Attorney Resources
Analysis and Advisories
CHRCL has prepared the materials and training manuals below to train advocates, community stakeholders, and legal services providers about the complex and ever-evolving landscape of law and policy impacting the communities they represent or serve.
Asylum Based on Membership in a Particular Social Group & "Victims of Private Criminal Activity," August 2022
This Practice Advisory outlines the process for applying for asylum based on membership in a particular social group. It also evaluates the impact of Attorney General Garland’s June 2021 memo vacating Matter of L-E-A- and Matter of A-B.
Recent Developments Affecting Special Immigrant Juveniles, July 2022
This Practice Advisory outlines recent developments affecting Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status petitioners, including the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law’s recent lawsuit (Casa Libre Freedom House v. Mayorkas), USCIS’s March 7, 2022, new SIJ work permit policy, and USCIS’s March 8, 2022, regulation dealing with, amongst other SIJ matters, the requirement to adjudicate all SIJ petitions within 6 months of filing.
The Migrant Protections Protocols: Do Migrants Still Have to Remain in Mexico, June 2022
This Practice Advisory outlines the history and implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) – colloquially known as “Remain in Mexico”- and the Biden v. Texas case which challenges the termination of the MPP Program.
Constitutional Law for Public Interest Lawyers, June 2022
This Practice Advisory provides a detailed overview of motion to suppress principles in removal proceedings. It explains controlling Supreme Court precedent and Ninth Circuit case law challenging Fourth Amendment and regulatory violations to advance successful exclusionary rule arguments.
Motion to Suppress Principles in the Immigration Context, April 2022
This Practice Advisory provides a detailed overview of motion to suppress principles in removal proceedings. It explains controlling Supreme Court precedent and Ninth Circuit case law challenging Fourth Amendment and regulatory violations to advance successful exclusionary rule arguments.
