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Bernalillo County Policy Responding to ICE Detainer Requests and Bond Rules

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2014

Level County

State(s) New Mexico

Source Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety

This ordinance states that the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center will not detain any inmate and will not delay the otherwise authorized release of any inmate, as a result of detainer requests or administrative warrants received by ICE. An immigration detainer request...

Manhattan Community Board 10 Immigration Equal Protection and Sanctuary City Resolution

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Democracy & Governance

This resolution supports and reaffirms the establishment of laws, policies, and practices that ensure access to legal protections regardless of immigration status, and urges the City of New York to not cooperate with federal immigration efforts. ...

State College Ordinance Prohibiting Employment Discrimination

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source State College Borough Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This ordinance prohibits employment discrimination. It ensures that all persons receive equal opportunities for employment regardless of their perceived or actual race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status,...

War Brought Us Here: Organizing for Sanctuary through an Anti-War Lens: A Toolkit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

This toolkit is designed to help strengthen the sanctuary and refugee rights movements by providing a platform to look at and strengthen sanctuary campaigns and policies through an anti-war lens. The goal is to highlight the role of the U.S.’ actions in producing migration; the multiple...

1989 San Francisco Sanctuary City Ordinance No. 375-89

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 1989

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City and County of San Francisco

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety, Children & Families

An ordinance declaring San Francisco to be a sanctuary city and outlining prohibitions on obligating funds toward deportation-related purposes. In particular, no department, agency, commission, officer, or employee of the City and County of San Francisco shall use any City funds or...

Undocumented Driver Licenses

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level County

State(s) All States

Source SiX Action

Policy Areas Housing, Public Safety, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Transportation & Mobility

Providing undocumented immigrants access to driver's licenses has become a focus of many immigrants' rights organizations and of communities that recognize the important role immigrant residents play as part of these communities. Progressive proponents of providing access to driver's...

Long Beach Resolution Promoting Language Accessibility

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of Long Beach

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Community Development

This resolution delineates requirements for Long Beach government efforts to increase language accessibility. According to this ordinance, all public contact positions shall have access to a directory of qualified bilingual staff; departments shall share employee translation and interpretation...

2003 Arcata Ordinance 1339 Prohibiting Unlawful Detentions

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2003

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Arcata City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety

This ordinance prohibits City employees from engaging in or permitting unlawful detentions or profiling based on race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or political or religious association. It also prohibits them from cooperating with investigations, interrogations,...

Crisis, Experimentation, and Prosperity: A Year of Policy Advocacy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level Other

State(s) All States

Source ProGov21

Policy Areas -

This publication compiles all the policy analysis conducted and published by ProGov21 for the year of 2023. It includes policy roadmaps for local public officials addressing issues of equity, reproductive health, immigration, land use, public finance, regional coordination, housing,...

Free College For All: Organizing Guide

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source People's Action

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Education

The higher education system is a major force in economic, racial, and gender inequality that serves the pockets of corporations and the ultra-wealthy. This report delves into the principles, membership, and strategies of Student Action, a group devoted to utilizing direct action,...

The Detention Drain: How Immigration Detention Hurts New Mexico's Economy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) New Mexico

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

The criminalization of immigration through policies such as the “Zero Tolerance” policy has swelled the numbers of people in U.S. detention centers. Recent reports have exposed the inhumane conditions in these centers, including those that have caused dozens of deaths. Many people...

Career Pathways & Equity Policy Recommendations

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Welcoming America

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Education

This resource provides five policy recommendations to improve equitable access to career pathway programs. Recommendations are given at the local, state, and federal levels. They include, but are not limited to, the following: expanding eligibility requirements for career pathway...

Ensuring Health and Justice for Undocumented Boys and Men of Color

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) California

Source The Greenlining Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health

The health and well-being of undocumented boys and men of color are vital to the future of California. State and local lawmakers must make the lived experiences of undocumented boys and men of color a focal point of health care, immigration, criminal justice, and education policiy....

City of Saint Paul: Limited English Proficiency Plan

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source City of Saint Paul

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

One in five City of Saint Paul (City) residents speaks a language other than English in their homes. This means that increasingly City employees are providing services to individuals who may be limited English proficient (LEP). This Limited English Proficiency Plan outlines and describes...

The War Against Immigrants: Trump’s Tech Tools Powered by Palantir

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level State, National

State(s) All States

Source Mijente

Policy Areas Data & Technology

With the willing collaboration of Silicon Valley, the Trump administration has accelerated and expanded its crackdown on migrant communities. Companies like Palantir, Amazon, Salesforce, and dozens of others have pursued federal government contracts to arm agencies like Immigration...

Debunking the Myth of Sanctuary Cities: Community Policing Policies Protect American Communities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source American Immigration Law Foundation Immigration Policy Center

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety

This report examines current trends in local enforcement of immigration law to deconstruct the myth of sanctuary cities....

Essential and Excluded: How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Impacting Immigrant Families

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level State, National

State(s) Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania

Source The Center for Popular Democracy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Health

Organizers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and North Carolina conducted interviews with over 900 Latinx immigrants (including nearly 400 undocumented community members) about the important issues facing immigrant communities during the COVID-19 pandemic....

Deportation Defense Guide for the Faith Community: Lifting Up Individual Deportation Cases in the Trump Era

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Faith in Action

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety

One of the many ways to help a person facing deportation is to lift up their case publicly. The major organizing objectives of publicly lifting up an individual case are to connect the individual person’s imminent deportation and story to the larger local, regional and national immigration...

Model Resolution for Protecting Immigrant Students

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source American Civil Liberties Union of California

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Education

The attached Model Campus Safe Zones Resolution language was developed for K-12 school districts that are contemplating adopting protections for their immigrant students. ACLU recommends that any resolution contain language to address these critical issues: limiting the sharing of...

Building a Thriving Main Street: Charting Success for Michigan's Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source Michigan League for Public Policy

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement

Immigrants make significant contributions to Michigan's economy, however, immigrant entrepreneurs face barriers to success, including limited access to credit, lack of official documentation, and discrimination. This report suggests providing immigrant entrepreneurs with business...

Recognizing the Threats: Congress Must Impose a Moratorium on Law enforcement Use of Facial Recognition Tech

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Center for Democracy & Technology

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Data & Technology

Law and immigration enforcement’s use of facial recognition technology presents many harmful consequences: it permits invasive tracking and targeting that threatens individual privacy, prevents First Amendment activities (i.e. political protests and religious activities), relies on...

2022 New York City Ordinance 0839 Establishing an Office of Migrant and Refugee Settlement

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Education, Food, Health, Housing

This ordinance establishes a department under the mayor's office tasked with managing migrant and refugee settlement within New York City. The office will primarily focus on providing access to housing, education, medical care, and food for foreign citizens who are resettled, and...

2003 Seattle Ordinance 121063 Prohibiting City Employees from Inquiring about Immigration Status

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2003

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

This ordinance prohibits Seattle City officers and employees from inquiring into the immigration status of any person or engaging in activities designed to attain this information....

Advancing a Welcoming Infrastructure for Humanitarian Relief

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County, National, State

State(s) All States

Source Welcoming America

Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Economic Justice

This report outlines five ways for local leaders to create equitable and welcoming environments in response to humanitarian relief. Local leaders can find checklists, resource links, and ideas for building a durable infrastructure within communities so that they are ready to respond...

The 2018 Kinder Houston Area Survey: Tracking responses to income inequalities, demographic transformations, and threatening storms

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Education, Housing, Public Safety, Energy, Health, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Transportation & Mobility

This report examines Houston attitudes about flooding, education, the local economy, equal opportunity, immigration, sex and gender, climate change, and trust....

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