11/15/2019
This advisory provides an overview of basic concepts in immigration law and describes the government agencies that work in this area. It is a primer for paralegals and accredited representatives who are new to the subject.
11/15/2019
On this call, Bill and Eric talk about the increase in harsh immigration policies over the last 20 years, what is happening today, and what the ILRC is doing to push back.
11/15/2019
On this call, we talk about some of this administration’s most controversial immigration policies and policy revisions, the impact it has had on immigrant communities, and ways the ILRC is pushing back.
11/15/2019
On this call, we share with you what the current landscape for naturalization and citizenship is like, what policies have altered the naturalization process, and what the ILRC is doing to push back.
11/15/2019
For Immediate Release: November 15, 2019 Contact: Arianna Rosales, media [at] ilrc.org ; Jackie Gonzalez, jgonzalez [at] sfbar.org Key Members of Congress: Trump Admin's attempt to skirt CA detention center ban may violate federal law Advocates hail strong push for oversight from Congressional leaders San Francisco, CA — Immigrant rights advocates are praising the action taken yesterday by...
11/13/2019
National Map of Local Entanglement with ICE The federal government has built its immigration enforcement regime to depend on the time and resources of local law enforcement. As a result, local agencies are shoring up some of the most highly-funded, destructive law enforcement programs in our nation’s history. The Department of Homeland Security has built a massive infrastructure to exploit local...
11/12/2019
Cancellation of removal under INA § 240A(a) is an important defense for lawful permanent residents who have become removable, due to criminal record or other reasons. The requirements for statutory eligibility are somewhat complex, and in 2019 the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case deciding an aspect of the most complex part, the “stop-clock” rule for determining seven years of residence. See...
11/12/2019
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) records requests are an important tool for advocates who are representing people who were detained in ORR custody as children. This practice advisory discusses the role ORR records play in an immigration case and outlines the process for requesting them.
11/11/2019
The domestic violence deportation ground at INA § 237(a)(2)(E) sets out four bases for deportation: conviction of a crime of domestic violence, a crime of stalking, or a crime of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment, or being the subject of a judicial finding of violation of a domestic violence stay-away order. Coming within one of these grounds also can be a bar to cancellation of removal for...