IMMIGRATION LEGAL RESOURCES
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American Immigration Lawyers Association: http://www.aila.org
American Immigration Council http://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/
Government Links
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
USCIS Service Center Case Status Research: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/index.jsp
Processing Times Reports: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/ptimes.jsp
Department of State Visa Bulletins: http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_1770.html
Basic Information about Social Security Numbers (SSN): http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10096.html#work
Additional Legal Services
Approved organizations and accredited representatives:
- The following website includes an alphabetized list of organizations recognized by the BIA and the names of the accredited representatives who work for those organizations. http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/statspub/recognitionaccreditationroster.pdf.
- A listing of the accredited representatives by state and city can be found at: http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/statspub/recognitionaccreditationrosterwithstatecity.pdf
- For an alphabetized list of organizations that the BIA recognizes by name, go to the BIA website at http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/statspub/recognitionaccreditationroster.pdf
- The list also includes the accredited representatives who work for those organizations. A listing by state and city is at http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/statspub/recognitionaccreditationrosterwithstatecity.pdf.
- The U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review has a Legal Orientation Program and Pro Bono Program which contains a list of free legal service providers (organized by state) that can be found at: http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/probono/states.htm.
- State Laws: A number of states have passed laws that regulate what notarios can and cannot do. The following states have immigration consultant laws: Arizona, California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. The following states have notary public laws through which they regulate notarios: Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. However, because each state has its own laws on the prosecution and regulation of ‘notarios’ For a list of which agency in each state to contact to determine how to file a complaint against a notario, go to:
http://www.abanet.org/publicserv/immigration/state_law_chart-notarios_final_doc.pdf
“Know Your Rights” Information and Packets
Some of these materials were developed by organizations from geographical areas where you live and may also area-specific information.
- The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has material in English and Spanish that focuses on people’s rights. A Know your Rights pamphlet can be found in English at:
http://action.aclu.org/site/DocServer/know_your_rights_pamphlet_-_english.pdf?docID=182 English
http://action.aclu.org/site/DocServer/kyr_spanish.pdf?docID=186
Spanish
- Another excellent ACLU Know your Rights pamphlet can be found at: http://www.nlg.org/resources/kyr/kyr_English2004.pdf Casa de Maryland, Detention Watch Network, and National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild put together an excellent pamphlet “Warning! Protect Yourself from Immigrant Raids” which can be found at: http://www.casademaryland.org/docs-pdfs/raids.pdf
- Coalition for Human Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) has created an excellent Know Your Rights Video that can be viewed at: http://chirla.org/media/rights.mp4
- CHIRLA also has posted a Know Your Rights Card in Spanish that can be found at:http://www.chirla.org/files/tarjeta%20derechos.pdf
- Florence Project "Know Your Rights" Packets: The Florence Project, based in Arizona, has a range of publications focusing on issues such as how to apply for bond or what you can do to get released from custody. Go to: http://www.firrp.org/pubs.asp
- Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) produced Know Your Rights pamphlets in English and Spanish. Go to:
http://www.miracoalition.org/uploads/Sz/oi/SzoiGcIsD50pNcMKCK4TFg/KYR- feb9.pdf
http://www.miracoalition.org/uploads/A4/Hv/A4Hvy-t3WkDHZB36DMAwUQ/Conozca-sus-Derechos.pdf
- National Immigration Law Center (NILC): Know Your Rights at Work and Home May 2008 in English: http://www.nilc.org/ce/nilc/imm_enfrcmt_homework_rts_2008-05.pdf
- NILC also has developed a list of the “Know Your Rights” rights materials on its website with direct links to these materials. Materials include: Know Your Rights alerts, Know Your Rights when you are Arrested; and Guidance on when it is safe to use public benefits. Go to:
- NILC also has a special site for other “Know Your Rights” materials. Go to: http://www.nilc.org/ce/ceindex.htm#know-rights for materials that focus on raids, demonstrations and other areas.
Sources of Information about immigration law and policy ACLU Immigrant Rights: http://www.aclu.org/immigrants/index.html
AFL-CIO: http://www.aflcio.org
AFSC: American Friends Service Committee: http://www.afsc.org
Alliance for Justice: http://www.afj.org
Asian American Justice Center: http://www.napalc.org
Battered Immigrant Women’s Rights Project: http://endabuse.org/programs/immigrant
Casa de Maryland: http://www.casademaryland.org
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. http://www.cliniclegal.org/index.html
Center for Community Change: http://www.communitychange.org
Child Nutrition Inc., http://http//www.cni-usda.org Donusia is a Board member of this non-profit program that assists in-home day care providers in preparing nutritional meals and snacks for the children intheir care.
CHIRLA: Coalition for Humane Immigrants Rights of Los Angeles: http://www.chirla.org
Detention Watch Network: http://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org
Fair Immigration Reform Movement: http://www.fairimmigration.org
Farmworker Justice Fund: http://www.fwjustice.org
Freedom House: http://www.freedomhouse.org
Greater Warrenton Chamber of Commerce http://www.warrentonchamber.org/
HIAS: Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society: http://www.hias.org
Holistic Entrepreneur Alliance: http://holisticentrepreneurs.net/ Meetings are held at Blue Ridge Immigration Law Center on a monthly basis.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center: http://www.ilrc.org
International Rescue Committee: http://www.theirc.org
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service: http://www.lirs.org
MALDEF: Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund: http://www.maldef.org
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) http://www.miracoalition.org
MPI: Migration Policy Institute: http://www.migrationinformation.org/datahub
NAFSA: Association of International Educators: http://www.nafsa.org
NALACC: National Alliance of Latin American & Caribbean Communities: http://www.nalacc.org
NALEO: National Association of Elected and Appointed Officials: http://www.naleo.org
National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc.: http://www.ncfh.org
National Conference of State Legislators: http://www.ncsl.org
National Council of La Raza: http://www.nclr.org
National Day Laborer Organizing Network: http://www.ndlon.org
National Immigration Forum: http://www.immigrationforum.org
National Immigration Law Center: http://www.nilc.org
National Immigration Project of the National Lawyer’s Guild: http://www.NationalImmigrationProject.org
New York Immigration Coalition: http://www.thenyic.org
New York State Defenders Association Criminal Defense Immigration Project: http://www.nysda.org/NYSDA_Resources/nysda_resources.html#ImmigrationProject
Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund: www.prldef.org
Refugees International: http://www.refintl.org
Rights Working Group: http://www.rightsworkinggroup.org
SEIU: Service Employees International Union: http://www.seiu.org
Services to Abused Families (SAFE). http://www.safejourneys.org SAFE is a non-profit organization providing an Emergency Shelter Program, Crisis Intervention, Sexual Assault Services, Safety Planning, Legal System Advocacy, Individual Peer-to-Peer Counseling, Children's Services, Teen Education & Prevention Programs, Community Education, Latino Community Services. Donusia serves as the Vice President on the Board. Fauquier, Culpeper, Orange, Madison, and Rappahannock Counties are served.
Southern Poverty Law Center: http://www.splcenter.org/intel/immigrant.jsp
Sweatshop Watch: http://www.sweatshopwatch.org
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition: http://www.tnimmigrant.org
UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: http://www.unhcr.org
United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants: http://www.refugees.org
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: http://www.usccb.org/mrs
Women’s Commission for Refugee Women & Children: http://www.womenscommission.org/
World Relief: http://www.worldrelief.org
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