Immigrant Legal Center

Immigrant Legal Center, an affiliate of the JFON Network, welcomes immigrants by providing high-quality legal services, education, & advocacy.

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In honor of Volunteer Appreciation Week, we are highlighting a few volunteers who make all the difference at ILC + REC. Check out their stories here! https://t.co/3GU01gG0Tf

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Who says you need superpowers to be a hero? Volunteers at Immigrant Legal Center + Refugee Empowerment Center are nothing short of amazing!
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It’s hard not to feel inspired when you think of the impact these volunteers are making. As we celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Week, let’s give a big shoutout to all those big-hearted people who are changing lives and welcoming our newest neighbors with open arms!

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"I can't tell you the exact number of Salvadorans there are here in Nebraska, but I can tell you it's not small," Magana Linares said.
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ILC + REC attorney César Magaña Linares spoke with KETV about the opening of Nebraska's first Salvadoran consulate!

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'It's a beautiful thing': Nebraska's first Salvadoran consulate opens in Omaha https://t.co/RhKMKxlbER

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"For a client who has pending asylum cases to get work permits, one of the things they have to submit with their application for a work permit is some sort of identity document," he said. "For many of them, the only documents they can get is from the Salvadoran government."

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ILC Lead Asylum Attorney Joe Lord spoke with Public News Service about the Biden Administration's proposed changes to the asylum application process.

"The laws in the United States explicitly guard an asylum-seeker's right to seek protection"

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Nebraska welcomed more than 10,000 refugees between 2002 and 2016.

Some are still hoping to bring family members, but under the Department of Homeland Security's proposed changes to the #asylum application process, it could become more difficult.

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Immigrant children were hired in Grand Island to work the overnight shift cleaning dangerous equipment and using harsh chemicals at a meatpacking plant. Many of the children, if not all of them, are unaccompanied minors, children who came to the US without a parent or guardian.

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After the Labor Department descended on a sanitation firm operating at a Nebraska meatpacking plant, the company was fined for violating child labor laws. One of the minor workers has seen her life unravel. https://t.co/Oc2QL2qPvn

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Our #Nebraska team is excited to join the Medical-Legal Partnership Conference today! #YaleMLP23 @UNMCCOPH @immigrantlc1

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If you want to learn more, please call 402-884-0416. If you need to refer a child for legal or social work services in Nebraska, please call our hotline at 1-855-307-6730.

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This morning, the @Nytimes published a comprehensive investigation into child immigrants working in factories and other dangerous jobs across the United States. While Nebraska isn’t specifically mentioned, our state is no exception.

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Twelve-year-old roofers in Florida and Tennessee. Underage slaughterhouse workers in Delaware, Mississippi and North Carolina. Children sawing planks of wood on overnight shifts in South Dakota.

In the U.S., migrant child labor extends to every state. https://t.co/jpCzZc5xk5

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Over the past 2 years, nearly 2,000 unaccompanied children have been placed in Nebraska. Our specialized team of attorneys & social workers work w/ children every day who arrived in the US without a parent or guardian, including many employed in violation of child labor laws.

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Together, we can stand with Ukrainians in Nebraska and those fighting for peace in Ukraine.

Heroyam Slava!
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On February 24, 2022, Russia's military launched an unprovoked, full-scale invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine, demolishing Ukraine’s schools, hospitals, and much of its civil infrastructure. One year later, there is no end in sight.

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Your donation today will support hiring additional staff from the Ukrainian refugee community to provide resettlement services, case management support, immigration legal services, and direct cash assistance for the families who need it most.
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We're hiring! Current job openings include attorney, legal assistant and program manager. Come join our dedicated team serving immigrants in Nebraska and southwest Iowa! https://t.co/Mmj5n2w6IE