Last month, Reuters and Vox reported on a leaked draft of a proposed rule that would drastically expand the reasons that DHS can use to deny a green card application to include most kinds of government assistance — from health insurance to food stamps to housing aid. These proposals are already scaring immigrant parents from using public benefits, according to a new report.
Read ArticleThis article describes the difficulties faced by an immigrant father who was trying to gain custody of his two sons after being deported.
Read ArticleAmid ICE sweeps across the Bay Area and a war raging between federal immigration officials and California leaders determined to protect their residents, South Bay residents gathered at for a lesson on how to create emergency plans in case they or a family member is detained by ICE.
Read ArticleThis article highlights the signing and implementation of the TRUST Act by Governor Bruce Rauner in Chicago, IL which took place in August. This law denies local law enforcement the ability to detain people on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal agency charged with identifying and investigating immigrants present in the country illegally. It also prohibits local officials from inquiring about a person’s immigration status.
Read ArticleThis article highlights the collaboration between representatives from the Mexican Government with advocates, lawyers, judges, workers from the Department of Child Safety, and representatives from Arizona. The goal of these work groups is to achieve the best outcomes for children and families when parents have been detained or deported.
Read ArticleThis opinion piece discusses the often overlooked issue of some immigrants not having a home to return to, as result of being undocumented and having grown up in the U.S. and never seeing their “home” countries.
Read ArticleThe judicial battle over the Trump administration’s efforts to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protected 690,000 young unauthorized immigrants from deportation, has just been extended by several months as a result of a ruling from the Supreme Court.
Read ArticleThe New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsut against Trump administration officials over what it called prolonged detention of immigrant children, blaming recent shifts in U.S. government policy for keeping children locked up without cause.
Read ArticleA massive network of volunteers is trained to jump into action when reports come in about detentions of illegal immigrants, to document their treatment and provide legal advice.
Read ArticleThe National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of immigrant teenagers who came to the United States alone and later were transferred from government shelters to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers when they turned 18. Many, including the lead plaintiffs, came to the U.S. seeking safety from dangerous situations at home and were awaiting reunification with family or sponsors.
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