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More Immigration Judge Benchbook Hijinks

More Immigration Judge Benchbook Hijinks

by Matthew Hoppock | Feb 19, 2018 | FOIA, Immigration | 1 comment

The Department of Justice just can’t make up its mind. Removal of the Immigration Judge Benchbook Sometime in April, 2017 the Department of Justice removed the Immigration Judge Benchbook from the internet without any announcement or warning. The benchbook is a...
Here is the Current Immigration Judge Bench Book (Sort Of)

Here is the Current Immigration Judge Bench Book (Sort Of)

by Matthew Hoppock | Jul 3, 2017 | FOIA, Immigration, Immigration Practice | 0 comments

Sometime in Mid-April, 2017, the Department of Justice removed the “Immigration Judge Bench Book” from the internet. Why? They won’t say. We’ve been trying to figure that out and to reconstruct this book as a resource for practitioners. For...
DOJ Litigation Field Guides Received in Response to FOIA Request

DOJ Litigation Field Guides Received in Response to FOIA Request

by Matthew Hoppock | Jan 23, 2017 | FOIA, Immigration | 0 comments

Here’s something fun. Today I received in the mail a response to several FOIA requests I had made. The package contained two previously secret litigation “field guides” for Department of Justice attorneys. I’ll be receiving more and will post...
FOIA Litigation: 7th Circuit Orders Government to Produce H-1B Documents

FOIA Litigation: 7th Circuit Orders Government to Produce H-1B Documents

by Matthew Hoppock | Sep 2, 2015 | FOIA, Immigration | 0 comments

In litigation over whether the Department of Homeland Security complied with its obligations under the FOIA, the Seventh Circuit this week found that the agency had fallen short in David Rubman v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services et al. The effect of this...
How to use the Freedom of Information Act in Immigration Cases

How to use the Freedom of Information Act in Immigration Cases

by Matthew Hoppock | Aug 7, 2015 | FOIA, Immigration | 0 comments

Everyone knows a job is much easier with the right tools. Right? It’s no different with immigration. In immigration court cases, sometimes the biggest hurdles can be cleared by figuring out the right tools to solve the problem. In almost every case an early...
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