Immigration Law
This Immigration Law Library Guide seeks to assist patrons at NSU Shepard Broad College of Law as a starting point for initial research in U.S. immigration law.
Immigration Law Library Guide
This Immigration Law Library Guide seeks to help NSU patrons by offering links to immigration law resources related to these topics: (1) employment-based immigration; (2) humanitarian-based immigration; (3) family-based immigration; (4) crimmigation; and (5) appellate immigration.
General Information
Introduction
Immigration law involves a variety of U.S. government departments and agencies.
U.S. Departments
U.S. Agencies
Helpful Resources
The U.S. Constitution
- The Commerce Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution;
- The Naturalization Clause: Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the U.S. Constitution;
- The Migration and Importation Clause: Article I, Section 9, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution; and
- The War Power Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution.
A Federal Statute
Regulations
Selected Federal Court Cases
Electronic Secondary Sources
- Westlaw: Secondary Sources
- LexisNexis: Practice Guides, Treatises, and Jurisprudence
- Fragomen Immigration Handbook
- U.S. Citizenship & Naturalization Handbook
Print Secondary Sources
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Immigration Law and Procedure in a Nutshell, 7th ed.
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This compact, comprehensive title offers a thorough overview of the history, constitutional basis, statutory structure, regulatory provisions, administrative procedure, and ethical principles related to immigration law and practice. Updated to reflect developments since the 2016 Presidential election, it is valuable both as a teaching and a practice reference.
Call Number: KF4819.3 .W44 1998ISBN: 9781683288985Publication Date: June 22, 2017 -
Understanding Immigration Law, 3rd ed.
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The third edition of Understanding Immigration Law lays out the basics of U.S. immigration law in an accessible way to newcomers to the field. It offers background about the intellectual, historical, and constitutional foundations of U.S. immigration law. The book also identifies the factors that have historically fueled migration to the United States, including the economic "pull" of jobs and family in the United States and the "push" of economic hardship, political instability, and other facts of life in the sending country.
Each chapter has been updated to analyze the unprecedented number of immigration enforcement measures—and many simply unprecedented measures—taken by the Trump administration, including but not limited to:
The various increased enforcement measures, including expanded detention (and the "end of catch-and-release"), workplace raids, and restoration of Secure Communities (which the Obama administration had dismantled);
The "zero tolerance" policy directed at Central American asylum seekers, including the policy to separate minors from parents in immigration detention centers;
The "Muslim"" or "travel ban" upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court;
The end of Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans, Hondurans, Nicaraguans, Haitians, and nationals of several other countries;
The attempt to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy adopted by the Obama administration; and
The efforts to discourage state and local "sanctuary" policies that limit state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts.
The chapters further update the various chapters with Supreme Court immigration decisions, including the Court's decision invalidating a removal ground on due process grounds (Sessions v. Dimaya (2018)) and invalidating a derivative citizenship rule for violating Equal Protection (Sessions v. Morales-Santana (2017)).
Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781531016142Publication Date: January 3, 2020 -
Immigration Law: A Guide to Laws and Regulations
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A comprehensive guide to the complex United States immigration system, ABA Fundamentals' Immigration Law: A Guide to Laws and Regulations is the essential book for lawyers working in the immigration field, people applying for immigration benefits, students studying U.S. immigration laws, corporate counselors, police officers, and community groups. ABA Fundamentals: Immigration provides a unique, thorough, and accessible explanation of immigration laws and regulations in a compact, portable design.
The laws controlling immigration are some of the most complex in the country, and they have a tremendous impact on the lives of the millions of immigrants who are currently in the U.S. and those who work with them. Because of the expansiveness and complexity of these laws, it is imperative that those who work with and represent immigrants have quick and easy access to a reference guide that will provide them with immediate answers to their immigration questions. From those who use immigration laws daily to those who simply need a handy manual of the rules for easy reference, Immigration Law: A Guide to Laws and Regulations outlines the relevant laws and discusses how these laws are often utilized. It is a complete and convenient look at U.S. immigration laws for those who apply and enforce them.
Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781614381952Publication Date: May 9, 2014
Selected Executive Orders by Presidents (2025-Present)
Visa Bulletin
American Bar Association
USCIS
Library Guides