Immigration Update
A resource collection for information only – this is not legal advice.
On Tuesday, February 11th, clergy of the diocese were presented counsel regarding ministries to migrant and immigrants.
The Clergy Call allowed space for clergy to ask relevant question and receive the most up-to-date information to protect and serve the most vulnerable amongst us. The announcement of an Immigration Assistance Fund, seeded with $5,000, to assist congregations with members experiencing difficulties with their immigration status was made by Bishop Stevenson.
Additionally, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS cards in English/Spanish will be mailed to the Deans for distribution to clergy in each region (Know Your Rights Cards | Red Card Orders | Immigrant Rights). Canon Hill is serving as the Bishop’s liaison for Immigration Ministries, please contact him at jhill@episcopalvirginia.org with any questions or concerns.
Resources for Churches
The following resources remain helpful sources of information:
- Episcopal Church Immigration Updates: Webinar Registration – Zoom
- Weekly Network Call: Meeting Registration – Zoom
- Immigration Action Toolkit: Immigration Action Toolkit – The Episcopal Church
- News Story: Episcopal Church joins religious freedom lawsuit challenging ICE enforcement actions in churches
- Trump’s Immigration Executive Orders Explained
- From the United Nations: Refugee Facts
- Detainee Locator: Search Online
- Support Immigration Assistance: Donate Now | The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
Resources for Immigrant Families
Trainings:
- ACLU People Power Immigration & Deportation Know Your Rights Training
- Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, Santa Rosa, CA
Know Your Rights:
- NAKASEC – Know Your Rights 4 Immigrants App (Available on Apple & Android)
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- We Have Rights
- Know-Your-Rights tutorial videos in seven languages to help prepare for encounters with ICE in different settings
- National Immigrant Justice Center
- Informed Immigrant
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center
- Train-the-trainer toolkit on holding a Know-Your-Rights presentation in your community
- Directory of non-profit legal services providers across the country
- 10 things noncitizen protestors need to know in English and Spanish
- Higher Ed Immigration Portal:
Rights & Protections Hub: Guidance for Institutions and Immigrant Students
- CLINIC
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
- Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center
- Resources for Witnesses During ICE Interactions:
Family Preparedness:
- Webinar from EMM and Washington National Cathedral Sanctuary Ministry, January 8, 2025
- Recording
- EMM slides – English;
- WNC Presentation in English; WNC Presentation in Spanish
- From U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):
ICE Online Detainee Locator System
ICE Form 60-001: Privacy Waiver Authorizing Disclosure to a Third Party - Finding Detainees
Bureau of Prisons
CBP allowed up to 72 hours to transfer to ICE, though frequently holds longer
T and U Visas, VAWA applicants may not appear in ICE system
Contact your local ICE Field Office
- National Immigration Law Center
- National Immigrant Justice Center
- Informed Immigrant
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Explainers and Fact Sheets:
- Episcopal Migration Ministries: Asylum
- National Immigration Forum: Mass Deportation in the U.S.
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center: State Map on Immigration Enforcement
- Immigration Hub
- National Immigration Project: FAQ – What to expect on Jan. 20 and how to prepare
- United We Dream: First-Time DACA Application and Renewal Resources
- Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project
- Fact Sheet: Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
- Refugee Council USA: Policy Center
- Niskanen Center: Immigration, DACA
- Bipartisan Policy Center: Immigration
- The Atlantic: The Secret History of Family Separation Policy
Overview of Immigration Law
These are the slides on Immigration, Detention, and Your Rights.
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