Additionally, CGRS's offices will be closed December 24-25 and December 31-January 1.Existing TA users will not be impacted and can access resources as usual; but legal advocates applying for a new account will not be approved until our offices reopen. If you or a colleague is considering accessing CGRS TA, please register for an account before December 24 to ensure access.
CGRS regularly adds new resources to the TA Library, schedules upcoming trainings, and makes technical improvements and updates to our site. Keep an eye on this page for program updates!
Please note that the resources listed below are limited to those authored by CGRS or universal expert declarations provided by CGRS. Our TA Library also includes a wide range of third-party materials such as sample briefs, unpublished decisions, and resources authored by other organizations. We encourage you to check the TA Library regularly for new and helpful resources.
December 2025 - Updated ACA pretermission practice advisory and sample materials
CGRS will be continually monitoring and updating our ACA pretermission guidance materials, including templates specific to ACA removal countries that advocates can tailor to the facts of their client's case and use to oppose DHS motions.
December 2025 - Holiday office closures
CGRS's offices will be closed December 24-26 and December 31-January 2. Existing TA users will not be impacted; but legal advocates applying for a new account will not be approved until our offices reopen. If you or a colleague is considering accessing CGRS TA, please register for an account before December 24 to ensure access.
December 2025 - Report pretermissions and help other advocates
CGRS is tracking pretermissions (whether the motion was granted or denied) in order to determine what kind of TA and training materials would be helpful for advocates. If relief was denied based on a granted motion to pretermit, you can select Pretermitted under Reason for asylum when reporting an outcome. If the IJ denied the motion, please provide any relevant details in the Additional Information section.
November 2025 - New office hours for site navigation assistance
Have questions about navigating the TA Library, Expert Witness Database, IJ Dashboard, or other parts of the CGRS site? Drop by CGRS Site Office Hours, held every Tuesday on Zoom from 10-11am PT to get live assistance on how to best leverage CGRS resources. Please note that these office hours are not an opportunity to discuss case-related legal questions. (Zoom link)
September 2025 - Case intake updated for conditions for alternate countries where applicant fears return
If your client fears return to a country other than their country of origin, you can now access relevant country conditions and universal declarations in the TA Library. When filling out the case intake form, you can specify up to three additional countries where the applicant has a fear of return; when you access the TA Library, you will be able to see all relevant resources we have.
If the fear is related to a case already registered for CGRS, you can edit the case record to add the additional countries; the TA Library will be automatically updated once you save your changes.
2025 - Updated ACA pretermission practice advisory and sample materials
CGRS will be continually monitoring and updating our ACA pretermission guidance materials, including templates specific to ACA removal countries that advocates can tailor to the facts of their client's case and use to oppose DHS motions.
2025 - Holiday office closures
CGRS's offices will be closed December 24-26 and December 31-January 2. Existing TA users will not be impacted; but legal advocates applying for a new account will not be approved until our offices reopen. If you or a colleague is considering accessing CGRS TA, please register for an account before December 24 to ensure access.
2025 - Report pretermissions and help other advocates
CGRS is tracking pretermissions (whether the motion was granted or denied) in order to determine what kind of TA and training materials would be helpful for advocates. If relief was denied based on a granted motion to pretermit, you can select Pretermitted under Reason for asylum when reporting an outcome. If the IJ denied the motion, please provide any relevant details in the Additional Information section.
2025 - New office hours for site navigation assistance
Have questions about navigating the TA Library, Expert Witness Database, IJ Dashboard, or other parts of the CGRS site? Drop by CGRS Site Office Hours, held every Tuesday on Zoom from 10-11am PT to get live assistance on how to best leverage CGRS resources. Please note that these office hours are not an opportunity to discuss case-related legal questions. (Zoom link)
2025 - Case intake updated for conditions for alternate countries where applicant fears return
If your client fears return to a country other than their country of origin, you can now access relevant country conditions and universal declarations in the TA Library. When filling out the case intake form, you can specify up to three additional countries where the applicant has a fear of return; when you access the TA Library, you will be able to see all relevant resources we have.
If the fear is related to a case already registered for CGRS, you can edit the case record to add the additional countries; the TA Library will be automatically updated once you save your changes.
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