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There are over 260 Immigration Judges in more than 60 Immigration Courts nationwide. As a general matter, Immigration Judges determine removability and rule on applications for relief from removal (asylum, adjustment of status, cancellation of removal, waivers, etc.) The decisions of Immigration Judges are final unless timely appealed or certified to the Board of Immigration Appeals. However, some decisions can be reopened or reconsidered.
“I needed a super heavy weight immigration attorney because USCIS denied my naturalization application and started deportation procedures…Mr Shusterman and his team where able to reverse both immigration decisions and I am now a U.S. citizen…It takes a rare lawyer to be able to succeed in reversing BOTH such decisions. He saved my career and my family.” (More client reviews…)
This page links to the contact information for all Immigration Courts and gives you access to the Immigration Judge Benchbook and the Immigration Court Pratice Manual. It allows you to learn information about a specific Immigration Judge.
Carl Shusterman is a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) who practiced in Immigration Court on a daily basis. He has recorded a number of videos to help you win your case in Immigration Court.
WINNING YOUR CASE IN IMMIGRATION COURT
- Winning Your Case in Immigration Court
- Cancellation of Removal for Non-Permanent Residents
- Asylum: Winning Your Case
INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMMIGRATION COURTS
- Immigration Court Outcome Tool
- Immigration Court Backlog Tool
- New Judge Hiring Fails to Stem Rising Immigration Backlog
- Immigration Courts Listing
- Immigration Courts’ (800) Number
- Immigration Judge Benchbook
- Immigration Court Practice Manual
- Filing a Complaint Regarding an Immigration Judge’s Conduct
- Immigration Judge Reports — Asylum (TRAC)
- ICE Targets Fewwer Criminals in Deportation Proceedings (11-5-11)
- Immigration Case Backlog Still Growing in FY 2011 (2-07-11)
- Immigration Court Backlog Tool- Pending Cases and Length of Wait in Immigration Courts (2011)
- Asylum Denial Rate Reaches All Time Low – TRAC (September 2010)
- House Immigration Subcommittee Hearing on Executive Office for Immigration Review (6-17-10)
- WebCast of Subcommittee Hearing on Executive Office for Immigration Review (6-17-10)
- Immigration Case Backlog Still Growing (5-24-10)
- Appointments of New IJs Can’t Keep Up With Attrition: Due Process Suffers (3-16-10)
- Backlogged Immigration Matters Climb, Details by Court Location and Nationality – TRAC (March 2010)
- Crisis in the Immigration Courts – ABA News Release (2-02-10)
- Reforming the Immigration (Court) System – Executive Summary
- Case Backlogs in Immigration Courts Expand, Resulting Wait Times Grow – TRAC (June 2009)
- Immigration Courts Severely Backlogged (6-18-09)
- Significant Variation Existed in Asylum Outcomes across Immigration Courts and Judges (GAO 2008)
- Bush Plan to Reform Immigration Courts Lag (TRAC 2008)
- Attorney General Gonzales Outlines Reforms for Immigration Courts and BIA (August 9, 2006)
- Attorney General’s Memo to Immigration Courts (January 9, 2006)
- Immigration Judges Benchbook Index – October 2001 (Large file)
- How Immigration Court Works (Uniform Docketing System Manual – 2000)
- EOIR Headquarters Immigration Court – Fact Sheet (July 21, 2004)
PRACTICE ADVISORIES FROM THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL (AIC)
- Terminating Removal Proceedings to Pursue Naturalization before DHS: Strategies for Challenging Matter of Acosta Hidalgo (3-18-08)
- Employment Authorization and Asylum: Strategies to Avoid Stopping the Asylum Clock (2-28-06)
- Staying The Voluntary Departure Period When Filing A Motion To Reopen (12-16-05 )
- EOIR Background and Security Check Regulations–Effective April 1, 2005 (4-6-05)
- Objecting to Video Merits Hearings (12-12-03)
- Practicing Before the BIA Under the New “Procedural Reforms” Rule (9-17-02, Amended 1-10-03)
