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.
06/19/2018
ILRC along with our partners—ACLU, DWN, IDP, IJN, NIJC and NIPNLG—provide an analysis of the enforcement and crimmigration provisions in the Ryan and Goodlatte immigration bills and urge opposition to these bills.
06/19/2018
ILRC along with our partners—ACLU, DWN, IDP, IJN, NIJC and NIPNLG—provide an analysis of the enforcement and crimmigration provisions in the Ryan and Goodlatte immigration bills and urge opposition to these bills.
06/14/2018
ILRC along with our partners—IDP, IJN, NIJC, and NIPNLG—provide an analysis of the enforcement and crimmigration provisions in Goodlatte's The Securing America's Future Act and urge opposition to the legislation.
06/14/2018
ILRC along with our partners—IDP, IJN, NIJC, and NIPNLG—provide an analysis of the enforcement and crimmigration provisions in Goodlatte's The Securing America's Future Act and urge opposition to the legislation.
06/08/2018
On May 4, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it terminated the TPS designation for Honduras. This TPS designation was supposed to expire on July 5, 2018. DHS has given TPS holders from Honduras an additional 18 months of TPS status (until January 5, 2020). On June 5, 2018, DHS published a notice in the Federal Register explaining how TPS holders from Honduras can re-...
06/07/2018
Over 300,000 people currently benefit from Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and many have been protected by it for nearly 20 years. However, the current administration is terminating the program for certain countries and is reviewing the designation of several others. This practice advisory describes what TPS recipients and their advocates can do now to understand their legal options. It will...
06/07/2018
Over 300,000 people currently benefit from Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and many have been protected by it for nearly 20 years. However, the current administration is terminating the program for certain countries and is reviewing the designation of several others. This practice advisory describes what TPS recipients and their advocates can do now to understand their legal options. It will...
06/07/2018
Over 300,000 people currently benefit from Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and many have been protected by it for nearly 20 years. However, the current administration is terminating the program for certain countries and is reviewing the designation of several others. This practice advisory describes what TPS recipients and their advocates can do now to understand their legal options. It will...
06/07/2018
Over 300,000 people currently benefit from Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and many have been protected by it for nearly 20 years. However, the current administration is terminating the program for certain countries and is reviewing the designation of several others. This practice advisory describes what TPS recipients and their advocates can do now to understand their legal options. It will...
06/07/2018
This legal update provides a summary explanation of how TPS holders from Nepal can re-register and re-apply for work permits now that DHS has announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status designation for Nepal.
06/06/2018
Cancellation of removal for Non–Permanent Residents under INA § 240A(b)(1) is a critical defense to deportation available to certain non-citizens with family in the United States. A person who is granted non-LPR cancellation of removal receives a green card, but the eligibility requirements for non-LPR cancellation are distinct from other means of applying for a green card, and also from other...
06/06/2018
Cancellation of removal for Non–Permanent Residents under INA § 240A(b)(1) is a critical defense to deportation available to certain non-citizens with family in the United States. A person who is granted non-LPR cancellation of removal receives a green card, but the eligibility requirements for non-LPR cancellation are distinct from other means of applying for a green card, and also from other...
06/04/2018
Aprenda sobre los diferentes tipos de revisiones de antecedentes penales para las personas solicitando DACA y como pedirlos.
06/04/2018
Aprenda sobre los diferentes tipos de revisiones de antecedentes penales para las personas solicitando DACA y como pedirlos.
06/04/2018
Learn about the various types of background checks for DACA applicants and how to request them.
06/04/2018
Learn about the various types of background checks for DACA applicants and how to request them.
06/01/2018
This infographic provides a simple, visual representation of who can apply for DACA now and how to get informed of changes and updates.
06/01/2018
This infographic provides a simple, visual representation of who can apply for DACA now and how to get informed of changes and updates.
06/01/2018
Public charge is a concept in immigration law that often deters immigrants from accessing critical public benefits and services. This cheat sheet gives services providers a quick overview of what public charge is, who it does and does not impact, what benefits impact public charge, and where to refer people for immigration help.
06/01/2018
Public charge is a concept in immigration law that often deters immigrants from accessing critical public benefits and services. This cheat sheet gives services providers a quick overview of what public charge is, who it does and does not impact, what benefits impact public charge, and where to refer people for immigration help.
05/31/2018
This practice advisory lays out the reasons why, for now, DACA applicants should feel safe that the Trump Administration will not use information contained in a DACA application to deport them. When President Obama announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012, the government assured applicants that it would not use information included in DACA applications to deport...
05/31/2018
This practice advisory lays out the reasons why, for now, DACA applicants should feel safe that the Trump Administration will not use information contained in a DACA application to deport them. When President Obama announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012, the government assured applicants that it would not use information included in DACA applications to deport...
05/23/2018
This statement from a coalition of immigrant rights organizations urges members of Congress to vote no on the FIRST STEP Act of 2018 (H.R. 5682). This bill excludes a wide swatch of immigrants, further criminalizes aspects of migration, and fails to address root systemic causes of incarceration nor advance any meaningful criminal justice reform.
05/23/2018
This statement from a coalition of immigrant rights organizations urges members of Congress to vote no on the FIRST STEP Act of 2018 (H.R. 5682). This bill excludes a wide swatch of immigrants, further criminalizes aspects of migration, and fails to address root systemic causes of incarceration nor advance any meaningful criminal justice reform.
05/23/2018
Statement for the Record by the ACLU, IDP, IJN, ILRC, NIJC and NIP on the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration for the May 23, 2018 Hearing Titled "TVPRA and Exploited Loopholes Affecting Unaccompanied Alien Children": In this statement for the record, the ILRC, along with our partners discuss the dehumanizing and cruel responses by the Trump Administration...