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Expertly crafted resources for immigration attorneys, paralegals, advocates, or other legal professionals.

Upcoming Webinars

Please Note: The webinar on Using INA § 212(h) to Waive Inadmissibility for Crimes has been cancelled.


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Bars to Asylum, Part III: Regulatory Bars and Practice and Screening Tips

Asylum

Level: All The Immigration and Nationality Act states that any noncitizen in the United States may apply for asylum. However, the statute contains...
11:00AM PDT- 12:30PM PDT
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Searching for 245(i): Why it Still Matters in 2025

Family-Based

Level: All It is important to understand 245(i) as more petitions that have been pending more than two decades finally become current, opening new...
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Featured Publications

Cover of Naturalization and U.S. Citizenship: The Essential Legal Guide
17th Edition
Naturalization and U.S. Citizenship: The Essential Legal Guide

Citizenship and Naturalization

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center continues to write and publish the most accessible and comprehensive guide on citizenship and naturalization in

Published in:
2022
Cover for FOIA Requests and Other Background Checks. The cover has a tan background and the title, FOIA Requests and Other Background Checks, is in white text. Below that, there is a dark blue banner with a circular ILRC logo, with white text across it that reads, "teaching, interpreting, and changing law since 1979." Under the banner, there is more information about the book. In white text, it reads, "3rd Edition." Below that, it reads, "By ILRC Staff Attorneys."
3rd
FOIA Requests and Other Background Checks: A Practical Guide to Filing Records Requests in Immigration Cases

Removal Defense

Crimes

Enforcement

Citizenship and Naturalization

The updated edition of FOIA Requests and Other Background Checks describes the various federal agencies and components that generally hold i

Published in:
2024
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Cover for Hardship Waivers in Immigration Law. The cover has a red background and the title, Hardship Waivers in Immigration Law, is in white text. Below that, there is a dark blue banner with a circular ILRC logo, with white text across it that reads, "teaching, interpreting, and changing law since 1979." Under the banner, there is more information about the book. In white text, it reads, "1st Edition." Below that, it reads, "By ILRC Staff Attorneys."
1st Edition
Hardship Waivers in Immigration Law: Overcoming Unlawful Presence, Fraud, and Certain Crimes

Family-Based

Removal Defense

This entirely new publication is focused exclusively on waivers of inadmissibility that require a showing of hardship.

Published in:
2025
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Recordings

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How an Absence Can Affect One’s Naturalization Application

Citizenship and Naturalization

An absence from the U.S. can affect one's ability to naturalize in a myriad of ways. We will discuss the different ways in which an absence from the U...
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Building an Asylum Claim

A discussion of the basic elements of an asylum claim for advocates who are new to representing clients in the asylum application process. In this...
11:00AM PDT- 12:30PM PDT
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Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Responding to RFEs & NOIDs

This webinar will discuss recent trends of increased requests for evidence (RFEs) and notices of intent to deny (NOIDs) in Special Immigrant Juvenile...
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