quick reference chart and notes for determining immigration - ILRC
quick reference chart and notes for determining immigration - ILRC
quick reference chart and notes for determining immigration - ILRC
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Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Quick Reference Chart <strong>and</strong> Notes<br />
February 2010<br />
which among other resources provides links to <strong>chart</strong>s similar to this one that show <strong>immigration</strong><br />
consequences of offenses under many other states’ laws. The principal partners are the<br />
Immigrant Legal Resource Center, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers<br />
Guild; the Immigrant Defense Project of the New York State Defender Association; <strong>and</strong> the<br />
National Legal Aid <strong>and</strong> Defender Organization. Each of these partners maintains their own<br />
websites which include materials beyond those found at www.defendingimmigrants.org.<br />
The Immigration Advocates’ Network (IAN) is a collaboration of <strong>immigration</strong> non-profits<br />
throughout the country whose goal is to provide on-line <strong>immigration</strong> resources to pro bono<br />
<strong>immigration</strong> practitioners. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center heads the Immigration <strong>and</strong><br />
Crimes resource library, which provides resources such as overviews, practitioner guides, <strong>and</strong><br />
sample pleadings <strong>for</strong> those representing noncitizens with criminal records, as well as copies of<br />
the state <strong>and</strong> federal <strong>chart</strong>s on <strong>immigration</strong> consequences. This library is appropriate <strong>for</strong><br />
defenders looking <strong>for</strong> more in-depth resources on the <strong>immigration</strong> consequences of crimes. Go<br />
to www.<strong>immigration</strong>advocates.org.<br />
The website of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center offers material on a range of <strong>immigration</strong><br />
issues, including a free downloadable manual on <strong>immigration</strong> law affecting children in<br />
delinquency, dependency <strong>and</strong> family court, <strong>and</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation about <strong>immigration</strong> applications <strong>for</strong><br />
persons abused by U.S. citizen parent or spouse under the Violence Against Women Act<br />
(VAWA). Go to www.ilrc.org<br />
The National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild offers practice guides <strong>and</strong><br />
updates on various issues that can affect criminal defendants <strong>and</strong> other general <strong>immigration</strong><br />
issues. The Project provides in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>and</strong> a brief bank on <strong>immigration</strong> <strong>and</strong> criminal issues,<br />
on VAWA applications <strong>for</strong> persons abused by citizen or permanent resident spouse or parent,<br />
<strong>and</strong> applications under the <strong>for</strong>mer § 212(c) relief. Go to www.national<strong>immigration</strong>project.org.<br />
The Immigrant Defense Project of New York has excellent practice guides that can be used<br />
nationally, as well as a wealth of in<strong>for</strong>mation about <strong>immigration</strong> consequences of New York <strong>and</strong><br />
nearby state law. Go to www.immigrantdefenseproject.org.<br />
The National Legal Aid <strong>and</strong> Defender Association provides seminars <strong>and</strong> many services to its<br />
thous<strong>and</strong>s of members. Go to www.nlada.org.<br />
Seminars<br />
The <strong>ILRC</strong> <strong>and</strong> the Law Offices of Norton Tooby jointly present full-day seminars on the<br />
<strong>immigration</strong> consequences of Cali<strong>for</strong>nia convictions, <strong>and</strong> are beginning a tele-seminar program.<br />
Go to www.criminal<strong>and</strong><strong>immigration</strong>law.com <strong>and</strong> click on seminars. The <strong>ILRC</strong> presents<br />
seminars on a variety of <strong>immigration</strong> issues. Go to www.ilrc.org <strong>and</strong> click on seminars. For<br />
national seminars on <strong>immigration</strong> <strong>and</strong> crimes, see listings at www.defendingimmigrants.org <strong>and</strong><br />
member websites.<br />
Immigrant Legal Resource Center N-151
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