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Agency Materials
- U.S. CIS Immigration Handbooks, Manuals, and GuidanceIncludes the USCIS Policy Manual, Adjudicator's Field Manual, and M-274 Handbook for Employers. These manuals are also included in Gordon et al., Immigration Law and Procedure (available on Lexis).
- U.S. CIS Policy MemorandaPolicy and procedural memranda giving guidance to USCIS adjudicators.
- ICE Freedom of Information Act LibraryRecords required by FOIA to be made available on ICE's website. Includes statistics, reports, memorandums of agreement and other documents.
- U.S. CBP Stats and SummariesU.S. Customs and Border Protection's annual reports and statistics.
- Executive Office for Immigration Review Statistics and PublicationsStatistics, agency decisions and plans, reports, updates, meeting notes, and manuals, including the Immigration Judge Benchbook, Immigration Court Practice Manual, Board of Immigration Appeals Practice Manual.
- Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment PracticesThe OSC's web pages include technical assistance letters and other guidance for workers and employers.
- Foreign Affairs Manual and HandbooksOf particular interest for immigration law research are the sections on Visas (9 Foreign Affairs Manual) and Consular Affairs (7 Foreign Affairs Manual).
- A-Z List of Country and Other Area PagesInformation from the Department of State about independent states, dependencies, and special sovereignty.
- Office of Administrative Law Judges Rules of Practice and ProcedureBasic rules of practice for proceedings before the Department of Labor administrative law judges.
- Foreign Labor Certification Policies and RegulationsGuidance on the processing of foreign labor certification applications, employer responsibilities, and the like.
Regulations
- Federal Register (govinfo)The full text of the Federal Register is available in .pdf or .xml format. This information is maintained by the Government Printing Office (GPO).
- Federal RegisterOnline, unofficial publication of the Federal Register by the Office of the Federal Register. Designed to overcome the limitations of the print-based official publication.
- Immigration-Related Regulations: Title 8 of the C.F.R.USCIS provides the entirety of title 8 ("Aliens and Nationality") of the Code of Federal Regulations. Basic full-text searching available.
- Immigration CFRsSelected immigration regulations from the CFR, including titles 6 and 22, provided by USCIS.
- Federal Immigration–Code of Federal Regulations (Westlaw)Selected regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations relating to the rights and disabilities of foreign persons in the United States.
- Immigration Administrative Code and Regulations (Lexis)Selected regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations relating to immigration.