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    Cradle to Grave: Department of Homeland Security Builds System to Track and Surveil Immigrants and Impede Access to Lawful Status

    Cradle to Grave: Department of Homeland Security Builds System to Track and Surveil Immigrants and Impede Access to Lawful Status

    Published Mar 4, 2021 This resource outlines USCIS's proposed rule to expand biometrics collection, how it would infringe on our rights, and suggests steps advocates can take to oppose adoption of the...

    Frequently Asked Questions: Sponsored Immigrants & Benefits

    Frequently Asked Questions: Sponsored Immigrants & Benefits

    Published Feb 8, 2021 This resource provides information on sponsored immigrants, affidavits of support, and public benefits.

    Summary of Key Provisions of the U.S. Citizenship Act

    Summary of Key Provisions of the U.S. Citizenship Act

    Published Feb 2, 2021 This resource highlights NILC’s analysis of the U.S. Citizenship Act, including certain key provisions of the bill and key areas we will advocate for needed improvements.

    Biden Administration Day One Immigration Actions

    Biden Administration Day One Immigration Actions

    Published Jan 28, 2021 On January 20, 2021, President Biden took several immigration-related actions that signal a new era for immigration policy. This resource outlines his Day One actions.

    Food Over Fear: Overcoming Barriers to Connect Latinx Immigrant Families to Federal Nutrition and Food Programs

    Food Over Fear: Overcoming Barriers to Connect Latinx Immigrant Families to Federal Nutrition and Food Programs

    Published Dec 2, 2020 This report sheds light on why many immigrant families are forgoing vital assistance from federal nutrition and food programs and lifts up recommendations aimed at ensuring that all families and individuals, regardless of immigration status,...

    DACA Renewal Calculator

    DACA Renewal Calculator

    Published Oct 27, 2020 Use our DACA renewal calculator to determine the best time to submit your DACA renewal application to USCIS.

    State and Local Immigrants’ Rights Developments, December 2019–August 2020

    State and Local Immigrants’ Rights Developments, December 2019–August 2020

    Published Sep 10, 2020 This report highlights the immigrant-inclusive state laws and policies adopted from December 2019 through August 2020, including efforts to provide relief to immigrant residents harmed by the COVID...

    Health Care Providers: A Guide to Best Practices for Protecting Your Rights and Your Patient’s Rights

    Health Care Providers: A Guide to Best Practices for Protecting Your Rights and Your Patient’s Rights

    Published Aug 11, 2020 A guide to best practices for protecting your rights and your patient’s rights, produced by NILC, the ACLU of Texas, and Physicians for Human Rights.

    What States Can Do to Mitigate the Harm If DACA, TPS, and Other Forms of Immigration Relief End

    What States Can Do to Mitigate the Harm If DACA, TPS, and Other Forms of Immigration Relief End

    Published Jul 13, 2020 The Trump administration has systematically made it more difficult for long-term non–U.S. residents to obtain immigration relief, putting programs like DACA and TPS under threat.

    Shared Crisis, Shared Solutions: State and Local Advocacy for an Immigrant-Inclusive Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

    Shared Crisis, Shared Solutions: State and Local Advocacy for an Immigrant-Inclusive Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

    Published Apr 24, 2020 This report explores immigrant-inclusive economic justice policy opportunities for state and local advocates to pursue in their communities.

    Worksite Raids under the Trump Administration

    Worksite Raids under the Trump Administration

    Published Jan 1, 2020 This resource has an interactive map and graph that depict the geography and frequency of worksite immigration raids since 2017, and provides resources for impacted workers, communities, and employers. Originally published in August...

    Immigrants’ Rights Gain Ground in the States: 2018-2019

    Immigrants’ Rights Gain Ground in the States: 2018-2019

    Published Dec 11, 2019 This report highlights some of the victories won by immigrants’ rights advocates, organizers, and allies in the states from 2018-2019.

    Face Recognition and Driver’s License Photo–Sharing

    Face Recognition and Driver’s License Photo–Sharing

    Published Oct 1, 2019 This resource provides information about ICE’s use of DMV photos and states’ face-recognition technology for immigration enforcement as well as some steps that states can take to restrict access to photos in their DMV databases and to limit...

    One Year After the SCOTUS Ruling: Understanding the Muslim Ban and How We’ll Keep Fighting It

    One Year After the SCOTUS Ruling: Understanding the Muslim Ban and How We’ll Keep Fighting It

    Published Jun 23, 2019 The report, designed to raise awareness of the Muslim ban and its harmful effects, reviews the four versions of the ban, the flawed waiver system, its direct and collateral impacts, and concludes with the No Muslim Ban Ever Campaign’s future...

    Lessons from East Tennessee: A Toolkit for Organizations Responding to Mass Worksite Immigration Raids

    Lessons from East Tennessee: A Toolkit for Organizations Responding to Mass Worksite Immigration Raids

    Published May 29, 2019 This resource is designed for advocates to respond immediately when ICE conducts a worksite raid in their community.