UNLV Immigration Clinic

https://www.ktnv.com/news/from-humble-beginnings-unlv-grows-to-see-largest-fall-enrollment-in-schools-history

From humble beginnings, UNLV grows to see largest fall enrollment in school's history In the '70s and '80s, UNLV was considered more of a commuter campus and was best known as a hotel and hospitality management school. Over time, more dorms, majors and schools were added.

🔊🇺🇸 National Citizenship Day is next month! Local legal services providers and community organizations are hosting citizenship workshops on Saturday 9/21 in southern and northern Nevada.

‼️Not only are we helping with citizenship applications, but we are also helping with residency renewal applications (Las Vegas location only) and ✨limited immigration consults ✨ Consultations will be on a first-come, first served basis. More details to come!

📋✍️ Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Doing so will reduce your wait time! Link to pre-registration and questionnaire to complete is in the linktree in our bio.

🙋🏻‍♀️📚Volunteers needed! Attorneys, students, and other community members are encouraged to sign up for shifts in our link tree!

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UNLV offers FREE immigration legal assistance to UNLV students. Make an appointment here: https://law.unlv.edu/clinics/immigration/university-legal-services

Fall semester is underway and our latest class of student attorneys are certified and have already begun defending their clients. Thank you to our former colleague in the Thomas & Mack Clinic Judge Anne Traum from the U.S. District Court for Nevada for administering the oath and offering some words of wisdom.

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/undocumented-immigrants-in-nevada-paid-500-million-in-taxes-in-2022?utm_source=The+Nevada+Independent&utm_campaign=2cd26451d1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_08_02_09_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-2cd26451d1-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

Report: Undocumented immigrants in Nevada paid $500 million in taxes in 2022 - The Nevada Independent With no personal income tax in Nevada, the majority of undocumented peoples’ tax payments came from property or sales tax on things such utilities, household products and gasoline.

The Biden Administration has announced that the application for its program for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens will be available on Aug 19. We recommend people use caution before paying attorneys at this stage to help with this application. As of now, THERE IS NO APPLICATION AVAILABLE. But once the application is live and the program is open, getting good legal advice will be wise.

Our UNLV colleague Amy Reed-Sandoval has published a really important account in The New Yorker

https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/the-struggle-to-identify-all-the-dead-bodies-in-mexico?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2v_hkLlqtwcZDv62Qp1nQIcEtKUrov42JxDmsh-dXE6ipzzJBhxWooDu0_aem_mlIm7sO3jwfqDADsDrTjyA

The Struggle to Identify All the Dead Bodies in Mexico By some estimates, it could take forensic scientists a hundred and twenty years to identify remains of the disappeared.

📣 Stayed tuned for more details in the coming weeks!

Our clinic director Prof. Michael Kagan joined Rico Ocampo of Make The Road Nevada on KNPR to talk about the benefits of Pres. Biden’s new initiative for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens.

How a Biden immigration order could affect 10,000 Nevadans President Joe Biden issued an executive order that speeds up the residency process for certain undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens.

The White House has announced that the new program for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens will open for applications on August 19. We have a guide on what families can do to prepare.

https://borderlessmag.org/2024/06/25/financial-assistance-undocumented-college-unversity-non-citizens-students-chicago/

How to Find Financial Help for College Regardless of Immigration Status – Borderless Magazine NFP Local and national scholarships and assistance programs offer financial help to undocumented students pursuing higher education.

https://knpr.org/show/knprs-state-of-nevada/2024-07-15/how-do-nevada-voters-feel-about-immigration

How do Nevada voters feel about immigration? And how will all this affect the election in Nevada, where one in five residents is an immigrant?

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/what-the-media-get-wrong-about-immigration

What the Media Get Wrong About Immigration | On the Media | WNYC Studios Immigration is one of the most important issues in this year’s presidential election. This week, On the Media traces how root causes of mass migration from Central America to the Unit...

Today is the last day at work for Daniela Ferrer, the legal intake assistant at our Community Advocacy Office. She has been the calm first point of contact for many of the ICE detainees who call our office desperate for legal help, as well as families caring for unaccompanied kids, and all the clients we represent. But once in clinic, always in the clinic. Best wishes, and thank you, Daniela!

https://www.telemundolasvegas.com/noticias/local/no-se-deje-enganar-estafadores-abundan-a-un-dia-del-anuncio-de-la-nueva-medida-de-inmigracion/2342921/

¡No se deje engañar! Estafadores abundan a un día del anuncio de la nueva medida de inmigración El programa, conocido como Parole in Place, tiene como objetivo proteger a ciertos inmigrantes indocumentados de la deportación.

President Biden's new immigration initiative for undocumented spouses of citizens is not yet taking applications. But here is advice for people who believe their families may be eligible.

2024 Jun 18 - UNLV Immigr Cl - Biden PIP - Advice for Eligible.pdf

Hoy, la Administración Biden anunció un nuevo programa que, al implementarse, podría cambiar la vida de muchas, muchas familias de nuestra comunidad. En resumen, muchos inmigrantes indocumentados casados con ciudadanos estadounidenses tendrían el camino despejado para poder legalizar su estatus, es decir, obtener la residencia permanente legal. Sin embargo, el programa aún no está operativo. Instamos a todos los miembros de nuestra comunidad a estar atentos a la información de organizaciones acreditadas y a no buscar ayuda de notarios o personas que no tengan licencia para ejercer la abogacía.

Today the Biden Administration announced a new program that if implemented could be life changing for many, many families in our community. In short, many undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens would have the path cleared to be able to legalize their status - to obtain lawful permanent residence (a green card). But the program is not yet operational. We urge all members of our community to watch for information from reputable organizations, and to not seek assistance from notaries (notarios) or people who are not licensed to practice law.

The UNLV Libraries Special Collections & Archives has an amazing collection of historical photographs of Pride in Las Vegas. Search for “gay pride celebrations.”

After a long ordeal, a UNLV graduate student’s husband won the right to stay in the United States. They had been turned away by multiple attorneys, before coming to the University Legal Services program sponsored by UNLV for our campus community. As our attorney, Aubrey Maples, reached out to shake his hand, their two-year-old reached up, too. Congratulations to all of them. . This is UNLV.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-expands-health-insurance-access-daca-immigrants-2024-05-03/

Biden expands health insurance access for DACA immigrants U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will allow certain immigrants illegally brought to the U.S. as children greater access to federally run health insurance, the White House said on Friday, addressing a sensitive issue ahead of elections in November.

A hearty congratulations to one of our fierce IJC fellows, Priscila, for passing the Nevada Bar Exam! 🤍❤️ We’re so happy for you and can’t wait to see you in action in court!

Two kids. Two futures in the United States. We can’t wait to see what these kids do. And thank you to one mom for the flowers.

Want to know what’s happened in immigration policy from Trump to Biden?

‎Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast: The Stakes of Immigration with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast, Ep The Stakes of Immigration with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick - Apr 9, 2024

Yesterday, the Clinic was thrilled to help a recently released asylee navigate their way through Las Vegas, to the airport, and off to their new home. 🤜🤛 🛫💙

Peter Schey, the lead attorney on some of the most consequential immigrant rights litigation of the last 50+ years, has died.

Peter Schey, longtime Los Angeles champion of immigrant rights, dead at 77 Schey led the case that overturned California's Proposition 187, the controversial initiative to deny government services to undocumented immigrants.

Last week, the CAO’s spring extern successfully fought to protect a client from torture in their home country 🗽

Because deportation defense is difficult, emotionally taxing work, we celebrate every win as a team. 💖