Put Human Rights at the Center of Immigration Policy
Over the past several days, our office and others providing legal services to immigrants and refugees have been inundated with calls from the press and people wanting to help the immigrant children they have seen in the media. Although the plight of these children and…
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR CHILDREN JUNE 1, 2018
June 1st for a National Day of Action for Children to stop family separation. Families are the foundation of our communities, and as people of faith, we know the importance of family unity. Right now, the Trump administration is shamefully separating parents from…
DC Trial Court Rules in Favor of DACA
https://nytimes.com/2018/04/24/us/daca-dreamers-trump.html
New anti trafficking hotline in English and Spanish - Nueva línea de acceso directo nacional contra tráfico de personas en Inglés y Español
The National Human Trafficking Hotline has added 24/7 SMS texting and online chat services in both English and Spanish The BeFree SMS number (233733) has been integrated into the National Hotline, 24 hours a day, seven days a week—in English and Spanish. Online chat…
Portland: Free DACA renewal and consultations/ Jornada gratuita para renovar DACA February 3 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Portland: Free DACA renewal and consultations/ Jornada gratuita para renovar DACA February 3 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Free DACA Renewal and Consultations @ the Mexican Consulate of Portland Find out More Here:…
Florida men posing as lawyers scammed immigrants, Oregon's AG says
Immigration Counseling Service was recently quoted in an article highlighting the need for qualified legal workers to serve immigrant communities in Oregon. An article by Maxine Bernstein in the Oregonian published on January 23 stated: "[I]mmigration lawyers say…
TPS Update: Re-registration Period Opens for El Salvador
On January 18, 2018, USCIS published an update on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salavador: "If you want to maintain Temporary Protected Status (TPS) until the program’s termination date on Sept. 9, 2019, you must re-register during the 60-day re-registration…
Inmigración abre período de reinscripción para personas que ya tienen TPS
18 de enero 2018: Inmigración abre período de reinscripción para personas que ya tienen TPS. En su pagina, publicaron que "Si usted desea retener el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) hasta la fecha de finalización del programa el 9 de…
Recent Ruling Regarding DACA Renewals
Last week, a Federal Judge in California issued an order to keep the DACA program in place while the Trump administration’s cancellation of the DACA program is being fought in the courts. The order says that those people who have had DACA in the past can apply to…