IMMIGRATION
Alameda County Social Services
- Public Charge Flyers - Alameda County Family Handout - English President Biden has taken action to end the Trump public charge policy. Immigrants and their families are now able to use the health, nutrition, and housing programs to which they are legally entitled without fear or confusion. Refer to this handout to learn more about the new policy. The only programs considered when applying for legal permanent residency or entry into the country are: cash assistance programs (such as CalWORKs, General Assistance, and SSI) and institutional long-term care paid for by Medi-Cal. - Updated Sep 2022
American Civil Liberties Union - ACLU
- Know Your Rights ACLU Refer to this handout to read about your rights as an immigrant in different scenarios.
American Immigrant Lawyers Association
- Know Your Rights Handout Refer to this handout to read about your rights if ICE Visits a home, employer, or public space. Handout is also available in Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Arabic, Haitian Creole, and Punjabi.
SF Cairs - The SF Refugee, Asylee & Immigrant Forum
Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS)
CLINIC The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. works with passionate advocates who take up the cause of helping immigrants every day. They currently have over 390 affiliates across 49 states and the District of Columbia, fulfilling this important need. If you're looking for an affiliate near you, please use their directory to find one.
Higher Education Legal Services FREE immigration legal services to students faculty and staff at California Community Colleges
Immigration Advocates Network Use their directory to find nonprofit organizations that provide free or low-cost immigration legal service.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is a national nonprofit resource center that provides immigration legal trainings, technical assistance, and educational materials, and engages in advocacy and immigrant civic engagement to advance immigrant rights.
- Public Charge website, including FAQs clarifying that a child’s receipt of benefits does NOT affect the parent or other family member’s public charge determination https://www.ilrc.org/resources/what-you-need-know-about-public-charge#item-3726
- Family preparedness plan: https://www.ilrc.org/resources/step-step-family-preparedness-plan
- Subpoena/data question: https://www.networkforphl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Issue-Brief-Undocumented-Immigrants-and-Patient-Privacy-Laws-5-31-19.pdf
EMPLOYEE LEGAL SUPPORT
SAFETY & REPORTING OF VIOLENCE
24/7 San Francisco Bay Area Human Trafficking Hotline In the United States, victims of trafficking are almost exclusively immigrants. Immigrant women and children are particularly vulnerable (Reference: https://www.aclu.
VIDEOS
CAIRS - New Asylee Orientation Videos (English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish)
Pichuco el Gato Inmigrante - Dr. Francisco Rocco How to speak to children about immigration (Video in Spanish)
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