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Guaranteed Income: Increasing Employment and Helping Families Thrive

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) New Mexico

Source New Mexico Voices for Children

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Immigrant families significantly struggled during the pandemic as they were ineligible to receive the federal government's safety-net programs. In 2022, New Mexico started a guaranteed income program that provided $500 per month to mixed-status immigrant families, which increased...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Welcoming Refugees in Rural Communities: Examples from the field

Type Roadmap

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Welcoming America

Policy Areas Children & Families, Community Development, Democracy & Governance

Rural refugees often face isolation, limited access to services, and economic barriers to entry, while communities often lack resources and coordinated efforts for integration. This toolkit highlights four successful rural initiatives-focusing on economic development, community engagement,...

So You Want to Courtwatch?

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Community Justice Exchange

Policy Areas Civil Rights

For decades, advocates, activists, and organizations have deployed courtwatching as a tactic to achieve a wide variety of outcomes, such as ensuring a more transparent criminal legal system, reporting on judges or prosecutors, gathering information for a campaign, providing individual...

San Miguel County Detention Center Policies and Procedures

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2010

Level County

State(s) Colorado

Source San Miguel County Detention Center

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety, Children & Families

This policy prohibits staff at the San Miguel County Detention Center from asking detainees about their immigration status or place of birth. It also outlines procedures for when an ICE detainer is received for the detainee....

Sanctuary Not Deportation: A Faithful Witness to Building Welcoming Communities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town, National

State(s) All States

Source Faith in Action

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Spaces, Public Safety

Sanctuary is a tool that provides a place of refuge and safety to those facing deportation. This report provides a brief history of the Sanctuary movement and outlines the resurgence of the Sanctuary movement under the Trump Administration. Additionally, this report calls for the...

2010 King County Ordinance 16948 Advancing Equity and Justice

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2010

Level County

State(s) Washington

Source King County Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

The ordinance, in order to achieve the 'fair and just principle' embedded within the countywide strategic plan, requires that equity and justice be applied to every county action. The ordinance establishes an inter-branch team to facilitate accountability of and coordination by all...

King County Superior Court Policy on No Courtroom Arrests Based on Immigration Status

Type Executive Order

Year 2008

Level County

State(s) Washington

Source King County Superior Court Judges

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Children & Families

The King County Superior Court affirmed its commitment to keeping the courts open and accessible for everyone by establishing a policy stating that warrants based on immigration status should not be executed in courtrooms unless ordered by a judge and that discourages processing within...

Connecticut’s Excluded Communities: Key Findings from a COVID-19 Community Impact Survey

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, State, National

State(s) Connecticut

Source The Center for Popular Democracy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing, Health

Connecticut’s Latinx and immigrant communities are being disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Make the Road Connecticut (MRCT) launched an impact survey to more fully understand key issues facing people of color and immigrants related to employment, housing, health,...

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. ...

2011 Cook County Policy for Responding to ICE Detainers

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level County

State(s) Illinois

Source Cook County Board

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

This ordinance requires the Sheriff of Cook County to decline ICE detainer requests unless there is written agreement stating that all costs incurred by Cook County in complying with the ICE detainer shall be reimbursed. It also prohibits ICE agents from accessing individuals or County...

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....

Local Options for Protecting Immigrants: A Collection of City and County Policies to Protect Immigrants from Discrimination and Deportation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level County

State(s) All States

Source Immigrant Legal Resource Center

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

In response to President-elect Donald Trump's promise to deport two to three million immigrants when he takes office, many cities and counties across the United States are seeking to enact local policies (often referred to as "sanctuary" or "welcoming") to protect their immigrant...

Welcoming Wausau: A Strategic Plan to Embrace Immigrants in Wausau, Wisconsin

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source UniverCity Alliance, UW-Madison

Policy Areas Community Development, Democracy & Governance

Wausau is working to improve the integration of immigrants by institutionalizing welcoming efforts and fostering partnerships with immigrant-serving organizations. The localities plan emphasizes offering information in multiple languages, creating centralized resources, and preparing...

Advancing Welcoming through Community Foundations

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Welcoming America

Policy Areas Children & Families, Community Development

Against growing levels of global migration and demographic change, community foundations have a responsibility to create welcoming local communities for immigrants and other newcomers. Through a series of interviews with staff from community foundations, this report finds that many...

Access Denied: The Unfulfilled Promise of the D.C. Language Access Act

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Washington College of Law

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

This report discusses D.C.'s failure to implement the D.C. Language Access Act. The D.C. Language Access Act was enacted to improve non-English proficient resident's access to translation and interpretation services at municipal entities. The report makes several recommendations to...

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