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Emigration and immigration law -- United States ACLU: Immigrants' Rights 
 Policy statements and other material about the rights of immigrants, refugees and non-citizens in the U.S. Topics include asylum, detention, discrimination, workplace rights, and judicial review and court access. Includes legislative and legal documents, press releases, and position papers. Some documents available in Spanish. From the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). http://www.aclu.org/immigrants-rights Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Emigration & Immigration, Law by Subject Last updated Nov 6, 2009 Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)
The site addresses immigration issues (including national security and FAIR's support of a plan to curtail immigration) and provides some data as well as analyses of current immigration reform legislation. From a nonprofit organization that "seeks to improve border security, to stop illegal immigration, and to promote immigration levels consistent with the national interest -- more traditional rates of about 300,000 a year." http://www.fairus.org Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Apr 3, 2006 Immigration Enforcement Within the United States
April 2006 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report about "the regulation of those who violate [civil and criminal] provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)." Topics include types of immigration enforcement (such as deportation, detention, alien smuggling and trafficking, and immigration fraud), and resource allocation for interior and border enforcement. Includes data and charts. Opens directly into a PDF document. Provided by the Foreign Press Centers of the U.S. Department of State. http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/64931.pdf Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated May 8, 2006 Immigration Equality
This site explains, promotes, and defends the immigration rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and HIV-positive people under United States immigration law. The site addresses such issues as discrimination, referrals, consultations, outreach, and emergency asylum. It has a section where immigrants and would-be immigrants share their stories. Some information also available in Spanish. http://www.immigrationequality.org/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People Last updated Nov 11, 2006 Immigration Law & You
Resources about immigration law for the general public, including reports, studies, and guides. Documents cover immigration basics, immigration lawyers, visas, voter registration, immigration reform, border control, and related topics. From the American Immigration Lawyers Association, an association of "attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law." Note: Access to some material is limited to members. http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=12621 Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Apr 25, 2006 National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
Find issue briefs, articles, and other material about "immigration, public benefits, and employment laws affecting immigrants and refugees." Also provides analysis of pending immigration reform legislation, which includes topics such as guest workers, driver's licenses, and border controls. Other features include links to related federal and California sites and information for Hurricane Katrina survivors. From an organization "dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of low income immigrants and their family members." http://www.nilc.org Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Mar 30, 2006 Should Undocumented Immigrants Have Access to In-State Tuition?
This policy paper reports on court cases and federal and state laws that concern the eligibility of undocumented immigrants for in-state tuition status at public higher education institutions. From the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), a group that works to "to extend higher education to all citizens." http://www.aascu.org/policy_matters/v2_6/default.htm Topics: College and University Education, Emigration & Immigration, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.) Last updated Feb 20, 2008 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The site of this federal government agency (formerly known as the INS) contains forms, laws and regulations, online tracking for active cases, field office locations and hours, information about services such as green cards and benefit programs, news, a FAQ, a glossary, and more. http://www.uscis.gov/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Nov 16, 2006 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
ICE, "the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is responsible for identifying and shutting down vulnerabilities in the nation's border, economic, transportation and infrastructure security." The site describes ICE activities such as the Federal Protective Service, which provides "law enforcement and security services to ... all federally owned and leased facilities nationwide." Includes news, fact sheets, and more. http://www.ice.gov Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Trade, Law, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jun 7, 2006 United States Department of Justice: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Background, fact sheets, news releases, statistics, and other material from this federal office that "interprets and administers federal immigration laws by conducting immigration court proceedings, appellate reviews, and administrative hearings." Find asylum statistics back to 1997, forms, procedure and ethics manuals, and details about offices and programs (such as the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Pro Bono Legal Access Program). http://www.justice.gov/eoir/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Nov 1, 2009 |
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