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    Freedom to Thrive: Priorities for Congressional and Executive Action on Immigration in 2024

    Freedom to Thrive: Priorities for Congressional and Executive Action on Immigration in 2024

    Published Mar 11, 2024 The Biden administration and Congress can take specific steps to defend and advance immigrants’ rights in the United States. This resource breaks down the priorities and vision for the National Immigration Law Center for...

    Disaster Assistance for Immigrants

    Disaster Assistance for Immigrants

    Published Mar 1, 2024 An immigrant eligibility guide for federal programs for food, shelter, cash payments, loans, and other help for survivors of major disasters. Originally published in November 2015.

    Know Your Rights Under the U.S. Constitution – No Matter Who Is President

    Know Your Rights Under the U.S. Constitution – No Matter Who Is President

    Published Jan 31, 2024 No matter who is president, everyone living in the U.S. has certain basic rights under the U.S. Constitution. Originally published in November 2016.

    Building Worker Power Through Deferred Action: A Report on the First Year

    Building Worker Power Through Deferred Action: A Report on the First Year

    Published Jan 30, 2024 This report commemorates the first anniversary of the Biden administration's new labor-based deferred action policy, highlighting its significant impact on protecting immigrant workers' rights and promoting workplace...

    FAQ: Mobile Driver’s Licenses and the Costs To Privacy, Safety, and Security

    FAQ: Mobile Driver’s Licenses and the Costs To Privacy, Safety, and Security

    Published Jan 23, 2024 A digital or mobile driver’s license (mDL) is a version of a driver’s license that is stored on a smartphone, similar to how a credit card is stored on a mobile wallet. This FAQ answers various questions, including how mDLs work, potential...

    FAQ: New Guidance on Renewals for Labor-Based Deferred Action

    FAQ: New Guidance on Renewals for Labor-Based Deferred Action

    Published Jan 18, 2024 This resource answers questions about the Department of Homeland Security's new guidance on how immigrant workers involved in labor disputes can request renewals of prior grants of deferred...

    States Continue to Invest in the Health and Well-Being of Immigrants: Highlights from 2023

    States Continue to Invest in the Health and Well-Being of Immigrants: Highlights from 2023

    Published Jan 18, 2024 This resource provides information on how state immigrants' rights movements continued to gain ground in 2023.

    On The Path Toward Health for All

    On The Path Toward Health for All

    Published Dec 11, 2023 At the National Immigration Law Center, we believe that all these paths must converge and lead to the realization of Health for All. With this series of publications, we hope to provide foundational policy support for all working toward this...

    Public Charge: What Advocates Need to Know Now

    Public Charge: What Advocates Need to Know Now

    Published Dec 1, 2023 The Biden Administration's public charge regulations took effect on December 23, 2022. Read our report on what advocates need to know about public charge. Originally published December...

    Reducing Barriers, Improving Outcomes: Using Federal Opportunities to Expand Health Care Access for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency

    Reducing Barriers, Improving Outcomes: Using Federal Opportunities to Expand Health Care Access for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency

    Published Jul 10, 2023 The U.S. health care system consistently fails people whose primary language is not English. This resource describes the steps Congress and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services can take to address these health...

    Map of States that Offer Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs) to Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) Filers

    Map of States that Offer Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs) to Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) Filers

    Published Jul 1, 2023 This map shows how many states offer Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs) to Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN) filers. Originally published in April 2022.

    DACA Recipients’ Access to Health Care: 2023 Report

    DACA Recipients’ Access to Health Care: 2023 Report

    Published May 26, 2023 This resource reports on findings from a 2022 survey of 817 DACA recipients administered by Tom K. Wong of the University of California, San Diego, United We Dream, the National Immigration Law Center, and the Center for American...

    The POWER Act

    The POWER Act

    Published Apr 26, 2023 This updated bill is a critical step forward in creating safe and just workplaces by providing labor protections and building worker power.

    Frequently Asked Questions: Reverification of Employment Eligibility

    Frequently Asked Questions: Reverification of Employment Eligibility

    Published Apr 1, 2023 This resource answers frequently asked questions about reverification of employment eligibility. Originally published in August 2016.

    Know Your Rights About E-Verify

    Know Your Rights About E-Verify

    Published Apr 1, 2023 E-Verify is an internet-based system that allows employers to verify workers' employment eligibility with DHS and SSA after completing the I-9 form. Understanding your rights is crucial due to potential database errors and employer...