Events Media Release News | September 22, 2021
Immigrant Legal Center is hosting the 7th annual Food Truck World Tour to raise critical funding to support free immigration legal services for low-income families in Nebraska and southwest Iowa. Food Truck World Tour raises critical funding that provides life-changing immigration legal services, advocacy, and education for low-income immigrants in our communities. As Nebraska and … Continue reading "Food Truck World Tour to Raise Funds for Immigrant Legal Center"
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News | July 19, 2021
On Monday July, 19 Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced an 18-month extension and re-designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. Somalia has not been re-designated for TPS since 2012. Secretary Mayorkas made the decision to extend and re-designate Somalia for TPS after taking into consideration extraordinary and temporary conditions in … Continue reading "DHS Designates Somalia for Temporary Protected Status"
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News | June 18, 2021
On Wednesday, June 16 Attorney General Merrick Garland vacated three Trump-era immigration orders that affected asylum protections. The new actions restore the possibility of asylum protections for individuals fleeing domestic violence in some countries and some victims of gang violence. Between 2018 and 2021 the Justice Department issued several restrictive rulings against people seeking asylum. … Continue reading "Policy Limiting Asylum for Survivors of Gang and Domestic Violence Reversed"
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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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News | April 1, 2021
Immigrant Legal Center’s Director of Legal Services, Dearra Godinez spoke with Public News Services’ Eric Galatas about the new Know Your Rights: Immigrant Protesters Guide launched alongside ILC and the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska and the Lincoln Commission on Human rights. The guide focuses on protesting rights for people who are immigrants and … Continue reading "Dearra Godinez, ILC Director of Legal Services spoke with Public News Service about Immigrants’ Rights Guide for Demonstrations"
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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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News Uncategorized | March 9, 2021
On Monday, March 8 the Biden Administration announced a new designation of Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Venezuela for 18 months, until September 2022. “The designation is due to the extraordinary and temporary conditions in Venezuela, which is one of the statutory bases for it. Because of conditions there, it is not safe for … Continue reading "Biden Administration Designates Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans"
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News Uncategorized | February 15, 2021
The Metro Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless (MACCH), local homeless shelters, and local service providers are offering unsheltered residents a safe and warm place during the cold weather at locations across the Omaha and Council Bluffs Metro area. For information in multiple languages, see below. Arabic Burmese Dari Farsi Kirundi Nepali Pashto Somali … Continue reading "Warming Centers Winter 2020/2021 Omaha/Council Bluff Metro Area (MACCH)"
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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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News Uncategorized | January 25, 2021
Immigrant Legal Center’s Executive Director, Erik Omar spoke with KETV’s José Zozaya about President Biden’s U.S. Citizenship Act and the executive order “fortifying and preserving” the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA). President Biden signed five executive orders addressing immigration, including the measure fortifying DACA, during his first week in office. Omar said it … Continue reading "Erik Omar, ILC Executive Director spoke with KETV about President Biden’s executive order fortifying DACA"
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