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- (San Francisco, CA)—An analysis by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) shows that state laws on immigration enforcement vary dramatically, and that this has major impacts on national immigration policy and the lives of immigrants in the U.S.
- (Washington)—The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is calling on the Biden administration to meaningfully fortify the DACA program, as promised by President Biden. Today, the federal government published a new DACA rule, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will continue to accept and process DACA renewal applications. However, the administration’s new rule represents yet another missed opportunity to protect immigrant communities. The administration's failure to expand DACA eligibility to include all immigrant youth who entered the U.S. after June 2007 is disappointing. The administration is also keeping intact eligibility disqualifications for certain immigrant youth who have had contact with the criminal legal system – despite how these communities are subject to biased policing practices, racial profiling and over-policing.
- Los Angeles, CA –The California State Legislature has passed AB 2195, a first of its kind measure to prevent California residents from facing some of the worst collateral consequences of drug convictions, including federal immigration consequences, in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Pereida v. Wilkinson, 141 S.Ct. 754 (March 4, 2021). The bill creates an alternative plea option that can be offered at the discretion of the prosecutor as a substitute for specified drug related offenses. This bill holds individuals accountable – the alternate plea will carry the same criminal penalties as any drug offense without triggering the collateral consequences for both immigrants and citizens. AB 2195 was authored by Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles). In response to the passage of AB 2195, Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer and the bill’s co-sponsoring organizations released the following statements:
- LOS ANGELES, CA – California State lawmakers, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - California, California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC), Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), and the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) are calling on the CA legislature to pass AB 1766, which will expand access to state-issued identification cards to undocumented nondriver residents.
- (Washington)—Yesterday, in yet another unabashedly political decision, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to keep a Texas judge’s nationwide order blocking President Biden’s guidance for determining immigration enforcement priorities intact.
- (San Francisco, CA)—The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is demanding that the Biden administration use its authority to protect the DACA policy, expand it beyond its current parameters and come up with creative solutions now to give relief to all immigrant youth. The administration cannot wait until the 5thCircuit Court of Appeals hands down its decision on a case heard today vigorously contesting a Texas federal judge’s declaration last year that DACA is unlawful.