Chicago Immigration Court, Deportation and Removal

• Immigration updates-New Legislation
• Supreme Court cases
• Deportation Handbook, 7th Circuit
• 7th Circuit updates: Opinion Summaries for U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Aliens, Immigration
• BIA case law summaries
• EOIR Chart: Court Decisions Relating to Board Precedents
• BIA Precedent Table (Revised 3-26-08) BIA cases published from March 30, 1995 to the present.
• Immigration Court Practice Manual: Beginning on July 1, 2008, the Practice Manual will go into effect nationwide, and local operating procedures for immigration courts will no longer be used. The requirements set forth in this manual are binding on the parties who appear before the Immigration Courts, unless the Immigration Judge directs otherwise in a particular case.
• Immigration Judge Benchbook (October 2001 | 542 pages 7.8 MB pdf)
• Relief Pre-IIRIRA/AEDEPA
• Relief from Deportation
• Crimes and Immigration Waivers
• Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity (CRS Report-updated 10-23-2006)
• Immigration Consequences of Convictions Summary Checklist
• Removal Defense Checklist in Criminal Cases
• Aggravated Felony practice aid
• Immigration consequences of certain Illinois Offenses
• Immigration Defense for Defense Counsel, by Lory Diana Rosenberg. January 2003-August 2004.
• Immigration Handbook (59 pages | 34 MB pdf)
• Submitting I-589, I-485, EOIR-40, EOIR-42A, EOIR-42B with Immigration Court;
• Post-Order Instructions for Individuals granted relief from removal by the Immigration Court.
• Chicago Deportation Phone Numbers & Officer Dockets (10/18/2006-subject to change).