Immigrants

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Resources

Amica Center
“We fight for the rights, safety, and unity of immigrant communities, standing with those trapped in our nation’s fundamentally flawed immigration system.”

iCivics
“Founded in 2009 by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, iCivics is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing civic learning by providing educators and students with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to embrace and engage in our civic life together. We empower educators and lead the movement to make civic education a nationwide priority so all young people have the confidence to shape the world around them and believe in our country’s future.”

Immigration Equality
“Immigration Equality is America’s leading LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrant rights organization.”

“For 30 years, we have worked to secure safe haven, freedom, and equality for the LGBTQ and HIV-positive communities. Through direct legal services, policy advocacy, and impact litigation, we support immigrants who face discrimination based on who they are and whom they love.”

Immigration Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
“The ILRC trains attorneys, paralegals, and community-based advocates who work with immigrants around the country. We inform the media, elected officials, and public to shape effective and just immigration policy and law. Our staff works with grassroots immigrant organizations to promote civic engagement and social change.”

Information for You (iFY) app byVermont Language Justice Project (VLJP)
“The [iFY] app is free, lightweight, and easy to use. No account creation required! The app does not collect or track any information about users. Your privacy and safety are our top priority.

“…iFY is available in: ASL, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, French, Haitian Kreyol, Kirundi, Maay Maay, Mandarin, Nepali, Pashto, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.”

“…We believe the iFY will increase refugees’, im/migrants’, and asylum seekers’ access to important information about their health, their rights, life in the US, and services available to them.”

About VLJP: “The Vermont Language Justice Project allows people with language access needs the ability to make informed decisions about their health and safety, as well as navigating everyday life in the USA. We do this by creating public service videos  in 21 of the languages spoken here in Vermont. This media is co-produced with trusted community members from Vermont’s refugee, migrant, and immigrant communities.”

Migrant Justice
“Our mission is to build the voice, capacity, and power of the immigrant farmworker community to organize for economic justice and human rights. We bring together community members to analyze shared problems and envision collective solutions. Through an ongoing investment in leadership development, Migrant Justice members deepen their skills and knowledge to organize for long-term, systemic change.”

National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC)
“The National Immigrant Justice Center’s (NIJC) mission is to establish and defend the legal rights of immigrants, regardless of background, and to transform the immigration system to one that affords equal opportunity for all.”

Online Detainee Locator System by the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
“Use this page to locate a detainee who is currently in ICE custody or who has been in U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s custody for more than 48 hours.

“Online Detainee Locator System cannot search for records of persons under the age of 18.”

Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (VAAP)
“Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (VAAP) is a legal services and technical assistance provider that exists to raise Vermont noncitizens’ awareness of and access to critical immigration legal help and support. We achieve our mission through statewide direct service delivery, pro bono coordination, technical assistance, community education, and administrative and legislative advocacy. Serving as a bridge between immigrant service providers and regulators across the state and region, VAAP educates the public on immigration issues and advocates for policies and practices that advance immigrants’ rights.”