Changes to Public Charge: Analysis and Frequently Asked Questions
Protecting Immigrant Families (February 3, 2020)
This documents reflects the changes to the public charge rule that will go into effect on February 24, 2o20.
The Public Charge Final Rule: FAQs for Immigration Practitioners
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (January 30, 2020)
This fact sheet highlights many concerns that have been raised by practitioners surrounding how the new public charge regulations will affect their clients.
Public Charge Relief Chart
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (December 10, 2019)
This resource will help to determine a clients public charge applicability to applications and provides a list of relief forms to assist.
Practice Alert: SIJS Policy Updates and Proposed Regulations
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (November 5, 2019)
This practice alert highlights the key take-aways from three recently adopted AAO decisions and some of the most important elements of the proposed regulations for advocates to challenge through comments, and contains an Appendix with case summaries of the AAO decisions.
Current Status of Public Charge
Catholic Legal Immigration Network (October 28, 2019)
CLINIC has prepared an analysis of the current status of the public charge rules and advice for practitioners.
Preparing for Possible Immigration Enforcement: Guidance for Childcare Providers
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (September 4, 2019)
This practice resource provides ideas for how childcare providers can support immigrant families with respect to immigration enforcement.
Public Charge: Community Messages
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (August 14, 2019)
This resource contains core messages you can share with community members to help combat the chilling effect this rule may have.
Early Learning Specialist/Home Visitor Procedures – If ICE Knocks on the Door During a Home Visit
Parent Child Plus (August 2019)
This resource provides know-your-rights information and guidance on procedures for home visitors and other professionals for situations in which ICE comes to a family’s home during a home visit.
Practice Update: Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Denied Humanitarian-Based Immigration Cases
Practice Update: Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Denied Humanitarian-Based Immigration Cases
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (June 21, 2019)
Over the last month, some practitioners have reported that USCIS has issued a number of NTAs in connection with denied U and T visa applications. Given these reports, ILRC, ASISTA, CAST, Freedom Network USA, American Association of Immigration Lawyers (AILA), and Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles created a practice update to address some of the actions practitioners can take in individual cases as well as to support policy-level advocacy efforts.
Helping Immigrant Clients with Post-Conviction Legal Options: A Guide for Legal Services Providers
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (June 14, 2019)
This guide, created by the ILRC and Californians for Safety and Justice, is an effort to turn these “rare cases” into the rule, rather than the exception, by helping to build the capacity of legal service providers and pro bono attorneys to provide post-conviction relief to immigrants who would face certain deportation without it.
