04/30/2019
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.
04/30/2019
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.
04/30/2019
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.
04/30/2019
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.
04/22/2019
All seventy-eight 287(g) agreements in the country will expire on June 30, 2019. This is a crucial opportunity to prevent your community from continuing its participation in this terrible program, which incentivizes racial profiling and has led to thousands of deportations. Watch this webinar to learn more about the 287(g) program and how to end these agreements in your community.
If you are interested in accessing the recording, please contact Lena Graber, lgraber [at] ilrc.org...
04/22/2019
On April 5, 2019, DHS announced it intends to proceed with proposed changes to the fee waiver process, most significantly by eliminating receipt of means-tested benefits as a basis for requesting a fee waiver. This practice alert provides a brief overview of some of the main changes practitioners can expect with the rule change. We do not know exactly when the revised Form I-912 and fee waiver...
04/19/2019
This community alert provides key information about upcoming changes to the fee waiver process, which allows some applicants to submit their immigration applications without having to pay the filing fee if they cannot afford it. As soon as May or June 2019, one of the easiest and most straightforward ways of proving that you qualify for a fee waiver request will be going away. Find out more...
Ninth Circuit Upholds California Laws Protecting Immigrants, Rejects Lawsuit by Trump Administration
04/18/2019
For Immediate Release : April 18, 2019 Contact : media [at] ilrc.org Ninth Circuit Upholds California Laws Protecting Immigrants, Rejects Lawsuit by Trump Administration SAN FRANCISCO– Today, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals largely ruled in favor of three California state laws that protect the rights of immigrants after finding the Trump administration’s lawsuit without merit. The Ninth...
04/15/2019
The Trump administration has vowed to increase 287(g) agreements, which deputize state and local law enforcement officers to undertake various duties of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Indeed, as of the date of this publication, 49 of the 78 total 287(g) agreements were created during this current administration, and the number will likely continue to increase. However, all of...
04/15/2019
The 287(g) program allows designated local law enforcement .officers to enforce civil immigration law s According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the 287(g) program led to more than 7,000 deportations in 2018. In 287(g) jurisdictions, ending these contracts are an essential first step to disentangling local law enforcement from ICE, which is why we’ve tracked and mapped these...