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Biography of Omar Jadwat (11/10/2004)

Biography of Naomi Shatz (11/10/2004)

Biography of Mariana Bustamante (11/10/2004)

Biography of Lucas Guttentag (11/10/2004)

Biography of Lee Gelernt (11/10/2004)

Biography of Barbara Lopez (11/10/2004)

Biography of Judy Rabinovitz (11/10/2004)

Biography of Jennifer Chang Newell (11/10/2004)

Biography of Maelle Fonteneau (11/10/2004)

Biography of Cecillia Wang (11/10/2004)

Report by the Constitution Project, "Balancing Act - Legislative Power and Judicial Independence" (09/27/2004)

About the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project (08/06/2004)
The Immigrants' Rights Project (IRP) of the American Civil Liberties Union works to defend the civil and constitutional rights of immigrants through a comprehensive program of impact litigation and public education. The IRP files constitutional and class action lawsuits protecting the historic guarantee to judicial review, enforcing fair employment practices, and maintaining constitutional safeguards against detention practices and biased asylum adjudication. For ten years, the IRP has been at the forefront of every major legal struggle securing immigrants' rights; this role has become particularly crucial since the passage of two 1996 congressional acts implementing the most radical and draconian cutbacks to immigrants' rights ever.

Update - New Registration Rule: 30/40-Day Follow-Up & Annual Re-Registration Suspended But Other Requirements Continue (12/03/2003)

Special Registration Update - Approaching Annual Deadlines & Other Registration Requirements (10/28/2003)

Special Registration (NSEERS) (10/24/2003)

Important Information for International Students & Advisors Regarding Returning to the U.S. (10/24/2003)

Alert -- Special Registrations Requirements (01/30/2003)

Immigrants and the Economy (03/12/2002)
BACKGROUND Blaming immigrants for the nation's woes has long been an American pastime, especially in hard economic times like today. Recently, there has been an upsurge in anti-immigrant sentiment, particularly in areas of the country that host large number of immigrants. Public opinion surveys indicate that the public does draw a distinction between legal and undocumented immigrants, and that the public regards undocumented immigrants with increasing disfavor.

National Identification Cards: Why Does the ACLU Oppose a National I.D. System? (03/12/2002)
BACKGROUND Over the past decade various proposals for a tamper-proof national identifier have cropped up repeatedly, usually in the context of immigration policy. The notion of using some form of national identification card has also surfaced in discussions of gun control and health care reform.

Links to other Immigration Sites (02/19/2002)
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