IMMIGRATION LAW WEB LINKS

1. ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS FOR THE
PRACTICE OF IMMIGRATION LAW
© Attorney James G. Espinosa Sr. 2016
Former Adjunct Professor of Immigration law and Procedure
New England Law
Boston, MA 02116
jtfespinosa@gmail.com
The following are essential web links and information pertaining to the links that are
very helpful in the practice of immigration law. They are not meant to be all inclusive
but can serve as a starting point for anyone interested in the study and practice of
immigration law. They were part of the material covered in the Immigration Course
that I taught at New England Law in Boston, MA. The hyperlink will immediately
open the web page to which it pertains. It is hoped that this will be of service to anyone
interested in immigration law and the practice of immigration law.

2. US CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICE - USCIS -
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT WEB PAGE Citizenship and
Immigration Services -- Laws, Regulations, Forms, Administrative
Decisions
DOS - US DEPARTMENT OF STATE - US Department of State
Web page
BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS - DOS Department of State
information on the various visas to enter the United States
VISA BULLETIN DEPARTMENT OF STATE BULLETIN ON
THE AVAILABILITY OF VISAS TO ENTER THE UNITED
STATES
VISA BULLETIN EXPLANATION DOS EXPLANATION ON
THE ALLOCATION OF VISAS
VISA LOTTERY DOS VISA LOTTERY INSTRUCTIONS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUEL - DOS SECTION 9 OF THE
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUEL COVERS MATTERS TOT HE

3. ISSUANCE AND DENIALS OF VISAS
UNITED STATED EMBASSIES DOS - EMBASSIES OF THE
UNITED STATES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, PROVIDE
INFORMATION ON NON-IMMIGRANT AND IMMIGRANT
VISA REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURE IN NATIVE
LANGUAGE
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR - FOREIGN WORKERS - US
Dept. of Labor - Foreign Labor Certification
PERM -- O'NET - Job Descriptions - Job Codes - Educational and
Preparation Requirements
BOARD OF ALIEN LABOR CETIFICATION APPEALS BALCA -
Reviews decision of Department of Labor Certifying Officers
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW The
primary mission of the Executive Office for Immigration Review
(EOIR) is to adjudicate immigration cases by fairly, expeditiously,
and uniformly interpreting and administering the Nation's
immigration laws. Under delegated authority from the Attorney
General, EOIR conducts immigration court proceedings, appellate
reviews, and administrative hearings.

4. BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS The Board of Immigration
Appeals (BIA) is the highest administrative body for interpreting and
applying immigration laws. It is authorized up to 15 Board Members,
including the Chairman and Vice Chairman who share responsibility
for BIA management. The BIA is located at EOIR headquarters in
Falls Church, Virginia. Generally, the BIA does not conduct
courtroom proceedings - it decides appeals by conducting a "paper
review" of cases. On rare occasions, however, the BIA hears oral
arguments of appealed cases, predominately at headquarters.
BENDER’S IMMIGRATION BULLETIN
Bender's Immigration Bulletin, Publisher: Matthew Bender
This twice-monthly newsletter combines expert legal analysis and
reprints of primary source materials.
IMMIGRATION AND LITIGATION BULLETIN The Immigration
Litigation Bulletin is an internal publication covering immigration
litigation matters. The publication keeps litigating attorneys within
the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security informed about
immigration litigation matters and increases information sharing
between the field offices and the Department of Justice headquarters.
The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the
views of the Office of Immigration Litigation or of the Department of
Justice.
IMMIGRATIONANDCUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT - ICEFederal
Agencyresponsible for the enforcement of Immigration and Customs

5. Laws
STUDENT MATTERS UNDER IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS
ENFORCEMENT The Student and Exchange Visitor Program
(SEVP) is a part of the National Security Investigations Division and
acts as a bridge for government organizations that have an interest in
information on nonimmigrants whose primary reason for coming to
the United States is to be students. On behalf of the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), SEVP manages schools, nonimmigrant
students in the F and M visa classifications and their dependents. The
Department of State (DoS) manages Exchange Visitor Programs,
nonimmigrant exchange visitors in the J visa classification and their
dependents. Both SEVP and DoS use the Student and Exchange
Visitor Information System (SEVIS) to track and monitor schools;
exchange visitor programs; and F, M and J nonimmigrants while they
visit the United States and participate in the U.S. education system.
FOREIGNSTUDENTADVISORSASSOCIATON ASSOCIATION
COVERING DATA ON FOREIGN STUDENT EDUCATION LAW
AND REGULATIONS
IMMIGRATION LAW AND PROCEDURE Comprehensive and
authoritative treatise on immigration law with essential primary
source materials. Immigration Law and Procedure is a 21-Volume
"Bible'' of immigration law that has been cited in over 450 federal
court decisions in cases fromacross the U.S. circuit courts of appeals,
federal district courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Authors Stanley

6. Mailman and Stephen Yale-Loehr are nationally respected
immigration specialists whose professional expertise has made
Immigration Law & Procedure the flagship Immigration treatise.
Their analysis and opinions on undecided points of law have carried
considerable weight with the courts, including the U.S. Supreme
Court.
JUSTIA SOURCE FOR ALL LEGAL CASES AND OTHER
LEGAL MATERIAL
OYEZ DATABASE OF AUDIO OF ARGUMENTS BEFORE
THE SUPREME COURT AND OF SUMPREME COURT
DECISIONS
FINDLAW DATABASE OF CASES AND CODES
AMERICANIMMIGRATIONLAWYERSASSOCIATION –AILA
-ASSOCIATION OF LAWYERS INVOLVED IN THE PRACTICE
OF LAW Publishers of Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook.
Immigration practitioners, federal and immigration judges, and
government officials turn to Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook
for accurate and reliable interpretations of U.S. immigration laws.
Regularly cited in federal court decisions and widely used by
thousands of immigration professionals--including those in charge of
reviewing and deciding cases and applications, Kurzban’s is an
indispensable reference when you need to know the law on any
immigration topic.

7. IMMIGRATION LAW PROFESSOR’S BLOG-- LPB - BLOG ON
IMMIGRATION LAW ISSUES BY IMMIGRATION LAW
PROFESSORS
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER CENTER
ADVOCATING FOR RIGHTS OF ALIENS, INFORMATION AND
LITIGATION MATERIALS
IMMIGRATION LAW DAILY - ILW IMMIGRATION
INFORMATION - GOOD SOURCE OF WEEKLY ACTIVITY
RELATING TO IMMIGRATION. INFORMATION CAN BE
RECEIVED ON DAILY BASIS BY SIGNING UP FOR NEWS ON
ONE’S EMAIL.
IMMIGRATION LAW BLOGS - ILW BLOGS
AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY Powerful institution
helping to shape the law.
AMERICAN LEGAL RESOURCE CENTER INFORMATION ON
IMMIGRATION ISSUES AND PROCEDURES
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION - IMMIGRATION -
ACLU MATERIAL FOCUSING ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES

8. LAW OFFICES OF CARL SHUSTERMAN PREMIER LAW
OFFICE FOCUSING ON ALL ISSUES PERTAINING TO
IMMIGRATION LAW
LAW OFFICE OF NORTON TOOBY EXCELLENT OFFICE
FOCUSING ON CRIMINAL LAW AND DEFENSE
REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM - DEPARTMENT OF
STATE DOS INFORMATION ON ALL REFUGEE ISSUES
COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES DOS
REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES IN ALL
COUNTRIES
UNITED NATIONS REFUGEE AGENCY - UNHCR - UNITED
NATIONS AGENCY FOCUSING ON REFUGEE ISSUES
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
UNITED STATES C OMMITTEE FOR REFUGEES AGENCY
COMMITTED TO ISSUES PERTAINING TO REFUGEES AND
MIGRANTS
INTER AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS -
FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN THE WESTERN
HEMISPHERE

9. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENT SOURCE FOR
ASYLUM MATTERS
CENTER FOR GENDER AND REFUGEES EXCELLENT
SOURCE FOR ASYLUM MATTERS
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH EXCELLENT SOURCE FOR
ASYLUM MATTERS
AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE - EXCELLENT
SOURCE FOR ASYLUM MATTERS
STATELEGISLATION ONIMMIGRATIONANDIMMIGRANTS
National Conference of State Legislatures, laws and documentation
relation to immigration
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION COMMISSION ON
IMMIGRATION - ABA MATERIAL AND ANALYSIS OF
IMMIGRATION MATTERS
LEGAL FORMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY LEGAL
FORMS USED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN EACH
PARTICULAR STATE
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO - INTELLIGENT AND COHERENT
ANALYSIS ON TIMELY TOPICS INCLUDING IMMIGRATION

10. TWEN WESTLAW RESEARCH SYSTEM