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Dignity not Detention coalition condemns GEO lawsuit: “A shameless attempt to protect profits”

For Immediate Release: December 31, 2019Contact: Arianna Rosales, media@ilrc.org





Dignity not Detention coalition responds to Feds’ illicit scheme to prop up for-profit detention, urges immediate legal action from AG Becerra

For Immediate Release: December 20, 2019





Groundbreaking #NewWayForward Act challenges racial profiling, mass incarceration in immigration system

For immediate release: Dec. 10, 2019Contact: Arianna Rosales, media@ilrc.org, (408) 398-5140





Judge Blocks DHS From Implementing Unlawful Restrictions to Citizenship and Immigration Applications

Judge Blocks DHS From Implementing Unlawful Restrictions to Citizenship and Immigration ApplicationsUSCIS changes to fee waiver process foreclosed citizenship for some low-income applicants and barred others from immigration opportunitiesSan Francisco, CA — Today, Judge Maxine Chesney of the Northern District of California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring USCIS from implementing changes that would limit access to citizenship for lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and to other immigration benefits. The ruling, issued from the bench, halts changes to the naturalization application process that would present significant barriers to citizenship for tens of thousands of non-wealthy applicants each year, and to the immigration process for many vulnerable immigrants. The USCIS rule had gone into effect on December 2. 





Key Legal Organizations and Advocates Urge Harris County Commissioners to Take Action to Protect Immigrant Residents

For Immediate Release: December 5, 2019Contact: Arianna Rosales, media@ilrc.org





Key Members of Congress: Trump Admin's attempt to skirt CA detention center ban may violate federal law

For Immediate Release: November 15, 2019Contact: Arianna Rosales, media@ilrc.org; Jackie Gonzalez, jgonzalez@sfbar.org





The Trump Administration is Making it More Expensive to Apply for Citizenship

 





Lawsuit Challenges DHS Barriers Designed To Prevent Legal Immigrants From Becoming Citizens

Lawsuit Challenges DHS Barriers Designed To Prevent Legal Immigrants From Becoming CitizensUSCIS changes to naturalization fee waiver process forecloses citizenship for some low-income applicants





First Cite and Release Quarterly Report Suggests Citations Not Being Prioritized

For Immediate Release: October 16, 2019Contact: Carolina Canizales | (210) 760- 7368) | ccanizales@ilrc.org Arianna Rosales | (415) 321-8511 | media@ilrc.org





After sustained local activism, Gov. Newsom signs bill banning private prisons for immigration detention in CA

For Immediate ReleaseOctober 11th, 2019





BREAKING: Historic New CA Law Bans Use of Inhumane For-Profit Prisons

For Immediate Release: October 11, 2019Contact: Marie McIntosh, media@ilrc.org





California’s Historic Move to End State Support of Private Prisons Must be Signed into Law by Gov. Newsom, Urges ILRC

For Immediate Release: September 16, 2019Contact: Marie McIntosh, media@ilrc.org





New Trump Rules Exacerbate Miserable Conditions for Children at the Border, Dire Consequences to Follow Termination of Flores Agreement

For Immediate Release: August 21, 2019Contact: Arianna Rosales, media@ilrc.org, 415-321-8511





Congress Must Block Public Charge Policies that Harm Immigrant Families and Communities, Says Immigrant Legal Resource Center

For Immediate Release: August 12, 2019Contact: Arianna Rosales, media@ilrc.org





Trump’s Speech is a Smokescreen for Cruel Immigration Policy, Says ILRC

For Immediate Release: May 16, 2019Contact: Marie McIntosh, media@ilrc.org





New Cite & Release Policy Seeks to Reduce Criminalization of Residents, District Attorney Must Release Text, Say Advocates with SA Stands

For Immediate Release: May 16, 2019Contact:Selene Gomez | 210-723-7113 | gomezselene14@gmail.comCarolina Canizales | 210-760-7368 | ccanizales@ilrc.org





Ninth Circuit Upholds California Laws Protecting Immigrants, Rejects Lawsuit by Trump Administration

For Immediate Release: April 18, 2019Contact: media@ilrc.org





Experts Available: Trump Administration Today in Ninth Circuit Opposing Transparency on Conditions in Local Immigrant Detention

For Immediate Release: March 13, 2019 Contact: Marie McIntosh, media@ilrc.org, 978-500-2748





California’s Attorney General Reveals Abuses in Immigration Detention Conditions Report

For Immediate Release: February 26, 2019 Contact: Liz Martinez, lmartinez@freedomforimmigrants.org 956-572-4349 Marie McIntosh, media@ILRC.org, 415-321-8507





Border Deal and Declaration of State of Emergency Deepens Crisis for Families, Criminalizes Immigrants and Betrays American Voters

For Immediate Release: February 14, 2019 Contact: Marie McIntosh, media@ilrc.org





Trump’s Racist Blueprint for This Country Must Be Rejected by Congress

For Immediate Release: February 5, 2019





Immigrants Participating in Health and Nutrition Programs Become Latest Target of Trump Administration Deportation Efforts

For Immediate Release: September 24, 2018 Contact: Courtney Holsworth, courtney@balestramedia.com, 989.572.8162





Trump Administration Moves to Terminate Rights of Immigrant Children, Advocates Urge Agencies to Protect and Expand Children’s Rights

For Immediate Release: September 6, 2018





ILRC Urges Eligible DACA Recipients to Continue to Renew Applications, Congress to Find Permanent Solution Amidst Latest Ruling by Texas Judge

For Immediate Release: August 31, 2018 Contact: Courtney Holsworth, courtney@balestramedia.com, (989) 572-8162





Somali Nationals Face Grim Future Without Redesignation of TPS

For Immediate Release: July 19, 2018 Contact: Courtney Holsworth, courtney@balestramedia.com, (989) 572-8162