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    Funding for ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Is Funding for Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

    Funding for ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Is Funding for Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

    Published Apr 29, 2019 As the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies have increasingly come under scrutiny, Homeland Security Investigations has played a significant role in carrying out brutal tactics to target immigrants for...

    How Governors and Attorneys General Can Use Their Authority to Support and Protect Immigrants

    How Governors and Attorneys General Can Use Their Authority to Support and Protect Immigrants

    Published Nov 9, 2018 This resource discusses various options for enacting pro-immigrant policies, typically without the involvement of a legislature.

    Racial Profiling After HB 56: Stories from the Alabama Hotline

    Racial Profiling After HB 56: Stories from the Alabama Hotline

    Published Dec 6, 2017 What happened after HB 56 went into effect? This report tells the stories of people who reported civil rights violations to an Alabama hotline.

    Untangling the Immigration Enforcement Web

    Untangling the Immigration Enforcement Web

    Published Sep 12, 2017 This resource shares basic information for advocates about databases and information-sharing among federal, state, and local agencies.

    The Effects of Sanctuary Policies on Crime and the Economy

    The Effects of Sanctuary Policies on Crime and the Economy

    Published Jan 24, 2017 This report provides new insights into how sanctuary counties perform across a range of social and economic indicators compared to nonsanctuary counties.

    Along Racial Lines: The Genesis of Arizona’s SB 1070 Is a Cautionary Tale of Race-based Immigration Policy

    Along Racial Lines: The Genesis of Arizona’s SB 1070 Is a Cautionary Tale of Race-based Immigration Policy

    Published Oct 28, 2016 Evidence provided in this report is an example of why Americans should be alarmed by the motives behind Arizona’s SB 1070 and laws cast from its mold.

    States Reject Immigration Enforcement Measures and Advance Inclusive Policies in 2016

    States Reject Immigration Enforcement Measures and Advance Inclusive Policies in 2016

    Published Oct 6, 2016 This resource highlights the key victories and challenges faced by the immigrants' rights movement in 2016.

    How U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement and State Motor Vehicle Departments Share Information

    How U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement and State Motor Vehicle Departments Share Information

    Published May 25, 2016 NILC submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, in April 2014, to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE seeking documents pertaining to information-sharing between ICE and state departments of motor vehicles (DMVs)....

    Blazing a Trail: The Fight for Right to Counsel in Detention and Beyond

    Blazing a Trail: The Fight for Right to Counsel in Detention and Beyond

    Published Mar 1, 2016 Making the right to counsel a reality is an imperative for all immigrants in removal proceedings, but the situation is even more critical for detained immigrants. As this report shows, the very circumstances of detention make that right a legal...

    Immigrant-inclusive State and Local Policies Move Ahead in 2014–15

    Immigrant-inclusive State and Local Policies Move Ahead in 2014–15

    Published Dec 6, 2015 After a landmark year in 2013, the immigrant-inclusive state measures enacted that year were implemented and gained ground in 2014–15. This report dives into what happened next.

    Texas v. United States: The Federal District Court Decision Regarding the DACA and DAPA Initiatives

    Texas v. United States: The Federal District Court Decision Regarding the DACA and DAPA Initiatives

    Published Feb 17, 2015 On February 16, 2015, a federal district court in the Southern District of Texas temporarily blocked the implementation of the immigration actions announced by President Obama on November 20, 2014. This resource breaks down what this decision...

    Texas v. Estados Unidos: La decisión de la corte federal de distrito con respecto a las iniciativas de DACA y DAPA

    Texas v. Estados Unidos: La decisión de la corte federal de distrito con respecto a las iniciativas de DACA y DAPA

    Published Feb 17, 2015 El 16 de febrero de 2015, una corte federal en el Distrito Sur de Texas bloqueó temporalmente la implementación de las acciones de inmigración anunciadas por el presidente Obama el 20 de noviembre de 2014. Este recurso explica qué significa...

    Summary of H.R. 15: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013

    Summary of H.R. 15: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013

    Published Oct 20, 2013 This resource features a summary of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013.

    Inclusive Policies Advance Dramatically in the States

    Inclusive Policies Advance Dramatically in the States

    Published Oct 6, 2013 The 2013 state legislative sessions witnessed a significant increase in pro-immigrant activity, gaining considerable traction for immigrant-inclusive policies.

    Verification Nation: How E-Verify Affects America’s Workers

    Verification Nation: How E-Verify Affects America’s Workers

    Published Aug 8, 2013 In this report, we analyze the findings of a USCIS-commissioned study about the E-Verify program and examine the adverse impacts on workers that would result from a national E-Verify...