The ILRC is pleased that Congress is engaging in a serious conversation about immigration policy and how to protect DACA recipients, TPS holders and those with DED - who are among the many groups of people of color and immigrants targeted by the Trump Administration's racist policies and discriminatory practices.
The ILRC believes strongly that any legislation designed to protect immigrants should soundly reject Trump's racist agenda; this includes rejecting a framework that automatically disqualifies certain individuals from consideration for relief, such as those who have had contact with the criminal legal system. These frameworks disproportionately impact individuals and communities already subject to criminalization, surveillance and other discriminatory law enforcement tactics.
As HR 6 moves through Congress we urge legislators to ensure no additional provisions are included in the legislation that would create more barriers to relief for young immigrants, TPS holders and those with DED. It is imperative that proposals seeking to portray immigrants as public safety or national security threats, a tired staple of the Trump narrative, be squarely rejected and our legislators remain accountable to the demands of the American public for policies that are grounded in a vision of justice and dignity for immigrants.
--April 29, 2019
- Statement for the Record Submitted to the House Judiciary Committee Markup on the Dream Act, HR 2820; the American Promise Act, HR 2821; and the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019, HR 549
- Action Alert: Demand that Your Congress Member Oppose the Addition of More Youth Criminalization Provisions to the American Promise and Dream Act!
- Comparison of Criminal and Inadmissibility Grounds for American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, DACA and TPS. This resource, co-authored by the ILRC and United We Dream (UWD), compares the criminal and inadmissibility grounds for Titles I and II of the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 with DACA and TPS.
- Congressional Proposals That Further Criminalize Immigrants. This resource, co-authored by the ILRC and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, discusses how current immigration laws criminalize individuals, and provides analysis of past congressional proposals.
- The discriminatory and broken criminal justice system has cascading immigration consequences. This resource, co-authored by the Immigrant Justice Network (IJN) and the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), discusses the immigration consequences of discriminatory practices within the criminal legal system. IJN is a network comprised of the ILRC, the Immigrant Defense Project (IDP), and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild.
- The grounds for deportation violate American values of Fairness and Equality. This resource, co-authored by the Immigrant Justice Network (IJN) and the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), discusses how current immigration laws have devastating consequences for individuals and families. IJN is a network comprised of the ILRC, the Immigrant Defense Project (IDP), and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild.
- Mandatory deportation violates American values of due process and unfairly imposes a double punishment. This resource, co-authored by the Immigrant Justice Network (IJN) and the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), discusses how mandatory detention impacts individuals. IJN is a network comprised of the ILRC, the Immigrant Defense Project (IDP), and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild.