Giving Tuesday 2023

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The Immigrant Legal Resource Center is excited to participate again in the international philanthropic movement, Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and we invite donors and supporters to make a financial contribution to the ILRC in support of our mission to work with and educate immigrants, community organizations, and the legal sector to continue to build a democratic society that values diversity and the rights of all people. To do so, you can use the form below. 

What does giving to the ILRC on Giving Tuesday mean? It means that your donation on Tuesday, November 28 will help immigrants and their families stay together in this country as engaged residents and thrive. Since 1979, the ILRC has become a central hub for various coalitions of experts and leaders working to build a more just landscape for our diverse immigrant communities. We have focused our programs, resources, and partnerships toward assuring that the immigrant community, legal practitioners, and community-based organizations are educated, prepared, and engaged in the discourse around law and policy.  

A few ILRC guiding values:  

  • We engage in our work using a racial justice and economic justice lens.  
  • We work with coalitions and center impacted clients as part of our work.  
  • With immigrants increasingly in the crosshairs of draconian measures and racist and xenophobic legislative initiatives, our victories have evolved in meaning and impact. People’s rights do not stop once they cross a border and it is our collective duty to see to it that fair protections be set for everyone, including those who are most vulnerable. 

Show your support for the ILRC by making a gift on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 by using the form below. 

Thank you! 

 

         

         

 

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Qualifying for Protection Under the Convention Against Torture
Asylum
Protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) is an important relief option for individuals who are unable to qualify for asylum or withholding of removal. This advisory reviews the legal standard for CAT protection. It also provides an overview of seminal Board of Immigration Appeals and federal circuit court decisions that discuss the various elements of a CAT claim. The end of the advisory contains a useful chart which compares asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT.
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ILRC’s Comment to Proposed EOIR Rule
Policy Advocacy
This is ILRC’s comment on the proposed EOIR rule (the rescission of what we referred to as Trump’s “Death to Due Process Rule”). The Trump rule attempted to change case briefing schedules, case timelines, judges’ control over cases, etc. – all in ways that would make it even harder for folks in immigration court to obtain immigration relief. ILRC has engaged in substantial advocacy to get rid of this rule, including being a plaintiff in the case challenging this Trump rule
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ILRC Comment on Proposed Changes to Form I-485
Enforcement
Family-Based
Immigrant Youth
Public Charge
On November 7, 2023, the ILRC submitted this comment on USCIS’s proposed changes to Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. The comment provides detailed suggestions for alterations to the proposed form as well as suggested language the agency should include. ILRC urged the agency to revise the form to reduce barriers to permanent residence for applicants and adjudicators and to focus on ensuring that the form is accessible for pro se applicants.

The U Visa: Obtaining Status for Immigrant Survivors of Crime
The U Visa: Obtaining Status for Immigrant Survivors of Crime will guide you through the entire process of handling an immigration case—from U visa eligibility screening for U nonimmigrant status, to communicating about the waitlist, bona fide determination, and deferred action, to adjustment of status, to assisting eligible family members, and to helping U nonimmigrants travel. In addition to providing a thorough explanation of the U visa requirements and U Visa application processes, this manual includes numerous practice pointers and sample materials to help you in handling your client’s case.
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