06/29/2018
This advisory discusses how the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) protect children of permanent residents in their applications for permanent residency. We discuss how a child’s age is calculated and how they might move through different preference categories through their process to become residents.
06/28/2018
This introductory practice advisory explains 245(i), including “grandfathering” and “after acquired,” and includes screening questions to assist in identifying and evaluating possible 245(i) options for your clients.
06/27/2018
The domestic violence deportation ground at INA § 237(a)(2)(E) sets out four bases for deportability. Recent Board of Immigration Appeals and federal decisions, including the Supreme Court decision in Sessions v. Dimaya , significantly affect each of the four bases. This advisory will provide a brief overview of the deportation ground, and then outline the recent decisions and how they may affect...
06/27/2018
For Immediate Release: June 27, 2018 Contact: Courtney Holsworth, courtney [at] balestramedia.com , 989.572.8162 Speaker Ryan’s Hardline Immigration Bill Will Increase the Criminalization of Immigrant Communities, says Immigrant Legal Resource Center Yesterday, the Supreme Court, by a single vote, upheld Trump’s discriminatory Muslim ban and Congress is set to vote today on an extreme immigration...
06/26/2018
This toolkit is aimed at providing you–the advocate– with the tools to provide valuable know your rights (KYR) information. This toolkit will teach you how to do a KYR presentation, including everything from the logistics of organizing an event to the substantive topics you should cover. If all you want to do is learn how to put together a KYR presentation, you can review the section Nuts &...
06/25/2018
Every family should have a Family Preparedness Plan. While it is our hope that you never have to use your plan, it is a good practice to have one in place to help reduce the stress of the unexpected. This step-by-step guide will help you create a plan for your children in the event you are not available to care for them. See also , Family Preparedness Plan .
06/20/2018
For Immediate Release: June 20, 2018 Contact: Marie McIntosh, mmcintosh [at] ilrc.org , (978) 500-2748 Family Separations Will Continue Despite Trump Executive Order, Until Overzealous Prosecutions and Detention End, Says Immigrant Legal Resource Center Today, the Trump administration released an executive order following their cruel and immoral policy of separating immigrant parents from their...
06/19/2018
ILRC along with our partners—ACLU, DWN, IDP, IJN, NIJC and NIPNLG—provide an analysis of the enforcement and crimmigration provisions in the Ryan and Goodlatte immigration bills and urge opposition to these bills.
06/14/2018
ILRC along with our partners—IDP, IJN, NIJC, and NIPNLG—provide an analysis of the enforcement and crimmigration provisions in Goodlatte's The Securing America's Future Act and urge opposition to the legislation.
06/08/2018
On May 4, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it terminated the TPS designation for Honduras. This TPS designation was supposed to expire on July 5, 2018. DHS has given TPS holders from Honduras an additional 18 months of TPS status (until January 5, 2020). On June 5, 2018, DHS published a notice in the Federal Register explaining how TPS holders from Honduras can re-...