FAQ on Trump’s Executive Order on Sanctuary Cities
President Trump issued an Executive Order on immigration enforcement in January 2017. The Order included sections ordering that sanctuary cities would not be eligible to receive federal funding. This fact sheet breaks down the key issues raised by the Executive Order, examining the possible meanings of the order, and the legal limitations on what the President can do.
Searching for Sanctuary
An analysis of America’s counties and their voluntary assistance with deportations.
Local Options for Protecting Immigrants
This resource identifies and explains some key provisions that cities and counties can enact in order to protect immigrants from discrimination and deportation.
Legal Analysis of Immigration Detainers
This updated memo explores recent case law on immigration detainers and how the 2015 detainer forms are still constitutionally deficient. Local jails who detain immigrants for ICE continue to risk liability for unlawful detentions.
Ending Local Collaboration with ICE: A Toolkit for Immigration Advocates
This toolkit for organizers explains how ICE co-opts local law enforcement into immigration enforcement, and how communities can fight to disentangle them. Along with sample questions for local law enforcement and tools for monitoring immigration enforcement activities in your community, this toolkit explains the new enforcement landscape under PEP-Comm and other ICE programs and gives fundamental background information about how ICE is at work in local jails.
Detainer Policies
These policies include city and county ordinances and administrative policies, as well as state laws, all of which limit the compliance of local law enforcement with ICE holds to some degree. Many other campaigns are ongoing; pending legislation or policies are not yet included here.
Cooperate with the Community Don’t Cooperate with ICE (An Infographic)
An immigration enforcement infographic showing what happens when local law enforcement cooperates with ICE. The infographic shows who in our communities are captured by immigration enforcement, how they are captured, and what can happen to community members thereafter.
AB 60 Resources - Updated 4/29/2015
The first handout, "AB 60 California Driver’s License: Frequently Asked Questions," is aimed at immigration attorneys and provides an overview of frequently asked questions regarding AB 60 licenses, including some common red flags. The second handout, "Preguntas Acerca de la AB 60," is aimed at community members and written in Spanish. It provides answers to common questions such as whether it is safe to apply for an AB 60 license depending on prior criminal or immigration history.
FAQs on Immigration Authority of Local Law Enforcement
This FAQ explains questions of legal authority for local law enforcement agencies to be involved in immigration enforcement. Specifically, the document reviews recent court decisions and examines how the law is evolving in regard to ICE detainers, administrative immigration warrants, and other immigration enforcement mechanisms that local law enforcement may encounter. The FAQ clarifies that even if there is probable cause to believe that a person is unlawfully present, this is not a basis to arrest, because local law enforcement officers do not have authority to enforce civil immigration
ICE Hold Policy Talking Points
The attached provides an overview of the various policy points that advocates should consider in arguing for stronger ICE hold policies, including what language to avoid.
Letter to County Counsel and Sheriffs regarding Miranda-Olivares v. Clackamas County
This letter was sent to all California County Counsel and Sheriff Offices to advise on Miranda-Olivares and urge jurisdictions to stop complying with Immigration detainers, unless or until such detainers are accompanied by a judicial determination of probable cause to satisfy the requirements of the Fourth Amendment.
Updates in Immigration Detainer Cases and How to Use Them in Organizing
This summary provides details on recent groundbreaking federal court rulings related to immigration detainers. Learn what these decisions mean and how to use this information with your own local sheriffs, other law enforcement, and elected officials.
Memorandum to All County Counsel Offices Regarding Interpretation and Implementation of the TRUST Act
This memorandum was sent to all California County Counsel offices on December 19, 2013. The letter discusses interpretation and implementation of the TRUST Act. Advocates may use this letter to better understand the Act as well as in advocacy.
How the CA TRUST Act Interacts with Local Immigration Enforcement
This guide explains how the California TRUST Act interacts with other ICE enforcement programs in California jails, such as the Criminal Alien Program, 287(g), and Secure Communities.
Toolkit: Challenging ICE Hold Requests/Immigration Detainers
A manual for organizers on how to prevent local law enforcement from holding immigrants for ICE.
Getting ICE out of Your Jail: Criminal Alien Program Advocacy Guide
New Advocacy Guide for ICE's massive Criminal Alien Program (CAP), from the National Immigrant Project, Washington Defenders Association, and the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.