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Advocacy Letters/Comments
This category includes CLINIC's comments submitted by the Center for Immigrant Rights on proposed immigration regulation, letters to federal officials and agencies on behalf of its network.- Open Letter in Response to the Closing of the Berks County Family Shelter Care Center and Solicitation of New Family Detention Beds
- Comments on Special Immigrant Juvenile Regulations
- CLINIC Letter to Secure Communities Task Force
- Comments on Policy on Unauthorized Practice of Law
- CLINIC and USCCB Comments on DHS’s Policy on Removals to Haiti
- Additional "Advocacy Letters/Comments" resources
Articles by CLINIC
This category includes articles written by CLINIC staff.- Analysis: New Law Eliminates Widow Penalty and Reduces Need for Humanitarian Reinstatement
- Undocumented Immigrants and the Right to Marry
- Update from Cuidad Juarez
- Immigration Raids
- Legalization Readiness - Gathering Supporting Documentation by Peggy Gleason
- Additional "Articles by CLINIC " resources
Community Engagement
- VAWA: Estado Migratorio Legal para las Victimas de la Violencia Doméstica
- VAWA: Status for Victims of Domestic Violence
- La Visa U: Estado Migratorio Legal para las Victimas del Crimen
- U Visa: Immigration Status for Crime Victims
Guides & Reports
This category includes publications that offer statistics and information on specific immigration issues. This list also includes CLINIC's Annual Reports.- 2009 Annual Report: Rising to the Challenge
- Asylee Eligibility for Resettlement Assistance: A Short Guide
- Starting A Legal Immigration Program
- 2008 Annual Report: Creating Hope, Serving Our Neighbors
- The Economic Benefits of Immigration at the State Level
- Additional "Guides & Reports" resources
Handbooks
This category includes publications that provide guidance on responding to particular immigration issues such as enforcement, citizenship, comprehensive immigration reform, or serving vulnerable immigrant populations.- Citizenship for Us: A Handbook on Naturalization & Citizenship 6th Edition
- Preparing for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: An Earned Pathway to Citizenship & Beyond
- CLINIC's National Enforcement Response Plan
- Managing an Immigration Program: Steps for Creating and Increasing Legal Capacity
- Citizenship for Refugee Elders: Issues and Options in Test Preparation
- Additional "Handbooks" resources
Newsletter
This category includes CLINIC produced newsletters, including the monthly Catholic Legal Immigration News, BIA Pro Bono Project Update, the Religious Immigration Quarterly, The Samaritan Chronicles and archived copies of In the Balance.Online Resources/Helpful Links
This category includes external links to websites and other resources related to specific immigration topics, such as Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.Other/General
This category includes resources that cover a wide range of topics such as Catholic Social Teaching and bishops statements on immigration.- Message of Pope Benedict XVI on World Day of Migrants and Refugees (2010)
- Immigration Issues and Need for Reform
- Bishops' Statements on Immigration
- Archbishop Veglio on Pastoral Care of Migrants
- Litigation Assessment
- Additional "Other/General" resources
Podcast
This category includes audio resources, including the CLINIC podcast, on immigration.- Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre La Ley Migratoria de Indiana PL 171
- Indiana Immigration Law PL 171 Q & A
- JustLove Radio Show
- Podcast: Interview with Bishop Jaime Soto
Publications
This category lists CLINIC publications, including immigration law manuals that are available from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).- Starting a Legal Immigration Program: Capacity Building in a Charitable Community Agency
- Preparing for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: An Earned Pathway to Citizenship & Beyond
- A More Perfect Union: A National Citizenship Plan
- Immigration Relief for Abused Immigrants
- Representing Clients in Immigration Court
- Additional "Publications" resources
Toolkits
Toolkits to help organize and plan on immigration.- Citizenship and Civic Participation Toolkit
- Creating a Workplace ELL Program
- Creating a Citizenship Preparation Program
- Toolkit for BIA Recognition & Accreditation
- A Tool Kit for Communities to Advocate Against ICE Partnerships with Local Law Enforcement Agencies
- Using International Law in U.S. Immigration Cases
- Case Management Toolkit
- Toolkit for Naturalization Workshops