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An Affiliate of the Justice For Our Neighbors Network
Advocacy | November 22, 2019
Trembling, as rivers of people flooded her lefts and rights while she scanned the room for her dad in a Greyhound bus port – that is what she was doing – trembling. Leaving behind a world of what could have been to approach a completely different lifestyle and become immersed in a culture that wasn’t … Continue reading "A Dreamer’s Narrative"
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Advocacy | November 7, 2019
Get Involved | The Trump administration has proposed a change to immigration regulations which will end a court mandated rule that employment authorization applications for asylum seekers must be adjudicated within 30 days of being received by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Asylum seekers must already wait 150 days to apply for employment authorization, … Continue reading "Comment On Proposed Rule Change That Will Limit Asylum Seekers’ Ability to Lawfully Work"
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Advocacy | October 31, 2019
Our response to the recent immigration raid in Madison, NE, was featured in the GP Connect, a newsletter of the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church (GPCUMC). The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) founded the National Justice For Our Neighbors network in 1999 as a response to the 1996 passage of one of the … Continue reading "ILC Raid Response Featured in Great Planes Conference Newsletter"
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Advocacy Education | September 19, 2019
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump Administration a stay of its “Third Country” asylum policy, wherein it has decided not to accept asylum applications from southern border crossers who traveled through a third country on their way to apply for asylum in the United States. This policy, which effectively blocks vulnerable Central Americans fleeing … Continue reading "Continuing to Fight – Asylum Policy Update"
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Advocacy | June 23, 2019
Since the Administration’s last announced intention to begin mass deportations this weekend, we at ILC have sympathetically prepared for the worst. Now that the President has apparently delayed the action, we join the community in a collective sigh of relief. However, a delay of two weeks seems unreasonable for Congress to craft a solution to immigration reform.
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Advocacy | June 20, 2019
June is Immigrant Heritage Month, and today is World Refugee Day. In celebration of pride over fear, we at Immigrant Legal Center want to empower you to know your immigrant rights. Our Rights and Planning Guide provides you with the information and resources helpful to understanding and navigating your rights. For example, we advise: Understand … Continue reading "Know your Rights and Plan Well"
Read More >Advocacy | January 25, 2019
The Trump Administration has begun removing many asylum-seekers from the United States to Mexico, where they are to remain until their immigration court hearings. While the Mexican Government does not support the unilateral decision to implement this international-impact policy, Mexico has decided to honor its commitment to its migration policies by receiving these migrants. Authorities … Continue reading "“Remain in Mexico” Policy Hinders Asylum"
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Advocacy Media Release | July 27, 2018
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** Thursday, July 19, 2018 Contact: Magdalena Cazarez, Communications and Development Assistant 402.504.0074 Magdalena@immigrantlc.org Omaha, NE – The Immigrant Legal Center applauds the Nebraska Supreme Court’s twin precedent decisions issued today reaffirming that eligible abused, abandoned, and neglected immigrant youth in Nebraska are entitled to obtain the state court orders needed to pursue … Continue reading "Nebraska Supreme Court Issues Precedent Decisions in Support of SIJ Relief"
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Advocacy Media Release | July 19, 2018
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** Thursday, July 19, 2018 Contact: Dawn Bashara, Communications and Development Director 402.898.1349 Dawn@immigrantlc.org Omaha, NE – On April 23, 2018, Legislative Bill 670 (which included Legislative Bill 826 as an amendment) was signed into law by Governor Pete Ricketts. LB 826 was introduced by Senator Tony Vargas on January 4, 2018. The … Continue reading "Legislative Bill 670 is Law: A Necessary Step to Qualifying for SIJ Relief"
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