duPont Library: Politics 336: U.S. Immigration Law and Policy: Law and Legislative Research

U.S. Government Resources on Immigration

Administrative Appeals Office
Petitioners and applicants for certain categories of immigration benefits may appeal a negative decision to the AAO. This office conducts administrative review of those appeals to ensure consistency and accuracy in the interpretation of immigration law and policy.
BIA Precedent Decisions
Legal Precedent on Board of Immigration Appeals from the U.S. Attorney General's Office
Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) annual edition is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
Congress.gov
The Official Website of the United States Congress
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Department of Justice: Immigrant and Employee Rights Section
Department of Justice: Office of Immigration Litigation
The Office of Immigration Litigation oversees all civil immigration litigation, both affirmative and defensive, and it is responsible for coordinating national immigration matters before the federal district courts and circuit courts of appeals.
Department of Labor: Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Federal Register
Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. It is updated daily by 6 a.m. and is published Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
GovTrack
GovTrack.us tracks the United States Congress and helps Americans understand what is going on in their national legislature.
Immigrant Court Practice Manual
Immigration judges are administrative law judges who adjudicate exclusion, deportation and removal cases. These judges work in the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) and are overseen by the U.S. Attorney General. The rules governing an attorney's practice and procedure in an immigration court are outlined in 8 C.F.R. pt. 1003. The EOIR has also created an Immigration Court Practice Manual that is very helpful for those appearing before an immigration judge.
Immigration and Nationality Act
Current through 2013.
Public Laws Amending the INA
Current through 2013.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforces federal laws governing border control, customs, trade and immigration to promote homeland security and public safety. ICE was created in 2003 through a merger of the investigative and interior enforcement elements of the former U.S. Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
U.S. Secretary of State: Travel Visas
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Policy Manual
The USCIS Policy Manual is the agency’s centralized online repository for USCIS’s immigration policies. The USCIS Policy Manual will ultimately replace the Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM), the USCIS Immigration Policy Memoranda site, and other policy repositories.

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Politics 336: U.S. Immigration Law and Policy

Sample Legislation (using GovTracker)

U.S. Government Resources on Immigration

CQ Weekly