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.
In Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osorio, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the CSPA does not protect all of the derivative children of family-based immigrant visa applicants equally when they “age-out” of derivative status upon turning 21. In this podcast, you will hear an example of how the Supreme Court’s ruling in Scialabba affects the “aged-out” child of a woman from Mexico whose priority date to immigrate as the sibling of a U.S. citizen has just become current.
In this podcast, you will hear Grisel Ruiz, ILRC Defending Immigrants Law Fellow, talk about the wave of changes to ICE Hold policies in 2014. This will include an in-depth review of who is subject to mandatory detention.ICE Hold Developments
This video provides a brief overview of DACA, including how many people have applied and the benefits of applying. It covers the main eligibility requirements for DACA, points out the various issue areas, and provides the volunteer with best practice tips when screening a DACA applicant.
This video offers an overview of the DACA request process, explains how to fill out all of the required DACA forms, and outlines best practices and tips for completing the forms, which can be more complicated than they look. The presentation also alerts practitioners and volunteers about potential problem areas that may arise during the process, and when to seek expert advice.
This recording explains the DACA renewal process, including eligibility requirements, procedure for applying, required evidence, and other relevant details. The podcast is available in English and Spanish.
This recording features Lourdes Martinez and guest attorney, Niloufar Khonsari, discussing the various concerns advocates have regarding the new credible fear lesson plan for asylum officers.
In this podcast we discuss travel options, also known as Advance Parole, for DACA recipients. We review how and when DACA recipients may apply for advance parole, and share some of the risks and important considerations they should be aware of before leaving the country.