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Date Published: 01/11/2016
A guide to assist public defenders and others to determine key immigration consequences of selected California offenses.
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In this issue... Immigrants Shape California Legislative Package The other side of the immigration debate Protecting Undocumented Youth in the Child Welfare System ILRC Combats Unjust Immigration Enforcement
Date Published: 12/03/2015
This chart shows the effect that immigration law gives to different types of state post-conviction relief, including the new California Penal Code § 1203.43.
Date Published: 12/02/2015
A review of four different models used throughout California, in advising noncitizen defendants of the immigration consequences of criminal offenses. This protocol provides interviews with defenders currently practicing these models, as well as practical tips and resources in establishing similar...
Date Published: 10/29/2015
In October 2015, various community groups, including the ILRC, submitted a letter to the Monterey Board of Supervisors urging them to intervene in the Sheriff’s cooperation with ICE. Please see this letter as a sample for your community advocacy efforts.
Date Published: 03/21/2016
Effective January 1, 2016, a new California drug law will help defendants avoid catastrophic immigration consequences for minor offenses. Pending creation of a government form to request § 1203.43 relief, here is a model motion and order. Many thanks to Graciela Martinez of the Los Angeles County...
Date Published: 10/12/2015
This practice advisory describes the recent increase in RFEs and NOIDs in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status cases, in which USCIS is requesting documents from the underlying state court proceedings. The advisory details arguments against disclosing state court documents and information to USCIS,...
Date Published: 09/09/2015
This toolkit for organizers explains how ICE co-opts local law enforcement into immigration enforcement, and how communities can fight to disentangle them. Along with sample questions for local law enforcement and tools for monitoring immigration enforcement activities in your community, this...
Date Published: 08/19/2015
An immigration enforcement infographic showing what happens when local law enforcement cooperates with ICE. The infographic shows who in our communities are captured by immigration enforcement, how they are captured, and what can happen to community members thereafter.
Date Published: 05/09/2016
In November 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47, a historic record changing opportunity. The below resources are aimed at educating community members, advocates, and lawyers on the immigration benefits of Proposition 47. We also have two Prop 47 podcasts: one in English and one in Spanish...
Date Published: 08/06/2015
This advisory discusses how the Supreme Court's opinion in Johnson v. United States may affect selected offenses under California law, and what criminal defense and immigration advocates can do now.
Date Published: 08/04/2015
A primer on the Priority Enforcement Program (“PEP-Comm”) for local leaders and elected officials.
Date Published: 06/17/2015
This letter from national immigrant rights organizations describes the legal and policy problems with the Priority Enforcement Program (PEP), immigration detainers, and other entanglement with local law enforcement.
Date Published: 10/10/2016
This short advisory explains how ICE has implemented the PEP program announced in November 2014 and analyzes the three new detainer forms that ICE has created.
Date Published: 06/05/2015
This document is meant to be given to potentially eligible deferred action applicants to document their absences from the United States to help legal services providers evaluate their eligibility for DAPA and DACA.
Date Published: 06/05/2015
This document is intended to help potentially eligible deferred action applicants document all their addresses since moving to the United States.
Date Published: 06/05/2015
This document provides dividers to help potentially eligible DAPA applicants organize their documents according to the DAPA eligibility criteria.
Date Published: 06/05/2015
This document is an outreach flyer that can be given to potentially eligible DAPA applicants who are the parent of a Lawful Permanent Resident (“Green Card holder” or “LPR”) or to the LPR child, directly, that explains basic eligibility requirements for naturalization and the benefits of...
Date Published: 03/12/2015
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) cases, involving a claim of abuse, abandonment or neglect against one parent while the child resides with the non-offending parent, are commonly referred to as one-parent cases. These cases, though permissible under the plain language of the statute as well...
Date Published: 03/12/2015
Advocates may find that some state court judges are unfamiliar with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), or uncomfortable with their role in helping an individual access a form of federal immigration relief. This resource is intended to help advocates address the concerns of state courts with...
Date Published: 03/12/2015
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status is a unique, hybrid form of immigration relief that requires the involvement of state courts before a child is eligible to apply for a special immigrant juvenile visa with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. This guide includes an overview of the process...
Date Published: 03/09/2015
The first handout, "AB 60 California Driver’s License: Frequently Asked Questions," is aimed at immigration attorneys and provides an overview of frequently asked questions regarding AB 60 licenses, including some common red flags. The second handout, "Preguntas Acerca de la AB 60," is aimed at...
Date Published: 01/14/2015
Obtenga aquí las respuestas a las preguntas más comunes sobre este nuevo programa para obtener una licencia de manejar en California.
Date Published: 01/13/2015
This is an annotated chart that provides quick access to the differing crimes bars to DAPA and DACA.
Date Published: 01/06/2015
This FAQ explains questions of legal authority for local law enforcement agencies to be involved in immigration enforcement. Specifically, the document reviews recent court decisions and examines how the law is evolving in regard to ICE detainers, administrative immigration warrants, and other...
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In this issue... “My parents were deported” by actress Diane Guerrero Immigration Reform and Preparing for Administrative Relief Advocating for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Seeding the Field with Rebellious Lawyers AB60: Keeping California Families Safe
Date Published: 12/16/2014
These flyers are for community members and can be used to screen people into eligibility, give information about the possible benefits and provide ideas for what people can do now to prepare.
Date Published: 11/26/2014