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
- Volunteer Manual Immigration Court
- Court Observation Printable Form-Merits Hearing
- Blank Docket
- Detained Master Calendar and Bond Form
- Non Detained Master Calendar Observation Form
Contact Information
Court Observation Project Coordinator courtobserver@umn.edu
Additional Observation Resources
- Court Observation Sample Observation Form
- Two-digit Country Codes, alphabetical by country
- Immigration consequences of criminal convictions
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.
Data Entry Training Video
