Links

Immigration and nationality law resources:
Government Links
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
U.S. Department of State: http://www.state.gov/
U.S. Department of Labor: http://www.dol.gov/
U.S. Customs Service: http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/
U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: http://www.ice.gov/index.htm
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/home.xml
U.S. Internal Revenue Service: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
U.S. Social Security Administration: http://www.ssa.gov/
U.S. Embassies & Consulates: http://www.usembassy.gov/
General Information
American Immigration Lawyers Association: http://www.aila.org/
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Immigrant Rights: http://www.aclu.org/immigrants/index.html
American Immigration Law Foundation: http://www.ailf.org/
Immigration Law and Policy: http://www.nilc.org/immlawpolicy/index.htm
Center For Human Rights and Constitutional Law: http://www.centerforhumanrights.org/
Amnesty International: http://www.amnesty.org/
Human Rights Watch: http://www.hrw.org/
Appellate resources:
California Appellate Court Links
California state courts (general): http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/
California Supreme Court: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/supreme/
California Courts of Appeal: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/courtsofappeal/
California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/courtsofappeal/4thDistrict/
  • This is the state court with jurisdiction over San Diego, Imperial, Riverside, and Orange Counties
Map of all districts in the California appellate courts: http://www.courts.ca.gov/8753.htm
Federal Appellate Court Links
U.S. Supreme Court: http://www.supremecourt.gov/
U.S. Courts of Appeals: http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/CourtofAppeals.aspx
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/
  • This is the federal appeals court for district and immigration courts in Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, and Washington.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/
  • This is the federal appeals court for district and immigration courts in Connecticut, New York, and Vermont.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov
  • This federal appeals court has jurisdiction over specific subjects including patents, international trade, government contracts, certain monetary claims against the United States government, federal personnel, veterans' benefits, and public safety officers' benefits claims.
Map of all Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals: http://www.uscourts.gov/court_locator.aspx
Immigration Appellate Court Links
Board of Immigration Appeals: http://www.justice.gov/eoir/biainfo.htm
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services:
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