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Publication Date
10/11/2018
“Sanctuary” policies exist all over the country, but they are under attack from the Trump Administration, which is trying to withhold federal funding. What is the DOJ trying to do, what funding is at stake, and what is the status of all these lawsuits over it? Most importantly, a key federal statute limiting sanctuary policies has been found unconstitutional, which means that sanctuary jurisdictions have even more power. Hear from legal experts and local campaigns about how sanctuary policies have played out across the country.
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Publication Date
10/01/2018
This webinar covers the basics you need to know about how local law enforcement and other agencies work with ICE or CBP, and how to think about who are the likely local targets for organizing. We talk about identifying the key problems in your community, mobilizing important allies, and what kinds of stories can help drive the narrative. Experienced organizers from Juntos in Philadelphia and Grassroots Leadership in Austin talk about how they addressed these strategies in their local campaigns, and the importance of building alliances on criminal justice issues broadly.
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Publication Date
09/11/2018
As of January 2018, the California Values Act (SB 54) is the law in California. This sweeping legislation curtails the role of state and local police agencies in federal immigration enforcement. This webinar, tailored to criminal defenders, will provide an overview of the Act’s major provisions and how to incorporate this new law into your defense practice. If you are interested in accessing the recording, please contact Grisel Ruiz, gruiz@ilrc.org.
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Publication Date
08/08/2018
The DOJ created new conditions for state and local recipients of Byrne Justice Assistance Grants and other federal grants, in an effort to prevent jurisdictions with certain sanctuary policies from receiving any funds. Several federal courts have found these requirements to be unconstitutional, and ordered the DOJ to distribute the grants to sanctuary cities such as Chicago and Philadelphia. This advisory explains the specific grants at issue, the various lawsuits against DOJ’s conditions, and other new developments in the fight over federal funding of sanctuary cities.
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Publication Date
07/24/2018
Summaries of key court decisions analyzing the legal and constitutional problems with ICE detainers and the liability of local agencies who hold individuals based on ICE detainers.
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Publication Date
07/24/2018
Overview of ILRC’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request
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Publication Date
07/17/2018
A brief summary of recent court precedents that analyze the limits of the federal government’s power to tell states how to regulate, and what this means for 8 USC § 1373. One court so far has found 8 USC § 1373 unconstitutional, and others are pending. These cases mean that a key anti-sanctuary weapon of the federal government may be struck down by the courts, and communities may be legally able to stop any communication with ICE and CBP.
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Publication Date
06/26/2018
This toolkit is aimed at providing you–the advocate– with the tools to provide valuable know your rights (KYR) information. This toolkit will teach you how to do a KYR presentation, including everything from the logistics of organizing an event to the substantive topics you should cover. If all you want to do is learn how to put together a KYR presentation, you can review the section Nuts & Bolts: Putting Together a KYR Presentation. If you would like a deeper and more substantive discussion of certain KYR topics (not necessary for everyone), please reference the section Deep Dive: KYR Substantive Topics. This toolkit is aimed at California audiences and contains advice that is California-specific.
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Publication Date
05/23/2018
Statement for the Record by the ACLU, IDP, IJN, ILRC, NIJC and NIP on the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration for the May 23, 2018 Hearing Titled "TVPRA and Exploited Loopholes Affecting Unaccompanied Alien Children": In this statement for the record, the ILRC, along with our partners discuss the dehumanizing and cruel responses by the Trump Administration and immigration hardliners to children seeking safety in the United States.
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Publication Date
05/21/2018
This report details findings from a national survey of legal practitioners concerning the increased use of gang allegations against young immigrants as a means of driving up deportation numbers, at the encouragement of the Trump administration. The report suggests emerging best practices for immigration attorneys to employ in both fighting against unfounded gang allegations and working to mitigate the impact of prior gang involvement.
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Publication Date
05/03/2018
This resource contains a chart comparing various federal legislative proposals attacking sanctuary jurisdictions.
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Publication Date
02/12/2018
Schools across the country are working to protect their students and students’ families from immigration enforcement activities on campus. However, the school to prison to deportation pipeline is often overlooked in efforts to keep students safe. This resource explains how an incident at school can result in a youth facing deportation, and encourages schools to review their disciplinary polices to ensure they are not sending students to ICE.
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Publication Date
02/08/2018
This advisory discusses the provisions of SB 54 (De Leon) and the California Values Act, relevant to criminal defense counsel who represent noncitizen clients. In addition to discussing specific provisions of the California Values Act, this advisory discusses how to incorporate this new law into your defense practice.
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Publication Date
02/01/2018
This table provides state law statutes and descriptions of existing laws that require people to identify themselves to law enforcement officers—also known as Hiibel laws or Stop-and-Identify laws. The nuances of requirements under these laws may vary, but the chart provides a preliminary survey and research of statutes across the country, to educate individuals about their own state requirements and provide a first step for deeper research.
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Publication Date
01/26/2018
This is a summary of the California Criminal and Immigration Laws Passed over the last several years to mitigate the impact of deportations, immigration enforcement, and immigration detention.
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Publication Date
01/25/2018
Sanctuary policies have continued to grow over the first year of the Trump administration. This detailed report describes what sanctuary policies are and how they are enacted across the country, detailing the changes in 2017 and providing context to the public discourse about local policies related to immigration.
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Publication Date
01/09/2018
This toolkit provides advocates with the tools to effectively meet with local law enforcement regarding the California Values Act (SB 54) and enforcement policies generally. The toolkit includes the steps advocates should take prior to any law enforcement meeting, a sample agenda, sample questions, a FAQ section, and other tools.
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Publication Date
12/04/2017
The Know Your Rights Skit is a guide for presenting know your rights materials in the case of contact with ICE. The document includes a skit which is designed to educate participants while reducing fears.
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Publication Date
11/14/2017
The attached document is a compilation of resources to help organizations and service providers prepare for immigration enforcement actions.
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Publication Date
11/14/2017
Recent California legislation, SB 29 and AB 103, places a check on the expansion of immigration jail in our state. This infographic provides an overview of these two new bills and explains how they work together to limit the growth of the immigration detention system.
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Publication Date
09/21/2017
This guide provides fundamental Know Your Rights information to immigrants in California’s criminal justice system. It provides a review of what immigrants should know once in criminal custody, as well as what to expect if they are transferred to immigration custody.
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Publication Date
08/22/2017
This resource explains key provisions that Texas cities and counties can enact in order to protect immigrants in light of SB 4.
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Publication Date
08/18/2017
Cities, counties, commissioners, mayors, sheriffs, and other elected officials have all sued the state of Texas over its controversial anti-immigrant law, SB4. This backgrounder explains the primary claims of the lawsuits, who all the parties are, and what is happening with SB4.
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Publication Date
07/19/2017
In May 2017, Attorney General Sessions issued a memo clarifying the interpretation of Trump's Executive Order to de-fund "sanctuary furisdictions." The Memo narrowly defines "sanctuary jurisdictions" and explains that the de-funding threat only applies to a few grant programs. This advisory explains what Sessions' Memo said, and how it affects communities that might be considered "sanctuary jurisdictions."
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Publication Date
06/06/2017
This short summary explains what ICE warrants (also called administrative immigration warrants or civil immigration warrants) do, and links to resources for further information and analysis.
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Publication Date
06/06/2017
This detailed memo analyzes the authority of ICE administrative warrants and why they fail to meet Constitutional standards. The memo examines why DHS has decided to issue ICE warrants along with ICE detainers, and explains the similarities and differences between these two types of documents. The memo focuses on how the existence of administrative ICE warrants does not confer immigration authority onto local and state law enforcement officers.
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Publication Date
06/06/2017
In March 2017, DHS created a new policy where they would send an administrative warrant along with all ICE detainer requests. Along with this policy, they released new ICE warrant forms: I-200, and I-205. These annotated forms explain what ICE warrants mean and whom they are directed to.
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Publication Date
06/02/2017
Report by the ILRC that estimates the number of current and future undocumented immigrants that could be deported without due process under President Trump's forthcoming expansion of expedited removal.
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Publication Date
05/04/2017
Local criminal justice policies, such as vagrancy laws and cash bail requirements, endanger vulnerable immigrant populations and undercut the promise of “sanctuary” cities, according to a report released today by Harvard Law School’s Fair Punishment Project, the Immigrant Defense Project, and the Immigrant Legal Resource Center. The report urges city and county leaders who want to protect immigrants to act swiftly to end harmful criminal justice practices that criminalize poverty and send undocumented residents into the deportation pipeline.