Amicus Briefs

2009 - 2006 | 2003 - 2000 | 1999 - 1994

  • AILA Files Amicus Brief in Matter of Syracuse University before BALCA(193 KB - 8/17/2010)
    AILA amicus brief filed before BALCA in opposition to a CO’s denial in Matter of Syracuse University, a case involving recruitment process requirements for a university professor. AILA argues that the DOL OFLC FAQ, promulgated solely online, is wrong and unlawful. AILA Doc. No. 10081761.
  • AILA and NIJC Amicus Brief in Flores-Villar v. United States(159 KB - 7/7/2010)
    AILA and NIJC filed an amicus brief in the SCOTUS case Flores-Villar v. United States on an equal protection challenge to US residency requirements for an unwed USC father versus an unwed USC mother to transmit USC status jus sanguinis to child born abroad. AILA Doc. No. 10070762.
  • AILA Submits Amicus Brief in AZ Anti-Immigrant Statute Litigation(147 KB - 6/16/2010)
    AILA filed an amicus brief in the Arizona district court case of Friendly House v. Whiting supporting a preliminary injunction of the AZ statute commonly referred to as SB 1070. AILA argues that the statute cannot be implemented in a fair and constitutional manner. AILA Doc. No. 10061662.
  • LAC Argues for Favorable Interpretation of CSPA (4/29/2010)
    The Legal Action Center’s amicus brief, on behalf of AIC and AILA, urges Ninth Circuit to reject Matter of Wang and interpret INA §203(h)(3) as allowing aged-out derivatives of family, employment and diversity visas to retain original priority dates. AILA Doc. No. 10042967
  • AILA Submits Amicus Brief in BIA Matter of C-T-L Case(292 KB - 3/23/2010)
    AILA submitted an amicus brief in the BIA asylum case Matter of C-T-L. AILA concludes that the requirement that an enumerated ground is "at least one central reason" for the fear of persecution applies to withholding of removal claims. AILA Doc. No. 10032370.
  • AILA Submits Amicus Brief on Mandatory Detention with BIA(776 KB - 3/18/2010)
    On 03/16/10, AILA submitted an amicus brief with the BIA in the Matter of Garcia Arreola, asking the Board to overturn Matter of Saysana and narrow the applicability of the mandatory detention statute, INA 236(c). AILA Doc. No. 10031861.
  • DHS Supplemental Brief in Matter of Garcia-Arreola(3517 KB - 3/18/2010)
    DHS Principal Deputy General Counsel David Martin filed a brief in Matter of Garcia-Arreola suggesting that the Matter of Saysana ought to be clarified. AILA also filed an amicus brief in the same matter. AILA Doc. No. 10031860.
  • AILA Submits Amicus Brief in 9th Circuit U.S.A. v. Aguila-Montes de Oca Case(347 KB - 3/11/2010)
    AILA submitted an amicus brief in the 9th Cir. rehearing of U.S.A. v. Aguila-Montes de Oca, requesting the Court to restore the panel decision or affirm it with clarification that second-stage categorical analysis only applies in the context of divisible statutes. AILA Doc. No. 10031133.
  • AILA and AIC Amicus Brief Addresses Supreme Court Brand X Decision(562 KB - 1/26/2010)
    AILA, AIC, and Northwest Immigrants Rights Project, submitted an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case In Re Tan, arguing that the BIA must follow 9th Circuit law because the “disfavored group” analysis is mandated by the plain, unambiguous language of the statute. AILA Doc. No. 10012663.
  • AILA Files Amicus Brief with BALCA on Determination of "Permanent Full Time Work"(68 KB - 1/4/2010)
    On 12/29/09, AILA submitted an amicus brief in the Matter of Albert Einstein Medical Center and Abingdon Memorial Hospital. The brief concludes that BALCA should overrule Matter of Vito- Volpe and Matter of Crawford & Sons and adopt a factor-driven test for determining what constitutes permanent full time work for labor certification purposes. AILA Doc. No. 10010470.