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Publication Date
01/12/2016
Report by the ILRC calling for the end of immigration raids targeting Central American families and outlining the legal and factual grounds for the expansion of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. This report also provides estimates regarding the number of individuals that would benefit under an expansion of TPS.
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Publication Date
12/18/2015
In this issue: Immigrants Shape California Legislative Package; The other side of the immigration debate; Protecting Undocumented Youth in the Child Welfare System; ILRC Combats Unjust Immigration Enforcement
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Publication Date
12/03/2015
This chart shows the effect that immigration law gives to different types of state post-conviction relief, including the new California Penal Code § 1203.43.
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Publication Date
12/02/2015
A review of four different models used throughout California, in advising noncitizen defendants of the immigration consequences of criminal offenses. This protocol provides interviews with defenders currently practicing these models, as well as practical tips and resources in establishing similar models in your jurisdiction.
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Publication Date
10/12/2015
This practice advisory describes the recent increase in RFEs and NOIDs in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status cases, in which USCIS is requesting documents from the underlying state court proceedings. The advisory details arguments against disclosing state court documents and information to USCIS, and provides guidance on setting up your SIJS petitions for success from the outset.
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Publication Date
09/21/2015
In 2014, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) celebrated its 35th anniversary. Together with the immigrant community and its partners, ILRC is battling the unjust immigration policies that further marginalize those who are often overlooked. Our efforts resonate with a deep commitment to help keep families together.
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Publication Date
09/09/2015
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.
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Publication Date
08/20/2015
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.
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Publication Date
08/19/2015
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.
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Publication Date
08/06/2015
This advisory discusses how the Supreme Court's opinion in Johnson v. United States may affect selected offenses under California law, and what criminal defense and immigration advocates can do now.
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Publication Date
08/04/2015
This document describes how a person with DACA who travels outside the U.S. with Advance Parole may be able to apply for a green card in the U.S. based on an immediate relative visa petition.
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Publication Date
06/05/2015
This guide is a compilation of resources for immigrant youth living in the United States. It includes general descriptions of immigration relief as well as general advice on applying for benefits, driver’s licenses, financial aid for colleges, bank accounts and credit cards, filing taxes, registering for the national service and military service, and more.
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Publication Date
06/05/2015
This document is an outreach flyer that can be given to potentially eligible DAPA applicants who are the parent of a Lawful Permanent Resident (“Green Card holder” or “LPR”) or to the LPR child, directly, that explains basic eligibility requirements for naturalization and the benefits of naturalizing.
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Publication Date
06/05/2015
This document provides dividers to help potentially eligible DAPA applicants organize their documents according to the DAPA eligibility criteria.
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Publication Date
06/05/2015
This document is intended to help potentially eligible deferred action applicants document all their addresses since moving to the United States.
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Publication Date
06/05/2015
This document is meant to be given to potentially eligible deferred action applicants to document their absences from the United States to help legal services providers evaluate their eligibility for DAPA and DACA.
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Publication Date
06/03/2015
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Publication Date
05/20/2015
This form screens for DACA eligibility and other immigration relief. It can be used by non-immigration attorney volunteers because it highlights the areas that need to be referred to an experienced immigration attorney or BIA-accredited representative.
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Publication Date
05/19/2015
This new resource provides step by step instructions on how to notify USCIS that your address has changed. This is important so that receipt notices, reminders, and other documents are sent to the correct address. (English and Spanish)
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Publication Date
05/19/2015
This is a checklist to help you gather all necessary documentation to apply for DACA.
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Publication Date
05/19/2015
This is a sample cover letter that can be used when submitting a DACA application. This is a sample cover letter that can be used when submitting a DACA application.
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Publication Date
03/12/2015
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status is a unique, hybrid form of immigration relief that requires the involvement of state courts before a child is eligible to apply for a special immigrant juvenile visa with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. This guide includes an overview of the process of requesting SIJS findings in different types of state courts in California, providing answers to common questions about this process as well as practice pointers for different types of proceedings in California.
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Publication Date
03/12/2015
Advocates may find that some state court judges are unfamiliar with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), or uncomfortable with their role in helping an individual access a form of federal immigration relief. This resource is intended to help advocates address the concerns of state courts with respect to Special Immigrant Juvenile Status petitions.