Federal Legislation Would Unfairly Restrict Child Tax Credits for Immigrant Families

Congress is considering paying for unemployment insurance and the payroll tax holiday by denying taxpaying immigrant families access to the Child Tax Credit. This could impact 2 million families and over 5 million children.

Online Legal Services Directory for Low-Income Immigrants

ImmigrationLawHelp.org is an easy-to-use online directory of legal services providers. Search by state, county, detention facility, languages spoken, types of legal and other services provided, and specific areas of legal assistance. Available in English and Spanish.

Overview of Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs

This article focuses on eligibility and other rules governing immigrants’ access to federal public benefits programs. Many states have attempted to fill some of the gaps in noncitizen coverage resulting from the 1996 laws.

State Legislation

Report summarizes last year’s battles in four key areas -- laws: inspired by Arizona’s SB 1070; mandating E-Verify use; requiring public benefits applicants to verify immigration status; and addressing access to higher education.

Access to Education

Tables list and provide information about bills and new laws that, among other things, would improve access by providing in-state tuition to a state’s high school graduates, regardless of their immigration status.

Prosecutorial Discretion

The Obama administration has announced how it will begin implementing the prosecutorial discretion memo that ICE director John Morton issued on June 17, 2011.

Know Your Rights

Resources on rights when encountering immigration and
other law enforcement, during immigration raids, when participating in demonstrations, and with respect to national origin discrimination.