Strengthening Immigration Procedures Act of 2025

This proposal would change immigration law to let people in immigration cases make a formal claim that their lawyer did a very poor job. It aims to strengthen immigration procedures by adding a way to raise “ineffective assistance of counsel” claims in immigration matters.

In plain terms, it creates a path for someone to say, “My lawyer’s mistakes hurt my case,” and to have that concern formally considered in the immigration process.

• Who is affected: People with immigration cases.
• What changes: A formal way to bring claims about serious lawyer mistakes in immigration matters.
• Why it matters: It gives people a clearer way to speak up if their lawyer’s performance may have harmed their case.