A. Department of Homeland Security
II. Primary Sources of Immigration Law
D. Case Law
III. General Secondary Sources
V. Asylum Law
VII. Immigration & Criminal Law
VIII. Statistics
IX. Organizations
X. Self-Help
The majority of administrative regulations are from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, and the Department of State. (For more information about these agencies, see the Federal Agencies tab.) For a comprehensive collection of immigration regulations, consult a resource such as the following:
Federal Immigration Laws and Regulations (West, 1993- ).
A helpful reference source containing both statutes and regulations.
Library: | KF 4805.99 .F431 |
Where to find the Code of Federal Regulations:
Library: | Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), KF70 .A32 (Level 1, East Reading Room) |
Westlaw: | CFR or FIM-CFR (immigration titles) |
LexisNexis: | CODES;CFR |
Internet: | Gov Info: CFR; USCIS: CFR Immigration Titles |
Where to find the Federal Register:
Library: | KF 70 A2 (Mezzanine Level) |
LexisNexis: | EXEC;FEDREG from July 1980 |
Westlaw: | FR current (last 2 years) FR-ALL (1936 - current) |
Internet: |
Gov Info Federal Register (from 1936); |
Federal Administrative Law (UCLA Law Library)
The Federal Register: What it Is and How to Use It: An online tutorial created by the Office of the Federal Register.