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We believe access to justice shouldn’t depend on where you are born or how much money you have.
Presenting our 2019 Impact Report
We hope that these stories from our clients, staff, and volunteers inspire and encourage you at this pivotal time for immigrant rights.
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Check out one of our recorded webinars on important immigration issues from imagining a world without deportation to examining the intersection between gender, race, and immigration status for survivors of violence.
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Vangala v. USCIS Frequently Asked Questions
In January 2021, USCIS shared updated guidance directing adjudicators to cease rejecting asylum applications(Form I-589) and U visa applications (Form I-918). Read this short FAQ with further information about the case and the updated guidance.
Mendez Rojas Settlement Agreement
Mendez Rojas is a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of asylum seekers challenging the federal government’s failure to give them notice of the one-year deadline for filing asylum applications as well as its failure to guarantee them a mechanism through which to abide by that deadline. On March 29, 2018, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and ordered the government to provide notice to class members of the one-year filing deadline and to adopt, publicize, and implement uniform procedural mechanisms that will ensure that class members are able to file their asylum applications in a timely manner. The parties have now reached a settlement agreement for implementing the court’s order.
Final order approving settlement
Notice of proposed settlement in class action lawsuit
DACA Community Advisory
On December 4, 2020, a federal judge in New York ordered the Trump Administration to restore the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program to the way it existed prior to September 2017, when the Administration moved to try to terminate the program. We have prepared this community advisory for current and potential DACA recipients to address questions following the Court’s ruling.
Coronavirus Community Resources
Like the rest of the community, we are deeply concerned about the ongoing global pandemic. We’re curating a list of resources pertaining to financial assistance, state and government guidelines, health insurance, and more.