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Date Published: 10/27/2021
The ILRC, along with 96 international and national organizations, urge the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to halt the use of denaturalization, a racialized and criminalizing tactic to determine who belongs in the United States.
Date Published: 10/27/2021
The proposed DACA regulation presents serious problems and real opportunities. See the regulation at 86 Fed Reg 53736 (Sept. 28, 2021), https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-09-28/pdf/2021-20898.pdf . Comments are due on November 29, 2021. Together we can work to improve these rules. We...
Date Published: 10/19/2021
On October 19, 2021, the ILRC submitted comments raising concerns about USCIS’ proposed regulation changing the procedures for credible fear screenings and asylum. While the proposed regulation contains some provisions that would improve the current system, it also poses a significant risk to...
Date Published: 10/05/2021
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 charged with or convicted of crimes...
Date Published: 10/14/2021
The ILRC submitted comments to the U.S. Department of State (DOS) on October 14, 2021. DOS had solicited public input on recommendations for changes needed at the agency in a federal register notice on September 16, 2021.
Date Published: 10/12/2021
A quick digest of the new DHS immigration enforcement priorities released in September 2021.
Date Published: 10/05/2021
AB 32 (People Not Profit) signed in 2019 and effective January 2020, outlaws criminal and civil private incarceration in California, with some exceptions. Some brief months after AB 32 was signed, private prison company GEO Group Inc. and the Trump administration sued California aiming to strike...
Date Published: 10/01/2021
On September 28, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security published a proposed federal regulation announcing its intent to codify Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Our show of support needs to be strong because the stakes are high. The existing DACA policy remains under threat. If you...
Date Published: 10/22/2021
This webinar was recorded on October 22, 2021 and moderated by Carolina Martin Ramos (Mexica/Ani'-Yun'wiya Kin), Esq., Co-Executive Director, Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim (CMPI), and Director of CMPI Maya & Indigenous Human Rights Program and Legal Services . During the webinar, community leaders...
Date Published: 09/29/2021
The Central American Minors program allows qualifying children in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to enter the United States and live here lawfully if they have a parent or legal guardian in the United States with certain kinds of immigration status. This fact sheet provides information on...
Date Published: 09/15/2021
In this issue: New Americans Campaign Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Policy Highlight: ILRC v. Wolf , Youth At the Border, and more.
Date Published: 11/04/2022
The ILRC’s work in Texas focuses on building capacity and passing and implementing local policies that dismantle the arrest-to-deportation pipeline and decriminalize immigrants, Black people, and other communities of color. To further this goal, the ILRC’s Texas team employs an array of strategies...
Date Published: 09/08/2021
On August 18, USCIS provided information on the new bona fide determination process for U visa petitioners and their family members on a webinar hosted by ASISTA and ILRC. These notes include information shared during this event, including additional analysis. These notes are not vetted nor...
Date Published: 09/02/2021
The ILRC wrote this document to provide recommendations for changes to the Policy Manual that USCIS can immediately implement to rectify the previous administration’s policies, increase access to immigration benefits, and reduce backlogs.
Date Published: 09/23/2021
There have been many recent developments regarding the litigation challenges to the Department of Homeland Security enforcement priorities. This brief guide provides a quick summary to help you keep up. In short, the Enforcement Priorities are currently still in effect, although a change could come...
Date Published: 08/26/2021
Mortality from COVID-19 meant that many immigrant families grieved over lost family members, and simultaneously were faced with the loss of an immigration benefit that may have depended on the deceased relative. This practice advisory will explore the options that may remain for a surviving...
Date Published: 08/25/2021
ILRC submitted this comment to commend USCIS on the recent update to the USCIS Policy Manual, entitled “Assisted Reproductive Technology and In-Wedlock Determinations for Immigration and Citizenship Purposes.” We applaud USCIS on this update and clarification, which was necessary to comport with...
Date Published: 09/07/2021
Inadmissibility & Deportability is a practical and easy-to-use manual for beginning immigration attorneys, paralegals, nonprofit community-based organizations, and other advocates on the grounds of inadmissibility, deportability, and waivers. Written in plain English and filled with explanatory...
Date Published: 08/24/2021
4.5 million people in America are on probation. What is probation, and what does a probation officer do? How are probation departments involved in immigration enforcement? This short explainer seeks to provide basic information about probation and highlight the nefarious role that many probation...
Date Published: 08/05/2022
As attacks on immigrants continue and the DACA program remains in limbo, now more than ever, it is important that local elected officials take bold action to protect immigrants within their jurisdictions. This guide, co-authored by United We Dream, provides examples of local policies that help...
Date Published: 08/16/2021
Harris County, home to approximately 1.2 million immigrants, is one of the largest and most diverse counties in the United States. Unfortunately, it also operates an expansive jail system and is an epicenter of immigration enforcement. This report looks at criminal case outcomes before Harris...
Date Published: 12/15/2021
Level: Intermediate This webinar will discuss FOIA requests in immigration cases and provide tips for filing FOIA requests with DHS, including USCIS, OBIM, ICE and CBP. Researching clients’ case histories may become particularly important if any of the proposed legalization bills are enacted.
Date Published: 12/09/2021
THIS WEBINAR HAS BEEN CANCELED. We apologize for any inconvenience. Level: Intermediate As 2021 comes to a close, let’s take stock! In this webinar, we will provide immigration law and policy updates from the first year of the Biden administration. We will review what’s new on the legislative...
Date Published: 12/07/2021
Level: Intermediate This webinar will cover the requirements for obtaining non-LPR cancellation of removal, focusing on how to meet the exceptional and extremely unusual hardship standard. Using examples, this webinar will discuss common types of hardship presented in non-LPR cancellation cases and...
Date Published: 12/02/2021
Level: Intermediate / Advanced The field of post-conviction relief is constantly changing. Tune in to hear about newly enacted state laws, new case developments, and new advice for immigrant post-conviction relief practitioners. This webinar will be geared to people who already have some exposure...
Date Published: 11/23/2021
Level: Intermediate This webinar, for practitioners already familiar with asylum law, will focus on establishing a particular social group and proving nexus in asylum claims. It will highlight recent developments and changes in particular social group analysis, including gang-based and gender-based...
Date Published: 11/11/2021
Level: Intermediate This webinar will explore some of the most common non-crime grounds of inadmissibility. We will review when inadmissibility matters, common pitfalls and the legal elements of important inadmissibility grounds, such as willful misrepresentation, false claims to citizenship,...
Date Published: 11/16/2021
Level: All DHS enforcement policies have changed under the Biden administration, and opened new opportunities to defend your clients from arrest, detention, and deportation by requesting that DHS exercise prosecutorial discretion. This webinar will provide immigration practitioners with an overview...
Date Published: 11/10/2021
Level: Intermediate Death of a family member is doubly tragic for a noncitizen whose future immigration status depends on that family member. This webinar will describe three possible ways that the noncitizen can try to continue or begin that benefit application despite the death of the relative...
Date Published: 11/03/2021
Level: Intermediate This webinar will cover the adjustment process for U petitioners and their family members, including derivatives as well as I-929 qualifying family members at the adjustment stage. Using examples, this webinar will discuss common issues that arise in U adjustment cases and...