Web Resources
The links provided below are provided to assist you in the research and analysis of immigration law and trends in immigration. The American Immigration Lawyers Association provides these links as a service. AILA does not vouch for the content or validity of any of these sites.
Executive Office & Relevant Agencies
Judicial & Administrative Research
Law and Professional Associations
Immigration-Related Organizations
- Immigration and Naturalization Laws and Regulations
- Cornell Legal Information Institute
- DOL Law Library - Immigration Collection
- House Internet Law Library (United States Code (USC))
- Meta-Index for Legal Research
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
- U.S. Public and Private Laws
- Legal Research Web Guides
- Federal Statutes: What Are They and Where to Find Them
Policy Research
- Immigration Policy Center
- Migration Policy Institute
- Brookings Institution
- Syracuse Univ. Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)
- RAND
- The Urban Institute
- University of California Migration Dialogue
Executive Office & Relevant Agencies
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Office of Special Counsel for Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices (Civil Rights Division)
- Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
- Department of Homeland Security
- US Citizenship and Immigration Services
- AAO Decisions
- AAO Adopted Decisions
- USCIS Asylum Home Page
- USCIS District & Sub-Offices
- Service Center Case Status Search
- Forms on the USCIS Web Site
- Processing Time Reports
- Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
- Customs and Border Protection
- Pre-Clearance Offices Contact Information
- Electronic System for Travel Authorization
- Trusted Traveler Programs (Nexus, SENTRI & Global Entry)
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Department of Labor (DOL)
- OES Wage Data
- BALCA En Banc Decisions
- ILS BALCA decisions
- Employment Standards Administration
- Employment Training Administration
- Office of Administrative Law Judges
- Occupational Employment Statistics
- O*Net Online
- Dictionary of Occupational Titles
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- PERM on-line filing system
- Department of State (DOS)
- UnitedStatesVisas.gov
- Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs
- U.S. Missions and Consulates
- Visa Bulletin
- Visa Reciprocity Tables
- Country Reports
- Foreign Affairs Manual
- Exchange Visitor Program
- List of J-1 Program Sponsors
- J-1 Waiver Review Division Case Tracking
- Forms on the DOS Website
- State Dept. Visa Waiting Times
- DOS List of Foreign Terrorist Organizations Under the INA
- Adoption.state.gov
- Exchanges Connect
- White House
- Census Bureau
- NAICS Codes
- Social Security Administration
- U.S. House of Representatives
- House Internet Law Library
- U.S. Senate
- CAPWEB - Internet Guide to the U.S. Congress
- State Net
- Thomas (Library of Congress)
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- Supreme Court Decisions
- Federal Judicial Center
- U.S. Courts of Appeals & District Courts
- First Circuit [Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island]
- Second Circuit [Connecticut, New York, Vermont]
- Third Circuit [Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virgin Islands]
- Fourth Circuit [Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia]
- Fifth Circuit [Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas]
- Sixth Circuit [Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee]
- Seventh Circuit [Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin]
- Eighth Circuit [Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota]
- Ninth Circuit [Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Washington]
- Tenth Circuit [Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming]
- Eleventh Circuit [Alabama, Florida, Georgia]
- District of Columbia Circuit
- Federal Circuit
- State Courts
- University of Michigan Refugee Case Law Search
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Anti-Defamation League
- Amnesty International On-line
- Asylumlaw.org
- DIANA - International Human Rights Database
- Fourth World Documentation Program
- Human Rights Watch
- Human Rights First
- Physicians for Human Rights
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Vera Institute of Justice
- Freedom House Country Reports
- DOS Report on International Religious Freedom
- DOS Report on Human Rights
- American Society of Association Executives
- American Association for Justice
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- Federal Public Defenders
- National Federation of Paralegal Associations
- American Society of Association Executives
- Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (U.K.)
- National Association of Criminal and Defense Lawyers
- Catholic Legal Immigration Network
- Detention Watch Network
- Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
- Immigration Forum
- NAFSA: Association of International Educators
- National Immigrant Justice Center
- National Immigration Project
- National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
- New York State Defenders Association (NYSDA) Criminal Defense
- Immigration Advocates Network
- U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
Government Information
Legislative Research
Judicial Research
Human Rights, Civil Rights and Refugees
Law and Professional Associations
Immigration-Related Organizations
International