Ally Resources
Ways to take action through Action Alerts and Resource Guides
Recent Policies and Corresponding Resources:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) memo on sweeping re-review of all refugee arrivals under the Biden administration
- RCUSA action alert
- CWS action alert
- CWS Factsheet
- AfghanEvac Factsheet
- External messaging guide
- USAHello Immigration Guide
- USAHello Refugee program
- USAHello Afghan updates
- IRAP: I live in the US and I have refugee status. What should I know?
- USCCB’s Update on USRAP
Halting of All Asylum Application Decisions
- USCIS Director on asylum application halting (CBS report here)
- USCIS issued new guidance about use of country specific information during vetting of noncitizens from 19 countries on the travel ban
- State Dept has halted issuance of visas for Afghan nationals
- USCIS halted processing of “immigration related requests” for Afghan nationals
- USCIS to reexamine all permanent residence grants for nationals from 19 countries on the travel ban
Sweeping Immigration Raids (September)
- IRC Explainer: How have the Trump administration’s policies impacted refugees?
- How Illinois Democrats are pre-emptively combating a Chicago crackdown by Trump
- Military Deployments and Federal “Occupations” of American Cities
- 300,000 Lawfully Present Immigrants Will Be Newly Ineligible for Health Care Help in This Open Enrollment Period
Government Shutdown & Appropriations
- Americas Voice: Trump’s Cruel Immigration Policies Weaken Our Economy
- Resources related to the healthcare impacts on immigrant communities
- Mom’s Rising: Tell Congress to reject further ICE funding and to restore congressional oversight
- Fairness to Freedom campaign’s action alert: protect due process protections and funding for legal service programs
- Practice alert from AILA about what happens during a government shutdown
January 20, 2025 Policies Action Steps:
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