Defending Immigrants in the Ninth Circuit

Crimes

Criminal defense attorneys who represent noncitizens and immigration attorneys alike have long relied on ILRC’s expertise and resources in defense of noncitizens in criminal and immigration proceedings. This manual shows step-by-step how to identify...

A Guide for Immigration Advocates [Obsolete]

Completely updated in 2014. A Guide for Immigration Advocates is a practical and essential tool for beginning immigration attorneys, immigration law firms employing paralegals, BIA accredited representatives, and nonprofit community-based...

2013 Case Update for Defending Immigrants in the Ninth Circuit

Crimes

Now available and updated for 2013! The Case Update to the Defending Immigrants in the Ninth Circuit: Impact of Crimes under California and Other State Laws. The PDF provides the 2013 update only to the 10th Edition, and does not include the full...

State Map on Immigration Enforcement 2024
In recent years, sanctuary policies have increasingly become a political, legal, and narrative battle between those who seek to protect the rights of immigrants and communities of color and those who oppose them. The federal government has built a massive infrastructure that exploits state and local resources in the name of detaining and deporting immigrants. In response, state legislatures and governors across the country have had a crucial choice: pass sanctuary policies to protect their residents, pass anti-immigrant policies that harm residents, or do nothing. Through all this, activists have strategized and rallied others to their cause, courts have upheld or struck down pieces of legislation, and millions of lives have been irrevocably impacted.

Blueprint for the Biden Administration: Update

Blueprint for the Biden Administration: Update

Join the ILRC’s Policy Director, Sameera Hafiz, and  ILRC Legal Program Director, Alison Kamhi, as we revisit the policy recommendations put forth in our Blueprint for the Biden Administration. What progress has been made in the last year? Where do we go from here? 

 Thank you to all of our donors and supporters who make the Immigration Issues Explored series possible. 

 

Thanks again for attending the ILRC donor conference call, Blueprint for the Biden Administration: One Year Update. We wanted to follow up in response to a few questions we received during the call for more information

    1. Naturalization: During the call, ILRC discussed advocacy with USCIS to increase access to disability waivers for green card holders applying to naturalize. USCIS proposed welcome changes to Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions, to simplify and streamline the process to make it easier for disabled green card holders to obtain citizenship, but these changes have not yet been implemented. Please see the following advocacy letter regarding the proposed revisions (Nov. 2021): https://www.ilrc.org/advocacy-comment-n-648-naturalization-disability.
    2. TPS: ILRC discussed the increased use of temporary protected status (TPS) as protection for vulnerable populations during the Biden Administration. We were pleased to see the announcement on March 16 that Afghanistan has been designated for TPS, which will help protect Afghan nationals in the United States from returning to unsafe conditions in Afghanistan: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/secretary-mayorkas-designates-afghanistan-for-temporary-protected-status.

Immigration Issues Explored: Fighting Injustices

Fighting Injustices

Join the Immigrant Legal Resource Center for the next in our 2021 Donor Conference Call series, Immigration Issues Explored. December’s topic is "Fighting Injustice” explored how the criminal legal system in Texas unjustly treats immigrants and drives deportations, and what strategies the ILRC employs to fight back.

The call was led ILRC’s Executive Director, Eric Cohen, in conversation with ILRC Senior Staff Attorney, Lena Graber, and Texas-based Staff Attorney, Anita Gupta.

Watch the recording here with passcode: Q^17zKcM

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Find Your Ally

The Higher Education Legal Services Project is a California-funded effort to provide FREE immigration legal services to students enrolled in the California Community College & California State University systems. This unprecedented project brings together trusted and reputable legal services providers to offer direct legal support to immigrant college students so they can best assess their unique case and plan for their future.

Partner organizations offer pro bono immigration consultations and case support on campus and/or online to any enrolled students – whether they are full time, part time, or they are taking non-credit courses, dual enrollment, and adult education courses.

The support includes a wide range of services including, but not limited to, screening for different forms of relief, DACA renewals, family-based petitions, citizenship/naturalization requests, and more. Students attending California Community Colleges are also eligible to have their DACA fees covered under this program. Faculty and staff at California Community Colleges are also eligible for free immigration legal services under this project. Select the option that applies to you below to be routed to the legal services page for your respective school system.

 

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Immigration Issues Explored: Back to the Border

In the first of a three-part Immigration Issues Explored series, ILRC Founder and General Counsel, Bill Ong Hing facilitated a conversation with staff attorney and immigrant-youth specialist, Rachel Prandini on the state of immigrants seeking asylum at the southern border, how the Biden Administration is continuing the inhuman treatment of asylees and what the ILRC is doing to push back.

Thank you to all of our donors and supporters who make the Immigration Issues Explored series possible.

To access this webinar, click here and enter the following password when prompted: &A9ADzex

Virtual 2021 Burton Awards

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center has moved the annual Phillip Burton Immigration & Civil Rights Awards celebration online again this year continue to keep us all safe during the pandemic. We are creating a virtual experience for you to enjoy. There will be special content from our staff and board as well as recognition of our generous event sponsors.

Hosted by Thuy Vu

Seven-time Emmy Award winning journalist and Co-Founder and President of Global Mentor Network  

We are proud announce the honorees of the 2021 Burton Awards:

Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia 

Representing the 29th District of Texas 

Recipient of the 2021 Nancy Pelosi Award for Policy 

 

Crista Ramos 

Lead Plaintiff in federal lawsuit, Ramos v. Wolf, a suit to protect Temporary Protected Status holders 

Recipient of the 2021 Phillip Burton Award for Advocacy 

 

New American Campaign’s Founding Funders 

Recipients of the 2021 Phillip Burton Award for Immigration & Civil Rights 

 

 

 

 

 

In these uncertain times, one thing has been laid bare—immigrants are essential. From securing our nation’s food supply to providing life-saving healthcare services, immigrants have been, and continue to be, instrumental in keeping the critical infrastructure of our society running.

In light of the extraordinary circumstances we are living through, the ILRC created the Frontline Heroes Award to lift-up the collective service and sacrifice of all the Immigrant Essential Workers. We are pleased to introduce you to two honorees who are accepting this award on behalf of all the unsung frontline heroes.

  

The Burton Awards event is not just a gathering for friends and colleagues. It is the ILRC’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The money that we raise is critical to our ability to advocate for a bold new vision for what immigrant rights and immigration policy should be that advances the ILRC’s mission to build a democratic society that values diversity and the rights of all people. 

Your donation—at all levels—will make an immediate difference in the ILRC’s ability to continue its high-impact education and advocacy. It also helps us pivot, when needed, to address new challenges or threats to immigrants and their families. 

Because proceeds from the Burton Awards are imperative to our work, the ILRC’s Board of Directors has established a matching fund for all gifts made between now and July 31st. For every dollar raised, our board will generously match your contribution on a one-to-one basis—up to $43,000! That means your gift of $100 grows to $200 and makes double the impact in sustaining the work of our talented staff team. 

Of course, all contributions are fully tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law and we will be delighted to add your name to our donor list. 

MAKE A GIFT NOW or SPONSOR THE BURTON AWARDS

This year, we hope you will join a community of like-minded supporters and advocates by sponsoring the 2021 Burton Awards. All sponsorships for the 2021 Burton Awards are fully tax-deductible, as allowed by law. The ILRC truly appreciates your support of our online event. Your investment in our work allows us to help immigrants and their families stay together in this country and thrive.

You can also make a donation to our event by selecting a predesignated donation level or by entering an amount in the "Additional Donation" box.

All 2021 Burton Awards sponsorship levels include the following two benefits:

  • Newsletter & Annual Report recognition
  • Recognition in social media, email, and press releases as listing (Pinnacle and Premiere levels include company logo in press releases)

If you have any questions about the sponsorship levels or benefits, please contact Cynthia Tirado Housel, Director of Leadership Giving, at chousel@ilrc.org.

Additional Benefits by Level Include:

Pinnacle
$25,000

Website recognition with logo and company website hyperlink for 6 months

Opportunity to record a 30 second video for the event webpage. Your video can be used to congratulate our honorees, share why you support the ILRC, or to advocate for fairer and more just immigrant rights.*

Premiere
$15,000

Website recognition with logo and company website hyperlink for 4 months

Opportunity to record a 30 second video for the event webpage. Your video can be used to congratulate our honorees, share why you support the ILRC, or to advocate for fairer and more just immigrant rights.*

Champion
$10,000

Website recognition with logo and company website hyperlink for 2 months

Opportunity to record a 30 second video for the event webpage. Your video can be used to congratulate our honorees, share why you support the ILRC, or to advocate for fairer and more just immigrant rights.*

Major
$7,000

Website recognition with logo

Leader
$5,000

Website recognition as listing

Spirit
$5,000

Website recognition as listing

Patron
$3,500

Website recognition as listing

Nonprofit Partner
$1,200

Website recognition as listing

*All videos are subject to approval by the ILRC prior to upload and may be edited for time or content.

Virtual 2021 Burton Awards

This year, we hope you will join a community of like-minded supporters and advocates by sponsoring the 2021 Burton Awards. All sponsorships for the 2021 Burton Awards are fully tax-deductible, as allowed by law. The ILRC truly appreciates your support of our online event. Your investment in our work allows us to help immigrants and their families stay together in this country and thrive.

You can also make a donation to our event by selecting a predesignated donation level or by entering an amount in the "Additional Donation" box.

All 2021 Burton Awards sponsorship levels include the following two benefits:

  • Newsletter & Annual Report recognition
  • Recognition in social media, email, and press releases as listing (Pinnacle and Premiere levels include company logo in press releases)

If you have any questions about the sponsorship levels or benefits, please contact Cynthia Tirado Housel, Director of Leadership Giving, at chousel@ilrc.org.

Pinnacle
$25,000

Website recognition with logo and company website hyperlink for 6 months

Opportunity to record a 30 second video for the event webpage. Your video can be used to congratulate our honorees, share why you support the ILRC, or to advocate for fairer and more just immigrant rights.*

Premiere
$15,000

Website recognition with logo and company website hyperlink for 4 months

Opportunity to record a 30 second video for the event webpage. Your video can be used to congratulate our honorees, share why you support the ILRC, or to advocate for fairer and more just immigrant rights.*

Champion
$10,000

Website recognition with logo and company website hyperlink for 2 months

Opportunity to record a 30 second video for the event webpage. Your video can be used to congratulate our honorees, share why you support the ILRC, or to advocate for fairer and more just immigrant rights.*

Major
$7,000

Website recognition with logo

Leader
$5,000

Website recognition as listing

Spirit
$5,000

Website recognition as listing

Patron
$3,500

Website recognition as listing

Nonprofit Partner
$1,200

Website recognition as listing

*All videos are subject to approval by the ILRC prior to upload and may be edited for time or content.

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