An Affiliate of the Justice For Our Neighbors Network
An Affiliate of the Justice For Our Neighbors Network
Know Your Rights | April 16, 2019
The enclosed Rights and Planning Guide (“the Guide”) was created to help individuals and families who are facing potential detainment or removal/deportation. The Guide is intended to be used as a collective community resource and is not intended to provide legal or other advice or to create an attorney-client relationship. The Guide was authored by … Continue reading "Rights and Planning Guide"
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Know Your Rights | March 30, 2019
Many of our community members are facing uncertainty due to the recent flooding’s across the Midwest. This includes our immigrant neighbors. Determining whether immigrant families affected by the recent flooding are eligible for assistance can be complex. The answer depends, in part, on the immigration status of members of the household, but there are limited … Continue reading "Disaster Relief Available for our Immigrant Communities"
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Know Your Rights | October 19, 2018
What is the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP)? The Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP) is an alternative to a detention program. If Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) determines that an individual is eligible for bond or to be released on their own recognizance after been detained for an immigration violation, they are likely to be … Continue reading "Know Your Rights: Intensive Supervision Appearance Program"
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Education Know Your Rights | January 19, 2018
Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery where traffickers use force, fraud, or coercion to compel a victim to provide sex acts and/or labor services. This description seems simple enough, but trafficking is challenging to identify and address because of how varied and veiled it can be. Some trafficking resembles the stuff of horror … Continue reading "January Is Human Trafficking Awareness Month…But What Is Human Trafficking?"
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Know Your Rights | June 15, 2017
This know-your-rights series references Iowa and Nebraska law to educate the immigrant worker population and its allies on various topics such as immigrant workers rights, ways to secure worker rights, sexual harassment and assault at the workplace, and how to make administrative complaints about violations.
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Know Your Rights | March 8, 2017
This know-your-rights series references Iowa and Nebraska law to educate the immigrant worker population and its allies on various topics, such as immigrant workers rights, ways to secure worker rights, sexual harassment and assault at the workplace, and how to make administrative complaints about violations.
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