Immigration Law

Department of Justice (DOJ)
The Department of Justice, headed by the Attorney General, oversees several federal law enforcement agencies and represents the federal government in various legal matters. The Attorney General also gives advice and opinions to the President and to the heads of the executive departments of the Government when so requested. It contains several immigration-related agencies.

Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
The Executive Office for Immigration Review oversees several departments that conduct immigration court proceedings, appellate reviews, and administrative hearings. The main EOIR webpage has links to immigration courts nationwide and to the Immigration Court Practice Manual. 

• Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA): The BIA hears appeals of decisions made in individual cases by Immigration Judges, DHS District Directors, or other immigration officials. The BIA website provides access to the BIA Practice Manual and BIA Precedent Decisions.
• Office of the Chief Immigration Judge (OCIJ): The OCIJ establishes operating policies and oversees policy implementation for the immigration courts.
• Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO): OCAHO adjudicates cases concerning employer sanctions, document fraud, and immigration-related employment discrimination.
• EOIR Virtual Law Library: The EOIR Virtual Law Library includes links to Attorney General and BIA decisions, immigration-related notices published in the Federal Register, the Immigration and Nationality Act, Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Temporary Protected Status notices, and more.  

Immigrant and Employee Rights Section, Civil Rights Division 
Located within the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ, the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section enforces 8 U.S.C. § 1324b—the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)—which protects U.S. citizens and certain other work-authorized individuals from employment discrimination based upon citizenship or immigration status and from unfair documentary practices related to verifying employment eligibility.

Office of Immigration Litigation
Located within the Civil Division of the DOJ, the Office of Immigration Litigation oversees all civil immigration litigation, and is responsible for coordinating national immigration matters before the federal district courts and circuit courts of appeals. It provides support and counsel to all federal agencies involved in noncitizen admission, regulation, detention, and removal under U.S. immigration and nationality statutes. 

Department of State
The Department of State is responsible for conducting U.S. foreign policy and diplomatic relations. Its functions include issuing passports and visas and coordinating refugee and humanitarian assistance. It publishes the Foreign Affairs Manual, which contains information on citizenship and nationality (Volume 7) and interpretations and instructions on provisions for issuing visas and waivers (Volume 9). 

Bureau of Consular Affairs - Office of Visa Services
The Bureau of Consular Affairs handles visa requests. This website provides information about visa types and eligibility, visa application forms, and a directory of U.S. embassy and consulate offices around the world.

Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration provides aid for refugees and victims of conflict around the world. 

Department of Labor (DOL)
The Department of Labor enforces all of the labor laws in the country through various administrative courts. In order to hire foreign workers, U.S. employers must go through a process called "labor certification" with the Department of Labor. The DOL website offers an electronic system for filing labor certification applications, official forms relating to employment-based immigration, and pertinent regulations.                

Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA)
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals, located within DOL's Office of Administrative Law Judges, hears appeals brought by employers whose applications to certify non-U.S. citizens to work in the U.S. have been denied. 

Office of Foreign Labor Certification
The website for the Office of Foreign Labor Certification, located within DOL's Employment and Training Administration, provides hiring information for employers and foreign workers, overviews of foreign labor policies and regulations, and downloadable foreign labor certification forms.

Wage and Hour Division
The DOL's Wage and Hour Division administers various provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act that extend protections to different types of temporary nonimmigrant workers. This page contains information about various work programs for foreign workers and about visas for victims of trafficking and violence.

MigrantWorker.gov
MigrantWorker.gov is a DOL webpage with information and resources for migrant workers. Topics covered include migrant worker rights, wages and hours, workplace safety and health, organizing rights, and trafficking.