Visalaw AI brings together the sources immigration lawyers rely on every day: statutes, regulations, policy guidance, agency memoranda, forms, practice materials, government reporting, and case law. Instead of relying on scattered sources, attorneys can work from a single research environment built around the substance of immigration practice.
Visalaw AI brings together continuously updated content from the government sources immigration lawyers rely on every day, including USCIS, DOS, DOL, EOIR, ICE, and CBP. From policy updates, press releases, and agency announcements to forms, newsletters, and other official materials, the platform helps attorneys work from the most up-to-date guidance available.
Visalaw AI includes extensive U.S. case law coverage across federal and state courts, drawing on one of the most comprehensive online case law collections available. That coverage includes more than 99% of published precedential U.S. case law, with more than 9 million legal decisions across 2,000+ courts.
Visalaw AI goes beyond primary sources to include a deep layer of secondary materials and practice guidance for immigration lawyers. These resources add the experienced interpretation practitioners need to understand evolving law and policy, apply legal developments in context, and translate research into action.
Our dataset also includes multiple publications from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). See the full list of AILA publications included in the dataset in the "Coverage at a Glance" section below. Users who subscribe to both Visalaw AI and AILALink, AILA's immigration law research library, get maximum value with the ability to view and search the full text of AILA's publications.
That coverage is further strengthened by original content from the Visalaw publishing team at Alan House Publishing, adding immigration-focused materials developed specifically for practice by experienced immigration lawyers and publishers.
- Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
- U.S. Code Titles 8, 22, and 29
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) covering Title 8, 22 and 29 and immigration-related selections from Titles 6, 19, 20, 28, 42 & 45
- Federal Register Rules and Notices (immigration-related)
- Public Laws (immigration-related)
- Executive Orders (immigration-related)
- Foreign Affairs Manual – 7 FAM, 8 FAM, and 9 FAM
- Decisions and Litigation Documents from Federal and State Courts (immigration-related)
- U.S. Courts of Appeals Cases (immigration-related)
- U.S. Supreme Court Cases (immigration-related)
- Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Decisions
- Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Unpublished Decisions
- Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) Decisions and DOL Miscellaneous content
- Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Adopted Decisions
- AAO Non-Precedent Decisions
- Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) Decisions
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Class Actions
- Agency Memoranda, Cables, and Letters (DHS, DOS, DOL, and DOJ)
- USCIS, DOL and other Forms and Instructions
Updated immigration-related press releases, news, and other information from agency websites and newsletters.
- USCIS (including SAVE and E-Verify)
- DOL
- ICE
- CBP
- DOS
- USCIS Administrative Appeals Office Practice Manual
- USCIS Affirmative Asylum Procedures Manual
- USCIS Policy Manual
- USCIS Handbook for Employers (I-9)
- USCIS Guide to Naturalization
- CBP Inspector's Field Manual
- CBP Use of Force Policy
- DOJ Justice Manual Section 4-7.000 Immigration Litigation
- DOL Wage and Hour Division Field Operations Handbook
- EOIR Policy Manual
- Immigration Court Practice Manual
- Board (BIA) Practice Manual
- OCAHO Practice Manual
- Uniform Docketing System Manual
- EOIR Courts & Appeals System (ECAS) User Manual
- E-Verify User Manual M-775
- E-Verify User Manual for Corporate Administrators
- ICE Performance-Based National Detention Standards
- ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations National Detainee Handbook
- ICE Family Residential Standards
- ICE Temporary Housing Standards for Children, Families, and Single Adults
- ICE National Detention Standards
- Supplemental Guide for E-Verify Employer Agents
- T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide
- U Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide
- BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Legacy Manuals, including USCIS Adjudicator's Field Manual, Immigration Judge Benchbook, and others
- Visa Bulletins
- USCIS, ICE, DOL, and other agency statistics
- Congressional Research Service Reports
- Government Agencies Annual Reports
- Human Rights Reports
- USCIS, ICE, DOL and other agencies reports and guides
- AILA's Immigration Law Practice and Procedure Manual: A "Cookbook" of Essential Practice Materials, 4th ed. (Three-Volume Set) (2025)
- Immigration Practice Pointers, 2025-26 ed. (2025)
- Code of Federal Regulations (Volume I) Title 8: Aliens and Nationality (2025)
- Code of Federal Regulations (Volume II) Titles 6, 19, 20, 22, 28, 29, 42, and 45 (2025)
- Immigration & Nationality Act (INA), 2025 ed.
- Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity: A Guide to Representing Foreign-Born Defendants, 10th ed. (2024)
- AILA's U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization Law Toolbox, 2nd ed. (2026)
- The Consular Practice Handbook, 5th ed. (2023)
- The Waivers Book: Strategies for Overcoming Inadmissibility, Removability, and Other Barriers to Immigration Benefits, 5th ed. (2025)
- AILA's Asylum Primer: A Practical Guide to U.S. Asylum Law and Procedure, 9th ed. (2023)
- Immigration Law and the Family, 8th ed. (2025)
- AILA's FOIA Toolbox: A Practical Guide to Obtaining Records for Immigration Cases through FOIA and Other Document Requests, 2022 ed. (2022)
- AILA Ethics Compendium: Modern Legal Ethics for Immigration Lawyers (2024)
- AILA's Removal Litigation Toolbox, Sample Materials for Immigration Court, the BIA, and Federal Courts (2025 Edition)
- Navigating the Fundamentals of Immigration Law, 2025-26 ed
- AILA's Policy Briefs
- AILA's Practice Alerts
- AILA's Practice Pointers
- AILA's Flyers
- AILA's analysis of significant immigration developments
- The Academic Immigration Handbook, 4th ed. (2025)
- Immigration for Startups: A Guide for Founders (2020)
- The Physician Immigration Handbook, 10th ed. (2026)
- The I-9 and E-Verify Handbook: A Guide to Employment Verification and Compliance, 2nd ed. (2024)
- Involuntary Departure by Dan Kowalski
- The Insightful Immigration Blog by Cyrus Mehta
- Laissez-Faire, Laissez-Passer w/ Alex Nowrasteh & David Bier
- Migrant Insider by Pablo Manríquez
- Cato Institute - Immigration Blog
- National Foundation for American Policy
- JD Supra Articles (immigration-related)
- Ethics – all state ethics opinions and resources
- Physician Immigration Library – all Conrad 30 program regulations
Core UN Protection and Immigration-Related Regimes & Instruments
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
- 1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocol
- Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
- UNHCR Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status and Guidelines on International Protection (2019)
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984)
- International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990)
- Adoption of New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants (2016)
- Global Compact on Refugees (2018)
- Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (2018)
- Immigration-related press releases, statements, letters and others
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