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Immigrant Rights Groups Applaud California Judge’s Decision to Uphold State Laws Protecting Immigrants

For Immediate Release: July 5, 2018 Contact: Marie McIntosh, mmcintosh@ilrc.org (415) 321-8507





New Memo: Trump Administration Plan to Initiate Removal Proceedings Against a Larger Number of Immigrants will Cause More Panic and Fear

For Immediate Release: July 5, 2018 Contact: Christina DiPasquale, christina@balestramedia.com, (202) 716-1953





Unconscionable to Not Redesignate Yemen, Home to One of World’s Worst Humanitarian Crises, for TPS Protection

For Immediate Release: July 5, 2018 Contact: Courtney Holsworth, courtney@balestramedia.com, (989) 572-8162





Speaker Ryan’s Hardline Immigration Bill Will Increase the Criminalization of Immigrant Communities

For Immediate Release: June 27, 2018 Contact: Courtney Holsworth, courtney@balestramedia.com, 989.572.8162





Family Separations Will Continue Despite Trump Executive Order, Until Overzealous Prosecutions and Detention End, Says ILRC

For Immediate Release: June 20, 2018 Contact: Marie McIntosh, mmcintosh@ilrc.org, (978) 500-2748





New AP Guidance: Avoid Use of “Chain Migration” Language on Family Migration Following Grassroots Campaign

For Immediate Release: May 25, 2018 Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, (908) 242-4822 Camonghne Felix, camonghne.felix@berlinrosen.com, (646) 675-4009





New Report: Trends in Gang Allegations Against Immigrant Youth Analyzed by the ILRC

For Immediate Release: May 22, 2018





Human & Immigrant Rights Groups File Amicus Brief Urging Continuance of California’s Oversight of Immigration Detention Conditions

For Immediate Release





Trump Administration Ending TPS for Hondurans Is Unconscionable, Says ILRC

Trump Administration Ending TPS for Hondurans Is Unconscionable, Says Immigrant Legal Resource Center





Eliminating TPS Designation For Nepal Is Unfounded and Heartless, Says Immigrant Legal Resource Center

For Immediate Release: April 26, 2018 Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, (908) 242-4822





Federal Court Ruling Signals Unconstitutional Trump Administration Threats to Deprive Federal Funding over Sanctuary Policies Is Clear Violation of Law

For Immediate Release: April 13, 2018 Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, (908) 242-4822





Trump’s Decision to End Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberia is Cruel

For Immediate Release: March 27, 2018 Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, (908) 242-4822





Texas Immigrants, Advocates, Legal Experts Outline Steps Forward after Fifth Circuit Court Ruling on Anti-Immigrant Law SB4

For Immediate Release: March 14, 2018 Contact: Diop Harris at (269) 209-7733 or press@americasvoice.org ILRC Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, (908) 242-4822





Dignity Not Detention Coalition: Justice Department Lawsuit Signals Blatant Disregard for the Human Rights of Immigrants in Detention

For Immediate Release: March 8, 2018 Contact: Kemi Bello, kbello@ilrc.org | (415) 321-8568





California Immigration Experts on Tomorrow’s “Major” Sanctuary Policy Announcement by Attorney General Sessions

For Immediate Release: March 6, 2018 Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, (908) 242-4822





Lawsuit Filed against California for Its Sanctuary Policy Is Affront to Residents, Says ILRC

For Immediate Release: March 6, 2018 Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, (908) 242-4822





SCOTUS Ruling Denies Immigrants’ Right to Fair Day in Court, Says ILRC

For Immediate Release: February 27, 2018 Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, 908.242.4822





ILRC Will Continue to Fight Alongside Dreamers Despite Senate Inaction

For Immediate Release: February 16, 2018Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, 908.242.4822





Immigration Experts on Congressional Amendments and Senate Floor Immigration Debate

For Immediate Release: February 15, 2018 Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, (908) 242-4822





The Search for Leadership and Governance Continues as Congress Shuts Down Government Again Without a DACA Fix

For Immediate Release: February 8, 2018 Contact: Courtney Holsworth, courtney@balestramedia.com, (989) 572-8162





Syrians in US Deserve a TPS Redesignation, Not Just an Extension, Says ILRC

For Immediate Release: January 31, 2018 Contact: Courtney Holsworth, Courtney@balestramedia.com, 989.572.8162





ILRC Decries Trump’s Extreme Immigration Agenda: Recycled and Repackaged for the State of the Union but Still the Same

For Immediate Release: January 30, 2018  Contact: Courtney Holsworth, courtney@balestramedia.com, (989) 572-8162





New Report and Map: Sanctuary Policies Strengthened in 410 Counties Across the Country in 2017, Finds the Immigrant Legal Resource Center

For Immediate Release: January 25, 2018 Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, 908.242.4822





Government Shutdown is Trump’s Latest Leadership Failure, Decries Immigrant Legal Resource Center

For Immediate Release: January 20, 2018Contact: Jareyah Bradley, jareyah@balestramedia.com, 908.242.4822





Federal Court Decision Halting End of DACA is Temporary Victory, Recipients Must Stay Vigilant, Says Immigrant Legal Resource Center

For Immediate Release: January 11, 2018