Drafting Asylum Brief

Sample Brief--Political Claim

Immigration Justice Campaign
A sample brief for our fictional client, Julian Ngongbo.

Sample Index of Submissions

Immigration Justice Campaign
A sample index of exhibits in support of an asylum application.

Sample Withholding of Removal: Nicaraguan Political Case

Immigration Justice Campaign
Sample brief from a client eligible only for withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture protection.

Sample Asylum Brief: Particular Social Group

Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
This brief is for an asylum claim by a Guatemalan woman who faced death threats from a gang. The grounds for asylum articulated are two particular social groups: testifying prosecutorial witnesses, and Guatemalan women.

Sample Asylum Brief: Political Opinion

University of Wisconsin Law School Immigrant Justice Clinic
A sample asylum brief. The claim involves a political dissident in Cuba who was persecuted on account of his political opinion.

Sample Asylum Brief: Political Opinion

Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative
A sample brief in a political-opinion-based asylum claim.

Sample Convention Against Torture Brief: Transgender Mexican Woman

Immigration Justice Campaign
A sample brief from a Convention Against Torture case involving a transgender Mexican woman. This sample can be used when your client is not eligible for asylum or withholding of removal.

Sample Asylum Brief: Particular Social Group and Political Opinion

Catholic Charities Community Services
This brief is for an asylum claim by a Honduran woman who faced death threats from a gang. The grounds for asylum articulated are a family based particular social group and political opinion.