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PARDS Report of Investigation Reliability Assessments of U.S. Government's Foreign Government Agency and Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Issued Document Verification Program

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Components of a Successful Claim

Meritorious Claims by Country  PARDS Original Content 		U.K. Foreign Office Travel Advisories  U.K. Foreign Office

U.K. Home Office Country Reports*  U.K. Home Office

Australian Govt Travel Alerts & Advisories  Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Canadian Foreign Affairs Travel Reports  Canadian Foreign Affairs

Country-Specific Constitutions

UNHCR Reports  United Nations Human Rights Commission 		Profiles of Asylum Claims and Country Conditions*  U.S. Department of State

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices*  U.S. Department of State

International Religious Freedom Reports*  U.S. Department of State

U.S. Government Travel Warnings  U.S. Department of State

U.S. Government Consular Information Sheets  U.S. Department of State

Congressional Research Service Reports,
Country, Region and Subject-Specific  Congressional Research Service

  * To receive a non-English translation of any document on this web site call (609) 497-7663
 ** Country- and Issue-Specific Experts: Claim Merit Assessments; Petitioner Interviews and Credibility Assessments; Affidavits; Declarations; Telephonic and In-Person Testimony; In-Country Research; Claim-Relevant Documentation; Foreign Agency and Non-Governmental Organization Issued Document Authentication; Identify and Correct the Distortions Written into and Significant Omissions Edited Out of U.S. Department of State Country Reports, Profiles of Asylum Claims, and International Religious Freedom Reports.
*** We reserve the right to deny, suspend, or terminate service to any attorney or client engaged in unethical business practice or fraud.

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Documentation Service (PARDS) LLC
Princeton, New Jersey 08542
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Phone: 1 (609) 497-7663
Email: politicalasylum@gmail.com

Russian version

 U.S. Government Forms

  1. I-589, Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal (PDF, 437KB), instructions (PDF, 437KB)

  2. G-325A, Biographic Information (PDF, 300KB)

  3. I-881, Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal (PDF, 294KB)

  4. I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission Into the U.S. After Deportation or Removal (PDF, 111KB)

  5. EOIR-40, Application for Suspension of Deportation (PDF, 45KB)

  6. EOIR-42b, Application for Cancellation of Removal for Certain Nonpermanent Residents (PDF, 844KB)
  7. Detainee Grievance Form (PDF, 94KB)
Consumer Tips when Hiring an Attorney
  1. Attorney Do Not Call List (DOC, 71KB)
Official Misconduct, Unethical and Criminal Behavior, Incompetence and Fraud
  1. Asylum Officers
  2. Immigration Judges
  3. Immigration Attorneys
  4. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. District Counsels (DOC, 29KB)  New Releases
  5. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FSN Fraud Prevention Investigators stationed at U.S. Embassies and Consulates, in the Context of Discerning the Authenticity of Foreign Government Issued Documents  Department of State
  6. FSN Fraud Prevention Investigators as a National Security Risk Factor, Producing and Peddling Fraudulent Reports of Investigation in the Context of Discerning the Authenticity of Foreign Government Issued Documents
  7. FBI Forensics Document Examiners  F.B.I.
  8. USCIS Forensics Document Examiners
  9. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents  U.S. Customs and Border Protection
International Human Rights Instruments
  1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (DOC, 44KB), Russian translation (DOC, 67KB)
  2. Convention Against Torture (CAT) (DOC, 296KB)
  3. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention) (DOC, 39KB)
  4. Geneva Conventions
Immigration Litigation Bulletins
A monthly publication intended to keep litigation attorneys within the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security informed about immigration litigation matters and a forum wherein field offices can share information.

  1. 2007
  2. 2006
  3. 2005
  4. 2004
  5. 2003
  6. 2002
Immigration Detainees

  1. Guides and Manuals
    1. Immigration Detention and Removal, A Guide for Detainees and their Familes, by Bryan Lonegan and the Immigration Law Unit of the Legal Aid Society, dated October 2004 (PDF, 172KB)
    2. Study on Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal, Conditions of Detaineed Asylum Seekers Subjected to Expedited Removal, dated February 2005 (PDF, 1.14MB)
    3. Detained Asylum Seekers (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 1999 Report to Congress (PDF, 128KB)
    4. A Legal Guide for ICE Detainees (American Bar Association) 2006 (PDF, 462KB)
  2. U.S. Government Directives
    1. Consular Notification for Aliens Detained Prior to Order of Deportation (January 17, 2007)
  3. Forms
    1. Detainee Grievance Form (PDF, 94KB)
 U.S. Government Asylum Processing Manuals and Directives

  1. Revised Operating Policy and Procedures Memorandum, Asylum Request Processing - rev. August 4, 2000 (PDF, 137KB)
  2. Affirmative Asylum Procedures Manual - rev. February 2003 (PDF, 1.85MB)
  3. Immigration Judge Benchbook - rev. October 2001 (PDF, 7.8MB)
  4. Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Practice Manual - rev. June 25, 2004 (PDF, 13.3MB)
  5. Oral Argument before the Board of Immigration Appeals - rev. November 1, 1999 (PDF, 37KB)
  6. Immigration Law In The Ninth Circuit - rev. November 2006 (PDF, 780KB)
  7. Processing Requests For Political Asylum And Temporary Refuge - rev. June21, 2004 (PDF, 51 KB)
Non-Governmental Organization Manuals

  1. Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Manual (PDF, 5.10MB)
  2. Asylum Applicants in Expedited Removal (PDF, 1.14MB)
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

  1. Current Immigration Policy and Issues (3 reports)
  2. DHS Announces Temporary Protected Status Extension for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua (February 23, 2006) (PDF, 35KB)
U.S. Immigration Judges

US Immigration Jurisdictions MapUS Immigration Jurisdictions Map

  1. Immigration Judges by Jurisdiction and Grant Rate (rev. June 2007 - DOC, 168KB)
  2. Immigration Judges by Jurisdiction and Grant Rate (archive, rev. May 2006 - DOC, 105KB)
  3. Immigration Judges by Jurisdiction and Grant Rate (archive, rev. January 2005, DOC, 64KB)
  4. TRAC Immigration Report (immigration judge grant rate analysis)
  5. Immigration Judge Grant Rate Disparity (September 4, 2006, PDF, 13KB)
  6. List of U.S. Immigration Jurisdictions to be Avoided (DOC, 53KB)
  7. Individual Judges
  8. Deportee Mortality Rate by Immigration Judge (DOC, 53KB)
  9. Refugee Roulette: Disparities in Asylum Adjudication (May 15, 2007 - PDF, 440KB)
Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)

  1. Attorney General and Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Precedent Decisions
  2. Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Membership List (PDF, 35KB)
  3. Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Rules and Regulations (December 7, 2006) (DOC, 53KB)
U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals Manuals and Directives

Circuit Courts of Appeals MapCircuit Courts of Appeals Map

  1. First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
  2. Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
  3. Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
  4. Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
  5. Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
  6. Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
  7. Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
  8. Eight Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
  9. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  10. Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
  11. Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Asylum Grant and Denial Rate by Country of Origin
The Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), Office of Planning and Analysis has assembled and released a series of annual statistical reports enumerating the number of asylum claims received, granted, denied, abandoned, and withdrawn by country. PARDS is unable to verify the accuracy of EOIR statistics.

  1. 2006 (PDF, 28KB)
  2. 2005 (PDF, 19KB)
  3. 2004 (PDF, 19KB)
  4. 2003 (PDF, 19KB)
  5. 2002 (PDF, 19KB)
  6. 2001 (PDF, 28KB)
  7. 2000 (PDF, 18KB)
  8. 1999 (PDF, 21KB)
  9. 1998 (PDF, 21KB)
  10. 1997 (PDF, 29KB)
EOIR Statistical Year Books
The Statistical Year Books have been prepared as a public service by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and are strictly informational in nature.The following reports are intended to provide an introduction to the types of immigration matters processed by EOIR on a daily basis.

  1. 2006 (PDF, 1070KB)
  2. 2005 (PDF, 549KB )
  3. 2004 (PDF, 509KB )
  4. 2003 (PDF, 670KB )
  5. 2002 (PDF, 720KB )
  6. 2001 (PDF, 1.67MB)
  7. 2000 (PDF, 729KB )
Law School Asylum and Immigration Clinic Pro Bono Program
  1. Professional Services*
  2. Submit a Research Request
  3. Experts**

Professional Services
  • Petitioner Interviews
  • Technical Advice regarding Claim Preparation
  • Documentation: Country- and Issue-Specific
  • Expert Search: Regionalists, Country- and Issue-Specific
  • Foreign Government Agency and Non-Government Organization Issued Document Authentication
  • Pre-Filing Claim Evaluation (merit assessment)
  • Post-Filing Claim Evaluation (merit assessment)
  • Country-Specific (Political Risk and Economic) Assessments
  • Comprehensive Source Critique and Report Reliability Assessments of U.S. Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Profiles of Asylum Claims and Country Conditions, and International Religious Freedom Reports
  • Translation
  • Foreign Legal Research
  • Lawyer Referrals
  • Cancellation of Removal (Extreme Hardship)
    Discern and Document the Quality and Availability of:
    1. Country- and Pathology-Specific Health Care
    2. Primary and Secondary Education
    3. Profession-Specific Employment Opportunities,
    4. and approximately 200 other quality of life factors
  • Reliability Assessments of Reports of Investigation prepared by FSN Fraud Prevention Investigators, FBI and USCIS Regional Forensics Document Examiners


Minority Populations at Risk

  1. Afghanistan (Hazaras) (DOC, 526KB)
  2. Afghanistan (Pashtuns) (DOC, 530KB)
  3. Angola (Cabinda) (DOC, 119KB)
  4. Azerbaijan (Armenians) (DOC, 262KB)
  5. Bolivia (Indigenous Highland Peoples) (DOC, 153KB)
  6. Burundi (Hutus) (DOC, 190KB)
  7. China (Turkmen) (DOC, 181KB)
  8. India (Assamese) (DOC, 124KB)
  9. India (Bodos) (DOC, 124KB)
  10. India (Kashmiris) (DOC, 353KB)
  11. Iraq (Kurds) (DOC, 211KB)
  12. Israel (Palestinians) (DOC, 337KB)
  13. Kyrgyzstan (Uzbeks) (DOC, 168KB)
  14. Mexico (Indigenous) (DOC, 117KB)
  15. Mexico (Zapotecs) (DOC, 121KB)
  16. Nigeria (Ijaw) (DOC, 180KB)
  17. Russia (Chechens) (DOC, 358KB)
  18. Sudan (Black Muslims in Darfur) (DOC, 39KB)
  19. Sudan (Nuba) (DOC, 126KB)
  20. Sudan (Southerners) (DOC, 139KB)
  21. Turkey (Kurds) (DOC, 406KB)
  22. Uganda (Acholi) (DOC, 157KB)
 Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS) - Immigration-Related (PDF)  Congressional Research Service

2007
  1. Alien Legalization and Adjustment of Status: A Primer (January 23, 2007)
  2. U.S. Immigration Policy on Asylum Seekers (January 25, 2007)
  3. Immigration-Related Detention: Current Legislative Issues (January 25, 2007)
  4. Unaccompanied Alien Children: Policies and Issues (March 1, 2007)
  5. U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions (May 11, 2007)
  6. Immigration Fraud: Policies, Investigations, and Issues (May 17, 2007)

2006
  1. Immigration: Selected Opinions of Judge Samuel Alito January 3, 2006)
  2. Border Security: Fences Along the U.S. International Border (January 11, 2006)
  3. Immigration Policy on Expedited Removal of Aliens (January 18, 2006)
  4. Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy (January 25, 2006)
  5. Border Security: Key Agencies and Their Missions (January 26, 2006)
  6. Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs (January 26, 2006)
  7. U.S. Immigration Policy on Asylum Seekers (January 27, 2006)
  8. Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues (January 27, 2006)
  9. DHS Announces Temporary Protected Status Extension for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua (February 23, 2006)
  10. The Effects on U.S. Farm Workers of an Agricultural Guest Worker Program (March 9, 2006)
  11. Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress (March 24, 2006)
  12. Legal Immigration: Modeling the Principle Components of Permanent Admissions (March 28, 2006)
  13. Criminalizing Unlawful Presence: Selected Issues (March 29, 2006)
  14. The U.N. Convention Against Torture: Overview of U.S. Implementation Policy Concerning the Removal of Aliens (April 4, 2006)
  15. Renditions: Constraints Imposed by Laws on Torture (April 5, 2006)
  16. Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs (April 6, 2006)
  17. Immigration Enforcement Within the United States (April 6, 2006)
  18. Civilian Patrols Along the Border: Legal and Policy Issues (April 7, 2006)
  19. U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions (April 17, 2006)
  20. Immigration Statistics on the Web (April 19, 2006)
  21. Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends (April 21, 2006)
  22. Criminalizing Unlawful Presence: Selected Issues (May 3, 2006)
  23. Immigration: Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion of Aliens (May 5, 2006)
  24. Immigration Litigation Reform (May 8, 2006)
  25. Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress (May 10, 2006)
  26. U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions (May 12, 2006)
  27. Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress (May 12, 2006)
  28. Immigration Policy on Expedited Removal of Aliens (May 15, 2006)
  29. Nonimmigrant Overstays: Brief Synthesis of the Issue (May 22, 2006)
  30. Border Security and Military Support: Legal Authorizations and Restrictions (May 23, 2006)
  31. Homeland Security: Coast Guard Operations -- Background and Issues for Congress (June 1, 2006)
  32. Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress (June 8, 2006)
  33. Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress (June 9, 2006)
  34. Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law (August 11, 2006)
  35. Homeland Security: Coast Guard Operations -- Background and Issues for Congress (August 14, 2006)
  36. International Terrorism: Threat, Policy, and Response (August 16, 2006)
  37. Homeland Security Intelligence: Perceptions, Statutory Definitions, and Approaches (August 18, 2006)
  38. Immigration: Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion and Removal of Aliens (September 5, 2006)
  39. Immigration-Related Document Fraud: Overview of Civil, Criminal, and Immigration Consequences (September 5, 2006)
  40. Terrorist Watchlist Checks and Air Passenger Prescreening (September 6, 2006)
  41. Homeland Security: Coast Guard Operations -- Background and Issues for Congress (September 12, 2006)
  42. Undisclosed U.S. Detention Sites Overseas: Background and Legal Issues (September 12, 2006)
  43. Selected Procedural Safeguards in Federal, Military, and International Courts (September 18, 2006)
  44. Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress (September 19, 2006)
  45. Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity (September 20, 2006)
  46. Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border (September 21, 2006)
  47. Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress (September 21, 2006)
  48. The War Crimes Act: Current Issues (October 2, 2006)
  49. Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation (October 11, 2006)
  50. Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity (October 23, 2006)
  51. Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1998-2005 (October 23, 2006)
  52. Interrogation of Detainees: Overview of the McCain Amendment (October 23, 2006)
  53. Specialty Crop Issues in the 109th Congress (October 24, 2006)
  54. Homeland Security: Coast Guard Operations -- Background and Issues for Congress (October 25, 2006)
  55. Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border (October 30, 2006)
  56. Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress (November 7, 2006)
  57. U.S. International Borders: Brief Facts (November 9, 2006)
  58. Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs (December 11, 2006)
  59. U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions (December 13, 2006)

Reports Published Prior to 2006 (2005 and Older)

 
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