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Date Published: 12/02/2013
These sample questions provide guidance for meetings with local law enforcement. They cover monitoring of the TRUST Act, any other ways that law enforcement may cooperate with ICE, and the potential to push for better local policy.
Date Published: 10/09/2013
Starting January 1, 2014, a conviction for transportation under H&S 11352 and 11379 will automatically qualify as a drug trafficking aggravated felony. AB 721, signed into law on October 3, 2013, redefines transport to include only transportation for sale and now excludes transportation for...
Date Published: 09/25/2013
On August 23, 2013, ICE issued a directive on “Facilitating Parental Interests in the Course of Civil Immigration Enforcement Activities.” This document summarizes the guidelines laid out in the directive.
Date Published: 09/12/2013
Immigration reform has only been approved by the Senate, but as the bill currently stands, S.744 changes several things about the family-based system and also adds merit-based tracks. This document summarizes the proposed changes and additions.
Date Published: 08/14/2013
The charts lay out the path to citizenship for undocumented individuals, DREAMers, and agricultural workers based on the Senate bill “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013” (S.744). It also summarizes the eligibility requirements and bars at each stage of...
Date Published: 08/14/2013
The powerpoint focuses on the paths to citizenship, future flow, and enforcement provisions that are in the Senate immigration reform bill titled “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act” (S. 744).
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This edition features:a message from ILRC Immigration Policy Attorney, Aidín Castillo; highlights from the 23rd Phillip Burton Immigration & Civil Rights Awards; ILRC and Immigration Reform; Forgotten DREAMers: ILRC's outreach in California's Central Valley; a NAC Update, and more!
Date Published: 07/31/2013
Date Published: 07/22/2013
Date Published: 07/22/2013
A manual for organizers on how to prevent local law enforcement from holding immigrants for ICE.
Date Published: 06/24/2013
New Advocacy Guide for ICE's massive Criminal Alien Program (CAP), from the National Immigrant Project, Washington Defenders Association, and the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.
Date Published: 06/06/2013
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment by Rep. Steve King (R-IA) to HR 2217, the “Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act2014.” This amendment denies funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement and administer several important programs,...
Date Published: 06/03/2013
Drawing from our experiences during and after IRCA, we offer a brief analysis of some of the legalization aspects of the recently introduced Senate Bill—the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013.” We divide our discussion broadly into the positive and...
Date Published: 05/29/2013
The National Immigrant Project (NIP) and the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) announce Practice Advisory regarding the December 2012 ICE Detainer Guidance & Form: In December 2012, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced new ICE detainer guidance and issued a new detainer form...
Date Published: 05/29/2013
In Moncrieffe v. Holder , the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that the full categorical approach applies in immigration proceedings. A result is that where the criminal statute defines the offense more broadly than the immigration definition at issue, the conviction will not trigger the immigration...
Date Published: 05/24/2013
Mark Silverman, ILRC Director of Immigration Policy, discusses concerns about fraud under the SAW program and why fraud is less likely to occur under a future legalization program.
Date Published: 05/21/2013
The long-delayed congressional debate over vital immigration reform begins this week following the filing of a bipartisan measure that creates a roadmap to citizenship for a portion of the 11 million immigrants now in the country without documents.
Date Published: 05/01/2013
The ILRC, along with WDA, IDP, and NIP, summarize and discuss some of our immigration system’s most egregious aspects, outline five main principles to advocate for with immigration reform, and caution against possible new harmful provisions that we would have to fight for decades to come.
Date Published: 05/03/2013
"The Immigration and Naturalization Service, Community-based Organizations, and the Legalization Experience: Lessons for the Self-Help Immigration Phenomenon,” is a law review article written by ILRC’s founder, Bill Hing, in which he discusses lessons learned from the Immigration Reform and Control...
Date Published: 03/12/2013
In Chaidez v. United State s, 568 U.S. _____, ____S.Ct.____, 2013 WL 610201, (February 20, 2013) the U.S. Supreme Court held that Padilla v. Kentucky , 559 U.S. 356 (2010) was a “new rule” that did not apply retroactively to convictions final before March 31, 2010. In Padilla , the Supreme Court...
Date Published: 02/21/2013
Many noncitizen defendants are already deportable (“removable”). This includes all undocumented people, as well as lawful permanent residents (green card-holders) who have become deportable because of a conviction. If immigration authorities find these people – which is likely to happen – they will...
Date Published: 01/21/2016
These short articles go into more detail on key topics. They are updated as of February 2013 or later, as indicated.
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This edition features: DACA: Ensuring the Dream for our Nation’s Immigrant Youth; The New American Campaign: Helping Legal Residents Become US Citizens; and a message from Supervising Attorney Angie Junck.