Advocacy News | April 14, 2021
ILC Executive Director Erik Omar spoke to KETV Newswatch 7 about the over 100 migrant children that have been released to family member sponsors in Nebraska over the past five months alone.
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Advocacy News Uncategorized | March 29, 2021
For Immediate Release March 29, 2021 9:15 A.M. CST LINCOLN, Neb. – As federal lawmakers debate immigration reform in the months ahead, Nebraskans will no doubt be using their voices and practicing their right to speak out. Thanks to a new resource, Nebraskans who are immigrants can more easily understand their rights and the risks … Continue reading "Partners Launch Protester Rights Guide for Nebraskans who are Immigrants"
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Advocacy Uncategorized | March 10, 2021
Immigrant Legal Center is excited to extend our support to the following bills empowering all Nebraskans to work with confidence. LB 298 Introduced by: Sen. Mike McDonnell Summary: Legislature Bill 298 would change Nebraska code by adding language from federal law that establishes that states can provide unemployment insurance access to individuals like DACA-recipients, who … Continue reading "Immigrant Legal Center Bills for Support 107th Legislature"
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Advocacy Uncategorized | February 22, 2021
Juan was 16 years-old when he immigrated to the United States from Guatemala and settled in Lexington, Nebraska with his grandfather. With the help of Immigrant Legal Center Juan was not only able to obtain his Employment Authorization Document, or work permit but also his Lawful Permanent Residence card, or “green card.” “It’s marvelous,” Juan … Continue reading "For Juan, a recent green card recipient “every sacrifice is worth it for your dreams”"
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Advocacy News Uncategorized | January 26, 2021
On Monday, January 25 2021, State Sen. Mike McDonnell urged the state legislature to include work authorized Nebraskan immigrants in state law to receive unemployment benefits. In 2019 around 300 laid-off Nebraska workers missed out on unemployment benefits during the pandemic, including work authorized Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and Temporary Protected Status … Continue reading "LB 298 would provide nearly 2,000 hardworking DACA recipients access to their hard-earned unemployment benefits"
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Advocacy News Uncategorized | November 16, 2020
On Saturday November 14, 2020, a New York City federal judge ruled Chad Wolf was not serving legally as the chief of Homeland Security, and thus his suspension of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is invalid. In June, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump Administrations attempt to end DACA, the Obama-era program that shields … Continue reading "Federal Judge Invalidates DACA Suspension Ruling Acting DHS Head Chad Wolf Unlawfully Appointed"
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Advocacy | November 9, 2020
Raul Ambriz immigrated to the United States from Jalisco, Mexico. After 32 years living in the United States with his Lawful Permanent Residence status, Raul was encouraged by Immigrant Legal Center Paralegal and DOJ-Accredited Representative Ruth Maldonado to apply for Citizenship. “She had been telling me for a long time to become a citizen, she … Continue reading "‘Our Vote Matters,’ Naturalized Citizen Votes for The First Time"
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Advocacy Uncategorized | November 6, 2020
Since 2017, ILC has worked with a client who had been taken advantage of by a notario, an individual that was neither an attorney nor a DOJ representative. The notario had charged the client a fee and submitted an incomplete DACA application, resulting in a denial and the loss of their DACA status during a … Continue reading "ILC’s Advocacy Protects the Most Vulnerable"
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Advocacy | August 7, 2020
On the day of the Supreme Court decision on DACA, I sat on my couch staring at my computer waiting to see what was posted on the SCOTUS page. I had sat down and stared at my computer every week for the last months, and nothing would happen until June 18, 2020. I saw the … Continue reading "DACA Recipients Are Americans, One DREAMER’s Story"
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Advocacy | August 6, 2020
On Thursday, August 6, ILC Policy Staff Attorney Alexis Steele testified in front of the Nebraska Unicameral’s Business and Labor Committee in support of LB 667 which will provide protections for meat packing workers, many of whom are immigrants. Read her testimony below or click here to see the full letter with references. My … Continue reading "Testimony in Support of LB 667 and Protections for Meat Packing Workers"
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