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25 Years Since 9/11 Changed Immigration Policy
Following the tragic loss, the federal government unfortunately chose to weaponize safety and security, overreaching in our personal lives–especially for immigrant and Muslim communities.
ILRC’s Updated State-by-State Immigration Enforcement Map Shows Urgent Need for State Officials to Do More to Protect Immigrant Communities
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center’s (ILRC) updated map of state law on immigration enforcement captures not just new statutes enacted this year, but all those in effect across the country that bear on immigration enforcement and detention.
Trump Administration Once Again Tries to Change the Protections Enshrined in the US Constitution by Executive Order
Trump issued two executive orders aimed at ending birthright citizenship, weeks after Supreme Court ruled birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Officially Terminated, Allowing for Their Deportation
TPS was officially terminated on Aug. 5, 2026 for Haitians, allowing their deportation. TPS holders from other countries remain in danger of deportation as well.
Rep. Ramirez, Advocates Call on Congress to End the ICE Age
End The ICE Age is a new campaign calling on Members of Congress to shut down ICE detention centers, stop detention expansion, cut funding for ICE, and get ICE out of communities.
DHS Removes Public Charge Rule, Creating Uncertainty for Green Card Applicants
The Department of Homeland Security announced on July 20 that it is rescinding the 2022 Public Charge rule, and is not replacing it. This change will cause uncertainty for immigrants as they navigate green card applications and essential safety net programs.
Living with and Resisting Texas SB 4: An Unprecedented State Deportation Scheme
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) analyzes the draconian effects of SB 4 (2023) in its latest brief Living with and Resisting Texas SB 4: An Unprecedented State Deportation Scheme.
ICE Killings Continue: ILRC and Houston Leads Mourn the Death of Community Member
ICE fatally shot a Houston man, the third fatal shooting this year by the rogue agency.
Supreme Court Keeps Birthright Citizenship Intact in Direct Rebuke to Trump’s Constitutional Challenge
The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's effort to end birthright citizenship.
ILRC Condemns Decision Blocking Harris County’s Immigrant Legal Services Fund
The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Harris County’s Immigrant Legal Defense Fund (ILSF). The court’s decision cuts off a vital lifeline for Harris County families that has been in place since 2020.
Supreme Court Betrays More than 1 Million Temporary Protected Status Holders
The Supreme Court has betrayed more than 1 million Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders in this country by allowing the Trump administration to end legal protections for people who fled countries beset by violence and natural disasters.
Supreme Court Strikes Blow to Lawful Permanent Residents
The Supreme Court today ruled 6-3 against a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) who had been charged in New Jersey with trademark counterfeiting. The Court ignored the presumption held sacred in our criminal justice system that a person is innocent until proven guilty.
GOP-controlled Congress Continues to Ignore Human Rights Issues as House Votes to Give ICE $70 Billion MORE in Funds
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to give ICE $70 billion more in funding, on top of the $170 billion already allotted to the agency.
Texas’s Regressive State Deportation Law, SB 4, is in Full Effect
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has greenlighted SB 4, Texas's hateful deporation law, to go into full effect.
USCIS Policy Memo Targeting Green Card Applicants is Latest Tool to Separate Families, Achieve Mass Deportation Agenda
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) condemns the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for, once again misusing law and policy to serve the Trump administration’s racist agenda and mass deportation scheme. On May 21, 2026, USCIS issued a policy memo stating that adjustment of status is reserved for only extraordinary circumstances.
Speaker Emerita Pelosi, L.A. TACO, ILRC Attorney Kathy Brady, Honored at 2026 Phillip Burton Awards
The 2026 Phillip Burton Awards were held on May 21, 2026. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, L.A. TACO, and ILRC Attorney Kathy Brady were honored.
Court Blocks Part of Texas’s Draconian and Unconstitutional SB 4; Unlawful Entry Provision Goes Into Effect Today
Part of Texas's Draconian and Unconstitutional SB 4 went into effect today, May 15, 2026. Other parts of the law were blocked by a federal court judge.
Gov. Newsom’s May Revise Includes $20 Million Increase for Immigration Legal Services to Defend Californians from Mass Deportations
Gov. Newsom's May Revise includes a one-time $20 million increase for immigration legal services in California.
Trump Administration Using Scare Tactics to Strip Americans of Citizenship in Denaturalization Push
The Trump Administration reportedly is targeting nearly 400 citizens and asking federal prosecutors to file denaturalization cases against them, in an effort to deport them.
Houston City Council, Mayor, Put Politics Above People in Vote to Approve Ordinance Regarding ICE/HPD Collaboration
The Houston City Council voted to approve a revised ordinance that watered down an ordinance they had approved earlier that placed some restrictions on police collaboration with ICE.
Texas Leaders Outraged Because Houston’s City Council Chose to Stand with Immigrant Communities
Apparently frustrated that the Houston City Council voted 12-5 last week to approve an ordinance that protects all communities from the Houston Police Department’s (HPD) overzealous collaboration with ICE, Texas leaders are deploying bullying tactics demanding the council undo its actions.
Trump’s Pick to Lead DHS Will Bring More Enforcement Tactics
The ILRC condemned Trump's pick of Sen. Markwayne Mullin to lead DHS. Mullin will be Trump’s mouthpiece and enforcer at DHS. His record shows his unwillingness to treat immigrants with dignity and respect. Trump does not choose people for their expertise or credentials.
Trump’s Hateful Policies Are Decimating the State of the Union
The ILRC responds to the 2026 State of the Union address, pointing out the true state of immigration enforcement in this country. The American public is waking up and seeing that Trump’s ugly, hateful and racist agenda is tearing apart the lives of millions of people, regardless of status. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) will continue fighting against these egregious policies so advocates and communities, faced with escalating tactics of immigration enforcement, can respond quickly and effectively.
Our Political Leaders Must Support the Full Dismantling of ICE
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) demands our elected leaders abandon the failed reformist steps when it comes to dealing with DHS and ICE. Anything less than the full dismantling of ICE will not be a sufficient response to what is happening across our country. We’ve seen our elected officials capitulate toward Trump’s hateful and racist anti-immigrant agenda by attempting to find common ground.
Unconstitutional and Abhorrent ICE Memo Comes to Light: ICE Instructs Officers to Violate Fundamental Constitutional Protections
A media report shows a secret ICE memo instructs its agents to violate 4th Amendment rights, giving them permission to enter people's homes and search them without a warrant.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center: We Will Never Let Trump’s White Supremacist Agenda Be Accepted as Normal
As we embark on the 2nd year of the Trump Administration, we carry with us the lessons from the first. We will continue our work to educate immigrant communities about the administration’s attacks with up-to-date legal and policy analysis and resources.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center Condemns Egregious Use of Power by ICE
ILRC responds to the fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota by an ICE agent and stands in solidarity with Minnesota advocates calling on federal enforcement agents to leave the state.