Results
Date Published: 11/24/2014
This Fact Sheet focuses on the expansion of deferred action, memorialized in a Memorandum by Jeh Johnson "Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children and with Respect to Certain Individuals Whose Parents are U.S. Citizens or Permanent...
Date Published: 11/24/2014
This document provides an overview of administrative relief for community members.
Date Published: 10/30/2014
SB 873 appropriates $3M to provide legal representation for Unaccompanied Minors in removal proceedings. The law also eliminates any ambiguity that California Superior Courts, including family courts, have jurisdiction to make the findings necessary for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (“SIJS”)...
Date Published: 12/10/2019
With a few exceptions, immigration authorities must use the “categorical approach” to determine whether a criminal conviction triggers a ground of removal. Expert use of the categorical approach may be the most important defense strategy available to immigrants convicted of crimes.
Date Published: 10/07/2014
At the ILRC, we believe in educating and thereby empowering immigrants. Immigrants are too often unaware that they have rights as consumers under California law, and that non-attorney immigration providers, defined as "immigration consultants," must meet strict requirements in order to operate...
Date Published: 10/03/2014
A brief overview of the way Miranda-Olivares v. Clackamas County and the California TRUST Act have vastly limited the circumstances in which law enforcement may honor a hold, including the current standards under which holds should be assessed.
Date Published: 09/09/2014
This handout provides a basic overview of U Visas specifically for law enforcement. Advocates may use this to advocate for stronger U Visa certification policies and practices with law enforcement.
Date Published: 09/09/2014
Owing to a growing number of polices will limit ICE holds, and updates in case law, fewer people will be subject to mandatory detention, particularly in California. This handout provides an overview of mandatory detention law including how these updates may benefit your client.
Date Published: 09/09/2014
Visual map of what may happen to immigrant children in the immigration system including apprehension, detention, immigration court, and deportation.
Date Published: 09/10/2014
This chart is a compilation of resources for advocates working with Unaccompanied Immigrant Children (“UAC”) and includes general resources for working with and representing the UAC population, immigration options for UACS, laws affecting UACs, overview of the immigration detention and deportation...
Date Published: 09/09/2014
The attached provides an overview of the various policy points that advocates should consider in arguing for stronger ICE hold policies, including what language to avoid.
Date Published: 08/26/2014
On September 30, 2012, the state of California enacted the Reuniting Immigrant Families Act (“SB 1064”). SB 1064 is the nation’s first law addressing the reunification barriers faced by many immigrant families involved with the child welfare system. The law clarifies that maintaining children’s...
Date Published: 08/26/2014
In 2013, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a Parental Interests Directive to provide federal guidelines regarding immigration enforcement against parents and legal guardians. The Directive emphasizes that ICE should respect an immigrant parent’s rights and responsibilities, and...
Date Published: 08/26/2014
In Rendon v. Holder the Ninth Circuit clarified when a statute is truly “divisible” under the categorical approach, and held that California burglary (Penal Code § 459) never constitutes the aggravated felony “attempted theft.” This holding also means that California burglary never is a crime...
Date Published: 08/20/2014
This letter was sent to all California County Counsel and Sheriff Offices to advise on Miranda-Olivares and urge jurisdictions to stop complying with Immigration detainers, unless or until such detainers are accompanied by a judicial determination of probable cause to satisfy the requirements of...
Date Published: 07/23/2014
On July 21, 2014, Governor Brown signed into law a provision that will make a California misdemeanor have a maximum possible sentence of 364 days. This will provide crucial help to immigrants convicted of minor offenses.
Date Published: 07/08/2014
This op-ed on Unaccompanied Alien Children was written by one of our summer law interns, Kathleen Kavanagh. In recent months, we’ve seen an unprecedented jump in child arrivals mostly from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. The Official Border Patrol statistics show that over 47,000...
Date Published:
This edition features: Preparing for Immigration Reform 2014 Phillip Burton Awards More with Gaby Pacheco ICE Detainer Update Navigating the new Naturalization Form Read the Immigrant Advocate here, or click the link below to download the complete file.
Date Published:
Read the 2013 Annual Report here, or click the link below to download the complete report.
Date Published: 01/11/2018
On February 4, 2014 the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) introduced a new N-400 (Rev. 9/13/13), Application for Naturalization form that was updated in April and December 2016. All naturalization applicants must use the new form only. To help attorneys, BIA accredited...
Date Published: 05/16/2014
This summary provides details on recent groundbreaking federal court rulings related to immigration detainers. Learn what these decisions mean and how to use this information with your own local sheriffs, other law enforcement, and elected officials.
Date Published: 12/13/2019
The last update to Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, was September 17, 2019. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) only accepts the current version of the form. Also available here are translations of the N-400 by community-based partner organizations. There is also video...
Date Published: 03/21/2014
This memorandum was sent to all California County Counsel offices on December 19, 2013. The letter discusses interpretation and implementation of the TRUST Act. Advocates may use this letter to better understand the Act as well as in advocacy.
Date Published: 03/21/2014
A permanent resident with convictions from before April 1, 1997 may be eligible for a powerful waiver under the former INA § 212(c)—even if the offense was an aggravated felony. Yielding to the U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Judulang , the BIA has dramatically increased the type of offenses that can...