Select "county conditions" – contains many links, both general and organized by region, to news sources and reports.

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• Citizenship Laws of the World
• Laws of Other Countries
• Refugee Cases from Other Countries

• USCIS's Affirmative Asylum Procedures Manual (2007) -- https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Humanitarian/Refugees%20...
• Office of the Chief Immigration Judge Policy Memoranda -- http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/efoia/ocij/OPPMLG2.htm
• Immigration Judge Bench Book --  https://www.justice.gov/eoir/archived-resources
• BIA Practice Manual -- http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/vll/qapracmanual/apptmtn4.htm

Organized by case law topics. (regularly updated)

Executive Office of Immigration Review. Virtual Law Library. (2009, frequently updated)

Fictional film about a pro bono lawyer taking her first asylum case (reluctantly) and the emotional impact it has on the attorney & the client. (2003, 88 min.) New and used copies available from Amazon.com and other retailers. Also available for rent through iTunes for a small fee.

This legal training section has been compiled through the combined efforts of Emily Good, former Director of the Refugee & Immigrant Program of The Advocates for Human Rights; Regina Germain, author of AILA's Asylum Primer: A Practical Guide to U.S. Asylum Law and Procedure and former Legal Director of Rocky Mountain Survivors Center; and participants in the National Capacity Building Project's 2011 institute: Torture Survivors Seeking Asylum: The Intersection of Forensic Mental Health Evaluation and Legal Representation.

Gangsei, D (2011, 3 pp.)

This essay examines the phenomenon of vicarious trauma, its impact on those who work with traumatized clients and the importance of self-care.