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** IDP September Newsletter
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** Resources for Attorneys and Community Members
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** Expanded Immigration Consequences of Crimes Summary Checklist
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IDP updated and expanded one of our benchmark resources, Immigration Consequences of Crimes Summary Checklist! ([link removed]) This is a national resource intended to provide a quick reference on the criminal grounds of removability (inadmissibility and deportability) and criminal bars to citizenship. The expanded content includes:
* Criminal bars to Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
* Requirements about “admissions” to criminal conduct with case cites
* Mandatory detention under INA §236(c)
* More information about Reason to Believe Drug Trafficker (RTB) charges under INA §212(a)(2)(C)
* INA statutes and hyperlinks to relevant case cites throughout the resource
** Representing Immigrants Flees Persecution
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IDP and the Crimmigration Clinic of the Harvard Law Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRCP) updated our national “Particularly Serious Crime” Bars on Asylum and Withholding of Removal: Legal Standards and Sample Case Law Determinations” ([link removed]) resource. This resource has been used by
practitioners providing immigration representation for asylum or withholding of removal applications as well as by Padilla attorneys advising on criminal cases. The previous version of this resource is from 2018.
** Amicus Brief with “Realistic Probability” Arguments
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This amicus curiae brief ([link removed]) recently filed with the Third Circuit (covering New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware) presents up-to-date, circuit-specific arguments for fighting against an expanded "realistic probability" requirement in categorical approach cases. Attorneys looking for additional realistic probability resources can also consult our Practice Advisory: "Realistic Probability" in Immigration Categorical Approach Cases ([link removed]) .
** New Community Resources on the "Keeping Families Together" Parole-in-Place Process
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IDP created a national Community FAQ ([link removed]) in English and Spanish for the new "Keeping Families Together" Parole-in-Place process (KFT Parole, also called PIP). This resource is meant to help immigrants understand how their contact with the criminal legal system can affect their ability to get KFT parole. Because of a lawsuit filed against the program there is an injunction in place which prevents USCIS from approving applications at this time.
** Protecting Sanctuary
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** Calling out the exploitation of tragedy
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Late last month, the New York Times published an inaccurate and misleading story that misrepresented New York City’s sanctuary laws and furthered attempts by Mayor Adams and others to exploit a tragic act of sexual violence that recently occurred in Coney Island. To set the record straight, IDP published a 15-part X (previously known as Twitter) thread ([link removed]) which has been viewed over 7,000 times.
The thread, also available on Instagram ([link removed]) , names that individual actions should not be used to demonize whole communities or to dictate broader policies. The post highlights how sanctuary policies build community safety, helping survivors of violence come forward to get the help they need without fear of deportation. The thread also takes the NYT to task for elevating inflammatory, inaccurate language and for omitting fundamental facts about ICE holds.
IDP is continuing to work with partners to push back on inflammatory news coverage that dehumanizes immigrant New Yorkers and to uplift the voices of key community partners. A group of organizations which support survivors of domestic and sexual violence published an important statement ([link removed]) this week addressing the Times’ coverage, cautioning against “attempts to misdirect the public’s outrage away from the crucial work of ending gender-based violence.”
** IDP News
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** Welcome new Hotline Paralegal, Jazmine Lahbabi!
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In July IDP welcomed our new Hotline paralegal, Jazmine Lahbabi. Before joining us, Jazmine was a Program Coordinator with Immigrant Defenders Law Center in Southern California, where she oversaw her team’s provision of Know Your Rights presentations and legal services for unaccompanied migrant children, and advocated for their rights and treatment while in government custody. Jazmine’s passions are centered in empowering communities by equipping them with the knowledge and resources to protect themselves as they navigate complex immigration legal landscapes. We are so glad to have Jazmine join our Hotline team!
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