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
Decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO), and the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) may be appealed to the U.S. Courts of Appeal.
Online Resources:
| Internet: |
U.S. Courts: The Federal Judiciary. Includes U.S. Courts Directory and Circuit Map (scroll up), with links to the various circuits. |
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Includes California): The Ninth Circuit website includes recent cases, status of pending en banc cases, and an archive of cases going back to 1995. The site states that "opinions appear on this site by 10:00 a.m. PT on the day of release." The opinions are classified by Case Type; immigration cases are classified as "Agency." The site also includes the American Immigration Law Foundation Practice Advisory "How to File an Immigration Petition for Review" and a detailed Immigration Outline, (see "Guides and Legal Outlines") and the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP) and local circuit rules (access the rules here.) |
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| LexisNexis: |
U.S. Court of Appeals, and individual files for each circuit, e.g., 1CIR, 2CIR, etc. (coverage varies by database.) Ninth Circuit. See also Immigration Cases (federal & state). |
| Westlaw: |
U.S. Courts of Appeals Cases (1891- ); and databases for individual circuits, e.g., CTA1, CTA2, etc. (coverage varies by database.) Ninth Circuit. *Under the immigration menu, see also Federal Immigration Cases. |
Print Resources:
Federal Reporter. West Publishing Co. Collects cases decided by the U.S. Courts of Appeal. (F. (1880 - 1924), F.2d (1924/1925 - 1993), F.3d (1993 - present))
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