attorneys on a variety of specific immigration topics. Noteworthy titles include: Removal Defense, A Guide for Immigration Advocates, Defending Immigrants in the Ninth Circuit, Essentials of Asylum Law, Inadmissibility & Deportability, FOIA Requests and Other Background Checks, LGBTQ Immigration,, and The U Visa. For the most current guidance, visit the ILRC's website at ilrc.org

Prepared by the Office of Staff Attorneys, the Immigration Outline "synthesizes procedural and substantive principles relating to immigration law in the Ninth Circuit and covers the following topics: jurisdiction, standards of review, relief from removal (e.g. asylum, cancellation of removal, adjustment of status), motions to reopen or reconsider, criminal issues, due process, and attorney fees."

Prepared by the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, part of the Executive Office for Immigration Review at the U.S. Department of Justice.

Includes BIA Precedent Decisions (with an index), legislative histories, law and policy titles, extradition titles, scholarly articles, an extensive bibliography, and other related works.

Excellent research guide providing lists of resources for all manner of country conditions research.

Links to primary and secondary sources organized by county. "General Sources" heading for each country links to reports from the CIA, Department of State, United Nations, and Amnesty International.

Create an account to access such materials as practice advisories, country conditions reports, and expert declarations to assist in representing women, children, LGBT, and other asylum seekers in court. Creating an account also grants access to the Expert Witness Search.

Lexis and Westlaw each offer a searchable database of selective expert witness reports, transcripts, profiles, resumes, and more.