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Local Policy Interventions for Protecting Immigrants

Local policies are the main drivers of policing, prosecution, and the deportation machine. This resource provides examples of effective policy language localities can use to protect community members.
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Issues/Areas of Expertise

Asylum
Citizenship and Naturalization
Civic Participation
Community Resources
Crimes
DACA
Detention
Enforcement
Family-Based
Immigrant Youth
LGBT
Policy Advocacy
Post-Conviction Relief
Prosecutors
Public Charge
Removal Defense
U Visa/T Visa/VAWA

Projects and Networks

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Immigrant Justice Network

The Immigrant Justice Network (IJN) engages in advocacy, education, technical assistance, training, communications, and litigation to address the needs of those caught in the intersection of the criminal justice and immigration systems.
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New Americans Campaign

The New Americans Campaign (NAC), a project of the ILRC, is a nonpartisan, groundbreaking national network of legal-service providers, faith-based organizations, businesses, foundations and community leaders that is paving a better road to citizenship.
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Collective Freedom Project

The Collective Freedom Project tells the stories of the local efforts where people — both U.S. citizens and non U.S. citizens — came together to fight unique campaigns against criminalization in their communities.

What's New

Public Comments / Sign-on Letters
Public Comments / Sign-on Letters
ILRC Comment on Proposed Revisions of EOIR Forms 31 (for DOJ Recognition) and 31A (for DOJ Accreditation)
Date Published:
09/13/2022

EOIR recently published proposed changes to the forms used to apply for DOJ recognition and accreditation. ILRC submitted comments objecting to the changes, which add new and burdensome requirements for applicants.

Practice Advisory
Practice Advisory
Confidentiality Protections for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking and Other Crimes
Date Published:
09/13/2022

Because survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes are among the most vulnerable populations in the immigration legal system, numerous laws and policies have been enacted to protect the confidentiality of their information and restrict the disclosure of that information

Practice Advisory
Practice Advisory
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Final Rule Summary
Date Published:
09/12/2022

The final Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) rule was published on August 30, 2022 and is set to go into effect on October 31, 2022.

FAQs & Explainers
FAQs & Explainers
Keep Your Family Healthy: A Shareable Medi-Cal Flyer
Date Published:
09/08/2022

Many undocumented immigrants are now eligible for Medi-Cal. This bilingual, two-sided flyer is meant to provide a quick overview of eligibility and key notes regarding the healthcare benefit.

FAQs & Explainers
FAQs & Explainers
The ICE Parental Interests Directive: How Child Welfare Agencies Can Advocate with ICE to Ensure Fair Treatment of Detained or Deported Parents
Date Published:
09/07/2022

This resource summarizes the ICE Parental Interests Directive – a critical tool to help child welfare agencies address challenges for detained or deported parents – and explains how to use the Directive to advocate with ICE.

Public Comments / Sign-on Letters
Public Comments / Sign-on Letters
ILRC Commends USCIS on Extension of COVID Flexibility Policies
Date Published:
09/07/2022

ILRC commended USCIS on its recent extension of COVID flexibility policies through October 23, 2022.