02/07/2018
This resource provides analysis on why congressional proposals to expand penalties for reentry prosecutions should be rejected.
02/07/2018
This resource analyzes congressional proposals on gangs, discusses how gang affiliation impacts immigration enforcement, and discusses solutions and examples.
02/07/2018
This resource discusses how current immigration laws criminalize individuals, and provides analysis of current congressional proposals.
02/06/2018
On November 20, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it terminated the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti. This TPS designation was supposed to expire on January 22, 2018. DHS has given TPS holders from Haiti an additional 18 months of TPS status (until July 22, 2019) and it is unlikely that TPS for Haiti will be extended past that date. On January 18...
02/05/2018
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is seeking a full-time Policy Attorney based in our Washington, DC office. This is an exempt, two-year position with the possibility of an extension. This position will report to the Senior Policy Strategist. The ILRC is a national nonprofit legal support center located in San Francisco, California and Washington D.C. The mission of the ILRC is to work...
02/01/2018
This table provides state law statutes and descriptions of existing laws that require people to identify themselves to law enforcement officers—also known as Hiibel laws or Stop-and-Identify laws. The nuances of requirements under these laws may vary, but the chart provides a preliminary survey and research of statutes across the country, to educate individuals about their own state requirements...
02/01/2018
In the past four years, California voters and the California Legislature have created many new mechanisms for people to reclassify, vacate, and resentence offenses to eliminate the ongoing impact of criminal convictions. This advisory discusses how these new laws can benefit immigrants and can erase or mitigate certain criminal grounds of removability.
02/01/2018
As teachers are the individuals interacting with students and their families on a daily basis, the following resources may be useful to educators as they work with students, parents, and community members. This packet can help disseminate material learned in trainings to make sure useful resources are in the hands of those who are best able to share this information.
01/31/2018
For Immediate Release: January 31, 2018 Contact: Courtney Holsworth, courtney [at] balestramedia.com , 989.572.8162 Syrians in US Deserve a TPS Redesignation, Not Just an Extension, Says Immigrant Legal Resource Center Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Syria which would afford continued protection from deportation to...
01/31/2018
San Joaquin Valley Law Fellow – San Joaquin Valley, CA Start Date: Fall 2018 Application Deadline: April 1, 2018 The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is seeking an attorney or recent law graduate to work in California’s San Joaquin Valley as a San Joaquin Valley Law Fellow starting in fall 2018. The fellow will work together with the ILRC’s staff attorney in the San Joaquin Valley to...