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Termination of Temporary Protection Status for El Salvadorans is Inhumane, Says Immigrant Legal Resource Center

For Immediate Release





Trump Administration Continues the Wrong Approach to TPS Program, Plan to Deport 50,000 Haitians is Heartless

For Immediate Release: November 20, 2017 Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, 908.242.4822





Ending Temporary Protected Status for Nicaragua Is Morally Reprehensible, Says the Immigrant Legal Resource Center

For Immediate Release: November 6, 2017Contact:  Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, (908) 242-4822





Governor Brown Protects California Immigrants, Preventing Needless Deportations and Advancing Smart Drug Policy Reform

For Immediate Release: October 15, 2017Contact: Christina DiPasquale, christina@balestramedia.com, 202.716.1953





California’s Passage of Dignity Not Detention Act to Bring Needed Accountability to Private Immigration Prisons

For Immediate Release: October 5, 2017Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, 908.242.4822





Governor Brown Protects Residents with California Values Act, Preventing Needless Deportations and Conserving Vital Public Safety Resources

For Immediate Release: October 5, 2017Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, 908.242.4822





Where the DACA Program Ends, A More Permanent Legislative Solution for Immigrant Youth Must Begin, Says the Immigrant Legal Resource Center

For Immediate Release: September 5, 2017 Contact: Jareyah Bradley, 908.242.4822, jareyah@balestramedia.com





Texas Court Blocks SB 4 from Forcing Local Law Enforcement to Detain Immigrants for ICE, Ruling Allows Localities More Autonomy in Setting Immigration Enforcement Policies for their Own Officers

For Immediate Release: August 30, 2017Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, 908.242.4822





Texas’ Increased Support for Federal Deportation Machine Endangers All Residents, Says the Immigrant Legal Resource Center

For Immediate Release: August 1, 2017Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, 908.242.4822





400+ Organizations Oppose Republican Mass Deportation Bills for Undercutting Law Enforcement, Jeopardizing National Security, and Hurting Survivors

For Immediate Release: June 28, 2017 Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, (908) 242-4822





Ending Protection for Undocumented Parents, Trump Administration Continues 2012 DACA—For Now

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 16, 2017Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, 908.242.4822





California’s New Budget Adopts Groundbreaking Changes Concerning Immigration Detention

Contact: Kemi Bello, kbello@ilrc.org, (415) 321-8568





House Committee Weighs Whether to Strip Young Refugees & Other Migrant Children of Legal Protections

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2017                                                    





New Report: Increasing Funding for “Zero-Tolerance” Immigration Laws “Will Destroy Lives and Waste Billions”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 24, 2017





ILRC on Trump Administration’s Renewal of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Immigrants through January 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2017 Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, 908.242.4822





House Republicans Introduce Bill to Fuel Trump’s “Deport Them All” Agenda

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2017 Contact: Kemi Bello, kbello@ilrc.org





New Report Highlights How Local Criminal Justice Policies Undercut the Promise of “Sanctuary” Cities

Contact: Margot Friedman at mfriedman@dupontcirclecommunications.com or 202-332-5550





Attorney General Sessions Calling for Long Island to Partner on Misguided Federal Immigration Policies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2017 Contact: Courtney Holsworth, press@balestramedia.com, 989.572.8162





Immigrant Justice Network Responds to Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Launch of “V.O.I.C.E” Initiative

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2017





Federal Judge Decision is Welcome Blow to Unconstitutional Trump Administration Directive to Punish Sanctuary Cities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2017





Second Immigrant Death at Adelanto Detention Center Underscores Need for Dignity Not Detention Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2017





Sessions Promotes Prejudice, Forces Prosecutors to Jail More Immigrants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2017





Victory: California Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Immigrants’ Right to Effective Counsel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2017





Nearly 300 Legal Experts: Attorney General Sessions Wrong on “Sanctuary” Cities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 27, 2017





Nearly 300 Law Professors: Trump’s Executive Order on “Sanctuary” Cities Is Unconstitutional

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 13, 2017