05/16/2019
For Immediate Release : May 16, 2019 Contact : Marie McIntosh, media [at] ilrc.org Trump’s Speech is a Smokescreen for Cruel Immigration Policy, Says ILRC Today, President Trump delivered a speech on what he announced was a new immigration plan, though no plan was released and the plan has no viable pathway forward. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center responded to this specious plan by urging the...
05/16/2019
For Immediate Release : May 16, 2019 Contact : Selene Gomez | 210-723-7113 | gomezselene14 [at] gmail.com Carolina Canizales | 210-760-7368 | ccanizales [at] ilrc.org New Cite & Release Policy Seeks to Reduce Criminalization of Residents, District Attorney Must Release Text, Say Advocates with SA Stands Coalition of 26 Local Advocacy Groups Urge Pairing of Decriminalization with Discretion in...
05/13/2019
As the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies have increasingly come under scrutiny, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a division within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has played an increasingly significant role in carrying out brutal tactics to target immigrants for deportation. This backgrounder serves to demystify HSI and show that funding for HSI is...
05/10/2019
FAQ about ICE’s newest model of 287(g), the Warrant Service Officer (WSO) program.
05/09/2019
Starting in June 2019, Bexar County and San Antonio will implement "cite and release," a new administrative policy that seeks to reduce arrests. The policy directs law enforcement officers to use their discretion to issue citations for low-level, non-violent offenses.
05/06/2019
This comment period has closed. Click here respond to the latest notice of proposed fee waiver rule change. On April 5, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a proposed change to fee waiver eligibility and process. The April 5 notice announces USCIS’ intention to proceed with a plan, previously published on September 28, 2018 , to...
05/03/2019
For the last twenty years, a “public charge” has been defined as a person “primarily dependent on the government for subsistence, as demonstrated by either the receipt of public cash assistance for income maintenance, or institutionalization for long-term care at government expense.” This test has evolved during the 20th century and may be poised to change under the current administration. This...
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.
04/30/2019
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.