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  • Biden, Democrats Inability to Enact Bold Changes to the Immigration System is a Travesty
    (Washington)—The Biden-Harris administration and Congressional Democrats have continued to embrace failed tactics rather than pushing for and enacting bold changes to the immigration system. As a result, immigrant communities continue to live under draconian policies which have come to define our country’s immigration system. 
  • Civil Rights Organizations Allege Texas’ Operation Lone Star Targets and Punishes Migrants with Discriminatory Shadow Criminal Legal System
    (Austin, Texas)—Today, major national and Texas immigrant and civil rights organizations jointly filed a Title VI discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding “Operation Lone Star,” with the support of over 100 organizations. Operation Lonestar is an unlawful, xenophobic, and racist program under which Texas law enforcement officers target migrants for arrest, jailing, and criminal prosecution for the state criminal offense of “trespassing.” Texas state agencies channel these arrested migrants into a shadow criminal legal system that violates fundamental constitutional rights. 
  • The ILRC Denounces the Reinstatement and Expansion of MPP
    (Washington) – In light of the recent reports that the Biden administration has reached an agreement with Mexico to not only re-implement, but expand, the Trump-era MPP policy also known as “Remain in Mexico,” the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) issues the following statement: 
  • ICE Continues to Ignore FOIA Request for Reports on Enforcement Activities and Removals
    (Washington)—Immigration advocacy groups filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit Monday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting ICE’s internal reports on enforcement activities and removals under the Biden-Harris administration’s interim enforcement priorities. 
  • Watered Down Immigration Relief is Not the Goal
    (Washington)—This morning the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better (BBB) Act: the next step is for the Senate to act on this legislation. Among BBB’s many provisions is language attempting to address the needs of our country’s immigrants. However, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) believes the watered-down immigration relief Democrats advanced in BBB does not meet the needs of immigrant communities who have bravely fought for decades for citizenship and a vision of immigrant justice that is inclusive. At its best, this so-called “Plan C” would grant temporary relief to some immigrants while millions of others are left out. At its worst, it would leave a detailed roadmap that future administrations could use to target vulnerable immigrant communities. 
  • California Launches Unprecedented Campaign to Provide Free Immigration Legal Services and Support for Immigrant Community College Students
    (San Francisco, CA)—California has launched the Higher Education Legal Services Project, an unprecedented campaign to provide California Community College students with free immigration legal services and support, including immigration consultations, eligibility screenings, and case management. By making these services accessible and available for free, students affiliated with the state’s largest college system gain access to trusted legal support to avoid exorbitant legal fees and potential fraud.