NQRP Practice Advisory - Safeguards and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) prepared this practice advisory with contributions from partners at Brooklyn Legal Defenders (BDS) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights for the Acacia Center for Justice. This resource is for legal representatives of immigrants whose mental disability or mental health condition implicates competence in removal proceedings. It focuses on two areas of practice: (1) application of procedural safeguards afforded pursuant to Immigration Nationality Act (INA) § 240(b)(3), 8 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 1229a(b)(3) and Matter of M-A-M-, 25 I&N Dec. 474 (BIA 2011); and (2) seeking reasonable accommodations afforded by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Gender Affirming Language Advisory Toolkit

We’ve partnered with Acacia Center for Justice and Benach Collopy, to release a practice advisory on gender affirming language in Immigration Court. We hope that with this resource, immigration attorneys, judges, clinical professors, and court interpreters create an inclusive court


Executive Office for Immigration Review Policy Memorandum: Nationwide Policy to Provide Enhanced Procedural Protections to Unrepresented Detained [Noncitizens] with Serious Menta1 Disorders or Conditions (Apr. 22, 2013)

Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Policy Memorandum 11063.1: Guidance for New Identification and Information-Sharing Procedures Related to Unrepresented [Detained Persons] With Serious Mental Disorders or Conditions (Apr. 22, 2013)