Every year, millions of people wait for Congress to advance a solution that would provide stability for undocumented persons and their families. The numbers left waiting and worrying without a pathway to citizenship, protection from deportation, or the ability to work under the Trump Administration has only increased with the limitations on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for certain countries.
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.
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.
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.
This resource explains key provisions that Texas cities and counties can enact in order to protect immigrants in light of SB 4.
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.
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.
Report by the ILRC that calculates the economic losses of ending TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti. Losses include cost to taxpayers, GDP reduction, decrease in Social Security and Medicare contributions, and turnover costs for businesses.
An analysis of America’s counties and their voluntary assistance with deportations.
This resource identifies and explains some key provisions that cities and counties can enact in order to protect immigrants from discrimination and deportation.