ICS’s Guide to Year-End Giving
Thank you for considering Immigration Counseling Service (ICS) as you review your philanthropy at the end of the year. Your annual support enables us to provide life-changing legal services to more than 1,000 immigrants and refugees in Oregon and southwest Washington…
BREAKING: Federal Ruling Leaves DACAistas in Limbo
Yesterday, a federal judge in Texas ruled that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an illegal program. Once again, we are seeing how a court ruling can throw hundreds of thousands of lives into uncertainty, including approximately 11,000 DACAistas here in…
ICS Welcomes Asylum Ruling as Cruel Border Actions Occur
Immigration Counseling Service (ICS) continues to advocate for the dignity and humanity of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in the Pacific Northwest and across the country. In the last week, we have heard horrific stories of cruel anti-immigrant policies in…
Immigrant Heritage, Pride, and Fighting for Policy Change
Each June, we gather to celebrate Immigrant Heritage and Pride month and honor the stories of our immigrant and LGBTQ+ neighbors who make the Pacific Northwest so vibrant. With these celebrations, we also reflect on the sacrifices made by community leaders to move our…
Supporting Survivors and Families in I-5 Tragedy
As a member of PODER Oregon, Immigration Counseling Service (ICS) is joining the Oregon Farm Bureau and Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN) to support farmworker families affected by last week’s I-5 tragedy. On Thursday, May 18th, seven of our fellow…
ICS is hiring: Portland/Hood River Staff Attorney
Date Posted: May 18, 2023 Immigration Counseling Service has been dedicated to defending the rights of immigrants for 40 years. We are a group of diverse individuals committed to providing high-quality immigration advocacy and representation to over 90 low-income…
To the Biden Administration: Do Not Place More Asylum Seekers Behind Bars as Title 42 Lifts
Immigration Counseling Service (ICS) has joined 233 organizations to call on the Biden Administration to live up to its promise of creating a more humane immigration system by ensuring asylum seekers and other migrants are not placed behind bars in immigration…