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.

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Fact Sheet on Sanctuary Policies and 8 USC 1373

02/13/2017
Enforcement
This brief fact sheet explains the federal statute of 8 USC § 1373 and its relation to policies limiting compliance with immigration detainers or other immigration enforcement assistance by local law enforcement agencies, also called “Sanctuary Policies.” These policies do not generally conflict with 8 USC § 1373 and therefore do not put localities in jeopardy of losing federal funds.
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FAQ about Trump’s Interior Immigration Enforcement Executive Orders

02/02/2017
Enforcement
Crimes
Removal Defense
On January 25th, 2017, Trump issued two Executive Orders related to interior immigration enforcement policies. Taken together, these new policies are extremely harsh, and install a new deportation and detention enforcement scheme. This advisory is intended to provide community groups with a preliminary summary and analysis regarding these changes in interior immigration enforcement, which we will...
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The Immigrant Advocate - Winter 2016

12/13/2016
Newsletters & Annual Reports
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
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Post-Election Q&A for Advocates and Attorneys Serving Immigrant Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

11/29/2016
U Visa/T Visa/VAWA
This Question and Answer (Q&A) addresses potential changes in a Trump administration, written for domestic violence and sexual assault advocates and attorneys who are serving immigrant survivors of gender-based violence. This information may change as we learn more about the plans of the incoming administration. This document was written by Americans for Immigrant Justice, Asian Pacific...
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Naturalization Fee Waiver Packet

11/15/2016
Citizenship and Naturalization
This packet is designed to help advocates prepare naturalization fee waiver applications. The packet includes information from USCIS and ILRC on how to complete and review a fee waiver application to accompany naturalization applications, the adjudication standards for fee waiver applications, and a sample completed fee waiver form.
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Best Practices and Tips Audio Conversation: Beyond High School and College: DACA-Eligible Educational Institutions

DACA
11/04/2016

During this discussion, presenters focused on educational institutions above and beyond high schools and colleges that may qualify DACA applicants for eligibility. They shared learnings from the field about the kinds of adult education, vocational, and other instructional opportunities that have received favorable adjudication in DACA applications, and some tips on partnering with programs and organizations that provide these services.

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California Appellate Law on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

10/21/2016
Immigrant Youth
In recent years, California’s appellate courts have provided helpful guidance on the state court’s role in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) cases. This fact sheet briefly summarizes California’s published decisions, which clarify many of the common questions that these cases present in state courts, including one-parent SIJS, SIJS in delinquency proceedings, and the proper role of the...
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Life under PEP-Comm

10/10/2016
Enforcement
This short advisory explains how ICE has implemented the PEP program announced in November 2014 and analyzes the three new detainer forms that ICE has created.
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Immigration Impact: Analysis of the Adult Use of Marijuana Act

09/29/2016
Policy Advocacy
Crimes
This report provides a thorough analysis of California’s Proposition 64, or The Adult Use of Marijuana Act, and its potential impact on immigrants with marijuana offenses. The report covers the intersection of immigration and criminal law, the current impact of marijuana offenses on a variety of immigration outcomes, and the ways in which Proposition 64 could help mitigate the immigration...
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Elevating Delayed DACA Renewal Request

09/07/2016
DACA
This advisory describes how practitioners with clients whose DACA renewal is outside of processing time or whose biometrics appointment notice is delayed can elevate their cases for resolution with USCIS.
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2015 Annual Report

08/03/2016
Newsletters & Annual Reports
Immigration was one of the leading issues in our country in 2015. Animosity toward immigrants grew last year, and with it the threat of deportation and anti-immigrant policies. Thanks to our partners, allies, and the community, 2015 was a year we celebrated wins in our fight to advance immigrant rights. Read more in ILRC’s 2015 Annual Report.
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A Guide to the Criminal Alien Program

07/29/2016
Enforcement
The Criminal Alien Program encompasses the many ways that ICE agents interact with the criminal justice system in order to find and arrest immigrants. This guide explains how CAP operations work, how they intersect with other programs, and what ICE’s presence in, and access to, local jails means for immigrants and immigrant rights organizers.

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