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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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Fact Sheet

10/10/2013
DACA
Deferred Action is a form of prosecutorial discretion that provides a work permit and relief from removal for two years to certain eligible undocumented youth. This fact sheet outlines the benefits of DACA, who is eligible and the requirements.
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ICE Parental Directive

09/25/2013
Enforcement
On August 23, 2013, ICE issued a directive on “Facilitating Parental Interests in the Course of Civil Immigration Enforcement Activities.” This document summarizes the guidelines laid out in the directive.
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Family-Based Immigration: Now and Under S.744

09/12/2013
Policy Advocacy
Immigration reform has only been approved by the Senate, but as the bill currently stands, S.744 changes several things about the family-based system and also adds merit-based tracks. This document summarizes the proposed changes and additions.
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DOS FAQs for Post-DOMA

08/30/2013
LGBT
The Department of State answers frequently asked questions regarding non-immigrant and immigrant visa benefits for same-sex spouses.
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Powerpoint on Immigration Reform

08/14/2013
Policy Advocacy
The powerpoint focuses on the paths to citizenship, future flow, and enforcement provisions that are in the Senate immigration reform bill titled “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act” (S. 744).
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Charts describing the Paths to Citizenship in S.744

08/14/2013
Policy Advocacy
The charts lay out the path to citizenship for undocumented individuals, DREAMers, and agricultural workers based on the Senate bill “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013” (S.744). It also summarizes the eligibility requirements and bars at each stage of the process.
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The ILRC Opposes Efforts to End the Implementation of the DACA Program

06/06/2013
DACA
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment by Rep. Steve King (R-IA) to HR 2217, the “Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act2014.” This amendment denies funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement and administer several important programs, including the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program.
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Lessons Learned from the Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986: A Look at the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity & Immigration Modernization Act of 2013”

06/03/2013
Policy Advocacy
Drawing from our experiences during and after IRCA, we offer a brief analysis of some of the legalization aspects of the recently introduced Senate Bill—the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013.” We divide our discussion broadly into the positive and negative features of provisions in Senate Bill 744 (S.744) that relate to the length of the path to...
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Moncrieffe and Olivas-Motta: Fourteen Crim/Imm Defenses in the Ninth Circuit

05/29/2013
Crimes
In Moncrieffe v. Holder , the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that the full categorical approach applies in immigration proceedings. A result is that where the criminal statute defines the offense more broadly than the immigration definition at issue, the conviction will not trigger the immigration penalty. For further information, see www.nipnlg.org/legalresources/practice_advisories/...
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Revised 2012 ICE Detainer Guidance: Who It Covers, Who It Does Not, & the Problems that Remain

05/29/2013
Enforcement
The National Immigrant Project (NIP) and the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) announce Practice Advisory regarding the December 2012 ICE Detainer Guidance & Form: In December 2012, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced new ICE detainer guidance and issued a new detainer form which it claimed would result in the issuance of fewer detainers. The attached Practice Advisory...
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Immigration Reform: The Past, Present and Future (Podcast)

Policy Advocacy
05/22/2013

This compelling new recording features ILRC founder, Bill Hing, and Eric Cohen, ILRC Executive Director, as they share lessons learned from the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), specifically concerning the policy efforts and implementation. They also  discuss the Senate immigration bill (S.744, “The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act”) and provide advice and best practice tips to organizations on policy advocacy and immigration reform implementation.

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