What's Inside
The Largest Free Collection of Unpublished Immigration Decisions
56,000+ BIA Decisions
Unpublished decisions from the Board of Immigration Appeals — the appellate body that reviews immigration judge rulings. These decisions reveal how the BIA actually decides cases, beyond the small number of published precedents.
117,000+ AAO Decisions
Administrative Appeals Office decisions on visa petitions, waivers, and benefits applications. Includes hardship waiver approvals, VAWA petition decisions, and employment-based visa appeals.
Precedential Opinions
Published BIA decisions, Attorney General opinions, and federal circuit court rulings that establish binding precedent in immigration law. Organized and cross-referenced for practical research.
Why This Matters
Unpublished decisions shape immigration outcomes every day, but they've historically been locked behind expensive paywalls or scattered across government websites. HammondLaw makes them searchable and free — because understanding how the system actually works shouldn't depend on what you can afford.
Featured Research
Identified: Thousands of Winning Decisions
Every decision in the database has been analyzed to identify cases where the immigrant prevailed — appeals sustained, waivers approved, petitions granted. These winning decisions are tagged and searchable, so you can find real examples of successful arguments in cases like yours.
Hardship Waiver Approvals
I-601 and I-601A waiver decisions where applicants demonstrated extreme hardship and received approval — with the actual reasoning the adjudicator used.
Asylum Grants
Cases where the BIA sustained asylum claims, including particular social group analysis, credibility findings, and country conditions evidence that persuaded the board.
Cancellation of Removal
Successful cancellation cases showing how applicants met the exceptional and extremely unusual hardship standard — with real factual patterns and legal arguments.
About the Project
Built by an immigration attorney, for everyone
HammondLaw was built because the decisions that determine whether families stay together or are separated shouldn't be hidden behind paywalls. It's maintained by Chris Hammond Law Firm and is free to use — for attorneys, pro se applicants, legal aid organizations, and anyone trying to understand how immigration law works in practice.