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Sanctuary Policies: An Overview
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2025
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source -
Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Public Safety
Immigrant communities face unequal access to services due to fear of interactions with local law enforcement that cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, causing distrust among the community, underreporting of crimes, and increased exploitation. Sanctuary policies limit local...
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Disentangling Local Law Enforcement from Federal Immigration Enforcement
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source NIJC
Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Public Safety
The entanglement of local law enforcement with federal immigration authorities enables a discriminatory pipeline that disproportionately harms Black and Brown immigrants, leading to deportations often based on minor or no convictions and eroding community trust. The solution is to...
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What is the worker misclassification ABC test?
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source Economic Policy Institute
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
Worker misclassification results in the wrongful categorization of employees as independent contractors, depriving workers of benefits, equal protections, and fair compensation. Local governments can use the ABC test to determine if a worker is an employee or independent contractor...
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The Companies Behind the Surge in Illegal Child Labor
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2024
Level National
State(s) All States
Source Good Jobs First
Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice
Federal enforcement data reveals a significant surge in illegal child labor mostly driven by large retail and restaurant chains. Penalties for violations remain low and enforcement is generally insufficient to deter the use of child labor. This report advocates for stricter federal...
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Rights of Immigrant Students in Schools
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year -
Level Other
State(s) All States
Source National Immigration Law Center
Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Public Safety
Undocumented students often experience discrimination and or denial of their legal right to public education. This factsheet outlines legal protections that exist, and actions that schools must take to ensure all students, regardless of status, can access a safe education. ...
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Immigration Know your Rights for Students and Families
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year -
Level Other
State(s) All States
Source -
Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Public Safety
Immigrant students face intimidation, surveillance, and limited access to educational opportunities due to intensifying immigration enforcement practices. This toolkit provides resources and strategies for families to advocate for and protect their childrens rights and safety in schools....
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Retaliation Funds: A New Tool to Tackle Wage Thef
Type Act or Session Law
Year 2021
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source National Employment Law Project
Policy Areas Economic Justice
Despite existing income protections, wage theft remains rampant, particularly among immigrant workers who fear retaliation for reporting violations. This report's findings underscore that current retaliation protections are insufficient, leaving workers vulnerable to financial instability...
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What to do if Immigration comes to your Workplace
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level Other
State(s) All States
Source National Immigration Law Center
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety
Immigrant workers and employers face heightened risks from federal immigration enforcement actions such as ICE raids, detentions, and I-9 audits. To prepare for these, employers are encouraged to prepare a written response plan, train staff to refuse entry without a judicial warrant,...
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Manhattan Community Board 10 -- Immigration Equal Protection and Sanctuary City Resolution
Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year -
Level City or Town
State(s) New York
Source Manhattan Community Board 10
Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety
In response to federal executive orders targeting immigrants and refugees, Manhattan Community Board 10 passed a resolution reaffirming Harlem's historic commitment to justice and inclusivity. Recognizing that 24% of Central Harlem is foreign-born, the Board called for immigrant protections...
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2017 Beaverton Resolution No. 4429 - Declaring Beaverton a Sanctuary City
Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2017
Level City or Town
State(s) Oregon
Source Beaverton City Council
Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety
In Beaverton, immigrant residents, particularly undocumented ones, faced fear in accessing public safety services due to concerns over immigration enforcement and cooperation with federal authorities. It commits the city to providing services and public safety access to all residents...
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Sanctuary, Safety, and Community -- Tools for Welcoming and Protecting Immigrants Through Local Democracy
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Demos
Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety
For decades, immigrant communities have continued to face increasing threats of profiling, deportation, and hate crimes, enabled by renewed and growing local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. This report urges local governments to adopt sanctuary policies that limit...
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Strategic Code Enforcement
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2021
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source Center for American Progress
Policy Areas Public Safety
Vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties often go unaddressed, leading to serious public health and safety risks such as mold, structural hazards, pest infestations, and neighborhood blight. Traditional code enforcement responses may be inefficient, punitive, or fail to account...
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Municipal Policy to Confront Mass Deportation and Criminalization
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Local Progress
Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety
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Know Your Rights for Higher Education Employeers
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year -
Level Other
State(s) All States
Source National Immigration Law Center
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Education, Public Safety
In an intensifying climate of immigration practices, students and staff at higher education institutions may not understand how to respond to enforcement on campus. This infographic outlines rights and protocols for college communities to protect against immigration enforcement actions...
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Making our Laws Real
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) District of Columbia
Source Just Pay Coalition
Policy Areas Economic Justice
Despite the enactment of legal protections, wage theft continues to impact labor markets and workers' incomes in Washington, D.C., significantly reducing taxable income and harming compliant firms. This report recommends targeting high-risk industries rather than individual complaints,...
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