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    How ICE Uses Databases and Information-Sharing to Deport Immigrants

    Joan Friedland

    Published Jan 25, 2018 Immigrants’ rights advocates are concerned about how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the larger agency of which it’s a part, the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), use databases and information-sharing systems to...

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    Cinco cosas que debe saber sobre el último anuncio de USCIS

    Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec

    Published Jan 24, 2018 El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de EE.UU. (USCIS, por su sigla en inglés) ha anunciado que volverá a aceptar solicitudes de renovación de DACA (Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia) a partir del 13 de enero de...

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    Five Things to Know about the Latest USCIS Announcement

    Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec

    Published Jan 13, 2018 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it would resume accepting DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) renewal applications beginning January 13,...

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    “The Fosters” Season Premiere Shows How You Can Support Immigrant Families

    Alvaro M. Huerta

    Published Jan 9, 2018 Tonight’s season premiere episode, “Sanctuary,” of “The Fosters” on the Freeform channel touches on some important topics related to how our country’s immigration system continues to rip families...

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    Updates on REAL ID and Increased Information Sharing by Departments of Motor Vehicles

    Joan Friedland

    Published Jan 4, 2018 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that, as of Jan. 22, 2018, airports may begin requiring travelers from certain states to present REAL ID–compliant driver’s...

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    Tips on How to be a Better Ally for the Immigrants’ Rights Cause

    Diana Pliego

    Published Dec 8, 2017 On Wednesday, thousands of immigrants and allies hit the streets to demand the passage of the Dream Act before the end of the year, and it was amazing. Over 200 people put their bodies on the line and were arrested demanding the...

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    DHS Is Collecting Information on Immigrants’ and Citizens’ Social Media Use and Making It Part of Their Permanent Records

    Joan Friedland

    Published Nov 30, 2017 If you’re an immigrant—whether you’re authorized to be in the U.S. or not—or a naturalized U.S. citizen, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to track your...

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    NILC’s Immigration Policy Advocate Shares Tips for Coping with Holiday and DACA-related Stress

    Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec

    Published Nov 21, 2017 In this week’s podcast episode from the Butterfly Story Collective, DACA recipient Deniss talks about the importance of finding joy and laughter during times of high stress.

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    Muslim Ban 3.0 (and 4.0): How We’re Fighting in the Courts, in Congress and in Our Communities

    Subha Varadarajan

    Published Nov 9, 2017

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    Open Enrollment Under the Affordable Care Act is Nov. 1 Through Dec. 15. Are You Ready?

    Sonya Schwartz

    Published Nov 1, 2017 This year’s open enrollment for health insurance in the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s/Obamacare’s) marketplace begins on Wednesday, Nov. 1, so it’s time to get the word...

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    The Butterfly Story Collective: Social Change Through the Power of Sharing Stories

    Patrick O’Shea

    Published Oct 27, 2017 It gives Divine hope to know that her story has the power to create change. On an upcoming episode of a new podcast from the Butterfly Story Collective, she shares her personal experience of changing someone’s views on undocumented...

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    The Fight Continues: What Muslim Ban 3.0 Means in the Courts and in the Streets

    Subha Varadarajan

    Published Oct 13, 2017 There’s a new ban that prevents Muslims from coming to the U.S. On September 24, 2017, the day that the 90-day ban on people from six Muslim-majority countries (Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen) was set to expire, the Trump...

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    The Clock is Ticking, Congress. It’s Time to Pass a Clean Dream Act Now.

    Published Oct 5, 2017 The normal day-to-day existence that most of us tend to take for granted now has an expiration date for almost 800,000 young immigrants.

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    Untangling the Immigration Enforcement Web: New NILC Report Looks at Cooperation Between Local Law Enforcement and Federal Agencies

    Published Sep 22, 2017 Immigrants are caught in a complex and opaque web of databases, related systems, and information-sharing mechanisms that make it easier for immigration enforcement to disrupt their lives and prevent them from fully participating in economic and...

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    They Risked Everything for a Shot at the American Dream. Now, We Must Stand Up and Defend Them.

    Kamal Essaheb

    Published Sep 7, 2017 This week President Trump shut the door on nearly a million young people, and didn’t even have the courage to face their questions. This callous and immoral decision that requires all of us who choose to be on the right side of history to...