Updated New York Quick Reference Chart Now Available
We’re happy to announce that our New York Quick Reference Chart has been fully revised and is now available with updates, current as of July 2016. Read more »
IDP in the News: Why Immigration Reform Includes Drug Reform (El Diario)
The war on drugs is a war on immigrants. According to the Immigrant Defense Project, one in four deportations is caused by a crime…involving people whose most serious offense was a conviction for drug-related offenses. Read more »
IDP in the News: Trump’s ‘Despicable Deportation Games’ (Daily Kos)
“All the presidential candidates should recommit the US government to the core values of justice, dignity, and “second chances” by ending the mass criminalization and deportation policies that fall most heavily on populations of color, tearing families and communities apart,” [said] Alisa Wellek, Executive Director of the Immigrant Defense Project. Read more »
IDP in the News: Marijuana Is Legal in Colorado — If You’re a U.S. Citizen (Westword)
“In New York, when you plead guilty to a marijuana offense in summons court, it is kind of like a factory line, where you are told it’s a non-criminal violation and you pay a fine and that’s it,” says Alisa Wellek, executive director of the New York-based Immigrant Defense Project. “But a lot of people are not being given the … Read more »
IDP Newsletter: July 2016: Supreme Court Rulings, #Fix96 Campaign, and More
IDP reaction to U.S. Supreme Court decisions in U.S. v. Texas and Mathis v. U.S; the latest on the “Fix 96” campaign, and much more. Read more »
Updated Immigration Consequences of Convictions Checklist with DACA Supplement
IDP has updated our two-page checklist which summarizes the criminal offenses that might have immigration consequences for immigrant defendants. Includes summary of criminal bars relating to the DACA temporary administrative status program, as announced by DHS on June 15, 2012.