Advancing Universal Representation
A Toolkit for Advocates, Organizers, Legal Service Providers, and Policymakers
The SAFE Network is a diverse group of local jurisdictions dedicated to providing publicly funded representation for people facing deportation. This short video describes the need for and impact of SAFE from the perspective of network members and those directly impacted—local government leaders, attorneys, and clients.
A Toolkit for Advocates, Organizers, Legal Service Providers, and Policymakers
Legal Recourse for Immigrants in the Age of Zero Tolerance
The 14th Amendment states that people born in the United States are citizens. No president can change that.
The day President Donald Trump was inaugurated, he signed an executive order attempting to sharply limit eligibility for birthright citizenship. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed in Trump v. Barbara a simple fact made clear by the U.S. Constitution: If you are born in the United States, you are an American citizen. This is a critical victory f ...