Areas of Expertise

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) immigration attorneys’ expertise focuses on family-based immigration, humanitarian relief, naturalization and citizenship, immigration enforcement, and removal defense.

Since 1979 we have helped expand the immigration expertise of attorneys, nonprofit staff, criminal defenders, and others assisting immigrant clients.

In addition to authoring the ILRC’s practice manuals, our expert attorneys have been published by Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), ILW.com, Huffington Post, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, Center for Law and Social Policy, The Hill, LexisNexis Emerging Issues, and Fox News Latino.
 
We have also provided training to National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), American Bar Association Commission on Immigration, Federal Bar Association, The State Bar of California, Legal Aid Association of California, Judicial Council of California and more.

Draining the Trust Funds: Ending DACA and the Consequences to Social Security and Medicare
DACA
October 2017 report by the ILRC and Professor Tom K. Wong estimating the cost that ending DACA would have to the Social Security and Medicare trust funds over ten years. The report that concludes that the end of DACA will lead to $39.3 billion in losses to Social Security and Medicare contributions over ten years, half of which represents lost employee contributions and half employer contributions. Of these losses, $31.8 billion represents the decrease in Social Security contributions and $7.4 billion in Medicare contributions. This report represents an update of a previous report released by the ILRC in December of 2016.

The Immigrant Advocate - Winter 2016
In this issue: The ILRC outlines key priorities for 2017; Post-Conviction Relief and Protecting Constitutional Rights; Immigrants Benefit from California’s New Marijuana Reform; Harris County, TX: The “Deportation Capital” of the U.S.; California has the opportunity to lead the nation with dignity, not detention

On the Cusp of Inauguration Day, Nearly 900 Organizations Urge President-Elect Trump to Continue DACA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 18, 2017

Contacts
Kemi Bello, kbello@ilrc.org, (415) 321-8568
Pat Zapor, pzapor@cliniclegal.org, (301) 565-4830

On the Cusp of Inauguration Day, Nearly 900 Organizations Urge President-elect Trump to Continue DACA
Letter Cites Bipartisan Support, Public Safety Benefits, and Potential Loss of $30 Billion in Economic Contributions

Over 400 Organizations Demand Republican Administration Stop Deportation of DACA Recipient Daniel Ramirez Medina

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 17, 2017

Contact: Kemi Bello, kbello@ilrc.org, (415) 321-8568

Over 400 Organizations Demand Republican Administration Stop Deportation of DACA Recipient Daniel Ramirez Medina
Mr. Ramirez Medina Will Appear in Court Today to Request His Release from Immigration Detention

Community Flyers on Marijuana
Citizenship and Naturalization
Community Resources
Crimes
These flyers inform community members of the fact that it is very dangerous for any noncitizen, including a permanent resident, to discuss marijuana use with any official. This is true even if the person used marijuana in their own home and it was legal under the law of their state (because of medical or legalized marijuana state laws). Get legal counsel and get informed!

ILRC Statement on President’s Joint Address to Congress

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 1, 2017
Contact: Kemi Bello, kbello@ilrc.org, (415) 321-8568

ILRC Statement on President’s Joint Address to Congress

Last night, the president addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time. During his remarks, the president made a call for immigration reform that seemed wildly out of step with the ramped up deportation actions he has authorized over the past month.

Sponsor
The ILRC is pleased to thank our sponsors for their generous support with a range of benefits. Sponsorship levels start at $1,000 (Supporting) and go up to $25,000 (Pinnacle).  There is even a special category for our nonprofit partners. To learn more download our reply form.