Know Your Rights: What to Do if You Are Arrested or Detained by Immigration
Apr 9, 2025 This Know Your Rights resource provides general information on what to do if you are stopped, arrested, or detained by immigration or other law enforcement.
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Apr 9, 2025 This Know Your Rights resource provides general information on what to do if you are stopped, arrested, or detained by immigration or other law enforcement.
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Mar 1, 2023 This resource includes frequently asked questions on deferred action for workers in labor disputes. Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Hmong, Korean, Kreyol, Mixtec, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, and...
Oct 23, 2023 This guide provides an overview of deferred action protections based on labor disputes, including information on eligibility criteria; how to seek support from a labor agency; and the five main steps in the process. This resource was created in...
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...
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...
Aug 31, 2023 This resource presents models, strategies, and approaches for expanding immigration legal services capacity for assisting workers applying for deferred action.
Sep 1, 2023 This toolkit aims to share information about how to organize legal clinics for workers who may be eligible for labor-based deferred action under the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy announced in January 2023. ...
Aug 8, 2023 Learn more about NILC's campaign, "Our Rights, Our Work, Our Home", and how we are supporting workers in labor disputes apply for deferred action.
Jul 1, 2024 This resource addresses common questions for practitioners, advocates, and workers about the recent extension of initial grants of Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement from two to four years. Published in partnership with The National...
Apr 1, 2024 This resource provides information specifically for DACA recipients who have a currently valid work permit and are planning to travel within the United States by airplane. Originally published in May...
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.
Oct 1, 2021 This resource describes the immigration categories that are considered “lawfully present” for Medicaid and CHIP eligibility purposes for children and pregnant women. Originally published in July...
Jun 1, 2024 In light of the ongoing uncertainty about the future of DACA, our FAQ provides background on your workplace rights as a worker with DACA. Originally published in September 2017.
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...
Jan 15, 2023 This resource answers frequently asked questions about DHS' guidance for Prosecutorial Discretion for Labor Disputes - also know as Deferred Action. It goes over topics related to definitions, eligibility, the labor agency process, DHS'...
Mar 7, 2023 Learn more about specific steps the Biden administration and Congress can take to defend and advance immigrants’ rights in the United States in 2023.