Immigration & Citizenship
- Agencies / Organizations
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review
Interprets and administers federal immigration laws. - U.S. Embassies, Consulates and Diplomatic Missions
- Visas (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Immigrant Justice Clinic (UW Law School)
- Legal Assistance Organizations in Wisconsin Counties
- American Immigration Council
- Immigration Advocates Network
- National Immigration Law Center
- Forms
- Guide to Naturalization (US Citizenship & Immigration Services)
- Resources for Immigration Lawyers (AALL)
- Immigration Legal Resource Center
- Immigration Resources (American Bar Association Commission on Immigration)
Immigrant children custody, placement, and representation; trafficking, naturalization. Includes judge's benchbooks and ICE court resources. - State laws providing access to driver's licenses or cards, regardless of immigration status (National Immigration Law Center)
- Childhood Arrivals & Children
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) - Archived Page (US Citizenship & Immigration Services)
Requests to allow individuals who arrive in the United States as children to become eligible for a work permit. - Parental Power of Attorney (WI State Law Library)
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) - Archived Page (US Citizenship & Immigration Services)
- Courts & Immigration Law Practice
- Defending Non-Citizens in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin (National Immigrant Justice Center)
- Immigration Court Practice Manual (Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, Dept. of Justice)
- Immigration Courts (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
- Immigration Resources for Attorneys (National Immigrant Justice Center)
- Tooby's Guide to Criminal Immigration Law
- Padilla Decision
- Employment
- Worker's Rights (National Immigration Law Center)
- Legal Assistance
- Immigrant Justice Clinic (UW Law School)
- Community Immigration Law Center (Madison)
- Legal Assistance Organizations in Wisconsin Counties
- Immigrant Defense Project
- Immigration Law Help (50 state directory)
- National Immigrant Justice Center
- National Immigration Project
- Pro Bono Legal Service Providers (US Dept. of Justice)
- State Immigration Legal Service Providers (Immigration Advocates Network)
- Notario Fraud (American Bar Association Commission on Immigration)
- Renunciation of Citizenship / Loss of Nationality
- Expatriation (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
- Expatriation Tax (I.R.S.)
- Citizenship and Nationality (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Spouse or Fiancé Visas
- Family Immigration (US Dept. of State)
- Statistics
- Asylum Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review)
- Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security)
- Taxes
- Taxes (National Immigration Law Center)
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- U.S. Code: 8 USC "Aliens and Nationality"
- U.S. Code: 18 USC 1421-1429 "Nationality and Citizenship"
- CFR: 8 CFR "Aliens & Nationality"
- Laws, Regulations, and Guides (US Citizenship & Immigration Services)
- Opinions
- Board of Immigration Appeals Decisions
- U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Decisions (U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services)
- Virtual Law Library (US Dept. of Justice)
Online law library for the Immigration Research Center. Includes decisions, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register and legislation information. Also includes attorney practice manuals and Immigration Judge Benchbook.
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
County Resources
Recommended links from our County Resources database:
Legal Assistance
- Community Immigration Law Center
(608) 640-4444 Offers brief consultations on basic legal immigration issues on a first come, first serve basis. Case assessment and legal advice provided by our volunteer immigration lawyers. Assistance with immigration forms and fillings. - Immigration Legal Services Program (Catholic Multicultural Center)
608-441-0114 - Immigration Services at Jewish Social Services
(608) 442-4081 Make an appointment to consult with staff on your immigration case. - International Institute of Wisconsin
(414) 225-6220 Services to immigrants and refugees. - Rise Law Center / Centro Legal Rise
(608)-256-1015 Family law, immigration law, and other related practice areas. - United Migrant Opportunity Services
(414) 389-6000 Adjustment of Status, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions - Voces de la Frontera
Worker's rights and immigration matters. Legal clinic is held Saturdays from 9-11am, at Voces de la Frontera 1027 S. 5th St. Milwaukee, WI 53204.
- Community Immigration Law Center
Related Topics
Law Review Articles
- Duty to Advise Noncitizens
83 Wis Lawyer 8 (Aug 2010) - Find Answers to Clients' Questions with Free Immigration Resources
10 InsideTrack 10 (2018) - Grounds for Asylum: Resources for Immigration Attorneys
Wisbar Inside Track February 2018 - Immigration Law
Texas Tech L. Rev. 40:3 (Spring 2008) - Problems Facing the First Generation of Local Immigration Laws
Hofstra L. Rev. 36:4 (Summer 2008) - Significance of the Local in Immigration Regulation
Michigan L. Rev. 106:4 (Feb 2008)
Library Resources
- Immigration Fundamentals: a Guide to Law & Practice
- Immigration Law Service
- Patel's Citations of Administrative Decisions Under Immigration and Nationality Laws
- Specialized Legal Research
- Steel on Immigration Law
- US immigration made easy