Immigrant and Refugee Resources: Immigration/Refugee news
The goal of this guide is to provide resources and information for TCC students, staff, and faculty. This guide is informational and does not reflect or provide legal guidance or advice. If you are seeking immigration guidance and/or legal assistance, please explore the resources on the tabs above and reach out to those agencies and organizations directly.
Immigration / refugees news updates
Immigration / Refugees News Updates
- Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)From the US Citizen and Immigration Services website, outlining the "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Final Rule Effective Oct. 31, 2022."
- Executive order revoking and replacing travel and refugee bans (March 6, 2017)From RefugeeRights.com
- Immigration updatesDartmouth College - Office of Immigration and Visa Services
- Latest immigration updatesNorthwest Immigration Rights Project
- Migrants and Refugees - United NationsFor news articles about migrants and refugees, coming from the United Nations website
Immigrant Voices
- Here to Stay: Immigration StoriesHere to Stay, a part of the United We Dream Network (UWDN), was founded in 2008 and "is the largest immigrant youth-led organization in the US."
- America's Voice"The mission of America’s Voice (AV) and America’s Voice Education Fund (AVEF) is to harness the power of American voices and American values to enact policy change that guarantees full labor, civil and political rights for immigrants and their families."
- Immigration History Research Center at U of MinnesotaImmigrant stories and information about the history of immigration.
Helpful websites
- ImmiImmi helps immigrants in the U.S. understand their legal options. The site also includes immigrant stories. The site is available in English and Spanish.
- Protecting Immigrant Families"The Protecting Immigrant Families, Advancing Our Future campaign is a collaboration between the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), National Immigration Law Center (NILC), and thousands of advocates across the country working to fight back."
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Immigrant RightsFrom the Immigrant Legal Resource Center - find more info about rights for LGBT immigrants
Helpful articles
Defintions
Executive order defined & explained
Executive Order: A declaration by the president or a governor which has the force of law, usually based on existing statutory powers, and requiring no action by the Congress or state legislature. ~ Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
Text source: "Executive Order" by Nolo's Free Dictionary Of Law Terms and Legal Definitions, 2018
- World Relief Organization - Seattle"World Relief Seattle has existed since 1979 to empower the local Church to serve refugees and immigrants in the Greater Seattle Area."
Understanding "Public Charge"
- Clarifying the 2022 Public Charge Final RuleAn infographic from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Public Charge Ground of InadmissibilityA Rule by the Homeland Security Department on 09/09/2022
- Public Charge Resources - U.S. Citizenship & Immigration ServicesFind information and a list of FAQs, and read more the 2022 Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Final Rule
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