Board of Immigration Appeals – Invitations to File Amicus Briefs

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The Board of Immigration Appeals occasionally invites interested members of the public to file amicus curiae briefs addressing issues of significance.  The Board solicits amicus curiae briefs from the public through the EOIR Twitter feed, EOIR’s Facebook page, and Amicus Email Updates.  Information on how to sign up for Amicus Email Updates is provided below.

The following links are to open and archived Amicus Invitations—each containing a short description of the issues involved and instructions on how to file an amicus brief with the Board.

Open Invitations

Archived Invitations*

*Archived Amicus Invitations are posted for informational purposes only.  The Board is no longer accepting Requests to Appear as Amicus or amicus briefs for these invitations.

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Updated August 26, 2015