Good Afternoon,

I am reposting this from the REFORMANET (the listserv for The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking).

Janice Greenberg

Senior Librarian, Jersey City Library

Member, REFORMA

 

Hi everyone,

 

Re-sending information with additional links.

 

In the quickly changing immigration landscape, you can stay updated by subscribing to the following organizations for email alerts, summaries and calls to action.

 

There are new links for orgs that provide direct assistance below.

 

Be sure to stay in touch with your legislative offices on bills that impact immigrant communities.

 

Sign up with these organizations online:

USCIS: https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts

Immigration Advocates Network (IAN): https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/

National Immigration Law Center (NILC): https://www.nilc.org/

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC): https://www.ilrc.org/

Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ): Home | Asian Americans Advancing Justice

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC): CLINIC

Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF): https://protectingimmigrantfamilies.org/

 

Resources from StandwithImmigrants.org

How the United States Immigration System Works
By: American Immigration Council
This fact sheet provides basic information about how the U.S. legal immigration system is designed.

What is Immigration Law About?
By: Catholic Legal Immigration Network
A summary overview of U.S. immigration laws and options, the sources of immigration law, and the federal agencies that carry out immigration laws. 

Living in Limbo
By: Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
A guide to understanding your rights, benefits, and obligations when you have no immigration status

Glossary of Immigration Terms
By: Stand With Immigrants
A glossary of common immigration terms and definitions. 

 

For information and assistance for separated families and detained children:

Immigrant Defender's Law Network
KIND (Kids in Need of Legal Defense)
The Young Center of Children's Immigrant Rights
The Florence Project and Refugee Rights Project
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES)
Pueblo Sin Fronteras
Together Rising
Al Otro Lado
Border Angels

Justice in Motion

National Immigrant Justice Center

Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center

Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition

 

Direct Assistance:

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (Foster families)

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Circle of Welcome (group sponsor)

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (Foster families)

 

Legal Assistance:
Immigration Advocates

 

Help Detainees Post Bond  

Detained immigrants have a better chance of fighting their case when they are released on cash bond. 

Translation assistance: Inquire at legal agencies and non-profits listed above

 

Federal Government Offices:

Department of Homeland Security
Comment Line: 202-282-8495
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
tel.: (202) 401-1474
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Department of Justice
comment line: 202-353-1555

Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Health and Human Services Dept.)
ORR, Unaccompanied Alien Children
Helpline, ORR

 

Legislation

ProPublica List of All Legislation Proposed Around Immigration

 

Legislation Highlights 2019 (116th Congress)

• H.R. 541 - Keep Families Together Act 2019
  Keep Families Together Act - Read Here 
  GovTrack Update, Bill Introduced
  Latest Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship

•  S.662 - Fair Day in Court for Kids Act 2019
  Fair Day in Court for Kids Act - Read Here
  GovTrack Update, Bill Introduced
  Latest Action: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

• S.557 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)REUNITE Act
  REUNITE Act - Read Here  
  GovTrack Update, Bill Introduced
  Latest Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
•  S.271 — Families Belong Together Act 2019 (Senate)
  Families Belong Together Act - Read Here  
  GovTrack Update, Bill Introduced   
  Latest Action: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• H.R.883 — Families Belong Together Act 2019 (House)
  Families Belong Together Act- Read Here  
  GovTrack Update, Bill Introduced  
  Latest Action: House - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

  Anti-Immigrant Legislation

• H.R.891 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
  Nuclear Family Priority Act
  Nuclear Family Priority Act - Read Here
• GovTrack Update, Bill Introduced  Latest Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. 
  
  H.R. 517 Closing Asylum Loopholes Act  
  Closing Asylum Loopholes Act -Read Here  
  GovTrack Update, Bill Introduced  

• Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship  

2018 (115th Congress)

• S. 3036 – Keep Families Together Act 2018

• Keep Families Together-Read Bill Here
• NOT PASSED
• LegiScan Update, Bill Died  

• R. 2572 – Protect Family Values at the Border Act

• Protect Family Values-Read Bill Here
• GovTrack Update, Bill Died  

• R. 5950/S.2937 – the HELP Separated Children Act

• Help Separated Children-Read Bill Here
• LegiScan Update, Bill Died  

• R. 2043/S. 2468 – Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2018

• Kids Fair Day in Court-Read Bill Here
• GovTrack Update, Bill Died  

 

Warm regards,

Madeleine Ildefonso, Managing Librarian

Office of Enrichment
Engagement and Learning Division
Los Angeles Public Library
630 W. Fifth St., Los Angeles, CA 90071
Direct: 213-228-7387 • Main: 213-228-7380
milde...@lapl.org