Started in 2006, NYU’s National Immigration Law Competition (ILC) is the NYU Moot Court Board’s annual external moot court competition, open to teams from ABA-accredited law schools other than NYU Law. The ILC focuses on cutting-edge issues in the field of immigration law and is judged by panels of distinguished NYU alumni and legal practitioners from throughout New York. The final round is judged by federal appellate and district court judges.
2026 Competition
The 21st Annual Immigration Law Competition hosted by the NYU School of Law will run from February 6th, 2026 to February 8th, 2026. egistration is now open and will remain open until November 21st (or until 28 teams register, whichever occurs first). Please complete this form for registration and we will send payment information to the appropriate contact. Visit the 2026 Competition specific pages for more information.
2025 Competition
From February 21st through February 23rd, 2025, NYU School of Law hosted student teams from law schools across the country at the 20th Annual Immigration Law Competition. This year’s competition was presented with support from our sponsor, aiLegal Law. The final round was presided over by the Honorable Judge Johnstone of the Ninth Circuit, the Honorable Judge Berner of the Fourth Circuit, and the Honorable Judge Subramanian of the Southern District of New York.