Courtroom Observation Resources

Human Rights Defender Project: Immigration Court Observation

Online Registration and Volunteer Agreement

Orientation and Training: New observers are required to attend an in-person orientation and be paired with a mentor for their first shift. Once you sign the volunteer agreement, you will be contacted about orientation and training.

Observation Materials

Contact Information

Court Observation Project Coordinator  [email protected]

Additional Observation Resources

Data and Reports

A View into Immigration Court: Stakeholder Report from the Immigration Court Observation Project March 1, 2020 through August 31, 2020

Bearing Witness in the Moment: Report from the Immigration Court Observation Project, available from The Advocates for Human Rights

Direct From Immigration Report: Human Rights Defender Project Report on Court Observations September 2019 through February 2020.

The Docket Newsletter

Back issues of this monthly publication The Docket can be viewed online.