The Comptroller also discussed other recent work of his office, including the release of
his Immigrant Rights guide — a comprehensive guide to local legal, social service and community resources for immigrant communities — and a letter he wrote to the Department for the Aging urging them to ensure the City's senior centers provide culturally sensitive services for emerging immigrant senior populations.
Not exact matches
In the area of Human
Rights, Equity and Diversity (HRED) he
guides national strategies on Diversity and Inclusion, Temporary Foreign Workers (migrant workers), Racialized, Aboriginal,
Immigrant, LGBT, and other equity seeking communities, with a view to qualitative and quantitative organizational growth.
In recognition of the need to build as diverse a political vehicle as possible, both McMorrow and the group's voter
guide also mentioned the importance of intersectional issues including
immigrant rights, women's
rights, and «sensible gun control.»
Additional Resources American Bar Association Commission on Immigration American Immigration Lawyers Association Amnesty International Country Reports Asylum Pro Se
Guide — English (Create by students at Stanford Law) Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, University of California, Hastings College of the Law (includes resources for gender law and asylum) Department of Justice Country Conditions Research Detention Watch Network EOIR Virtual Law Library (with BIA precedent decisions) Human
Rights Watch, Country Specific Reports Human
Rights Watch, Children's
Rights Division
Immigrant Legal Resource Center Immigration Equality (includes extensive resources for LGBT asylum claims) Immigration and Nationality Act Immigration Regulations (C.F.R. Title 8) National
Immigrant Justice Center's Resources for Attorneys Representing Asylum Seekers (includes numerous free training webinars) UNHCR Guidance Report on LGBT Asylum Claims United Nations High Commission on Refugees USCIS Guidance on Adjudicating LGBT Asylum Claims University of Minnesota Human
Rights Library / Refugee and Asylum Resources U.S. State Department Country Reports Women on the Run, UNHCR Report (resources for female asylum - seekers) Women's Human
Rights Net Yale Law School's Refugee & Asylum Resources (includes several resources for gender - based asylum claims)
Lena has co-authored several ILRC publications including Motions to Suppress: Protecting the Constitutional
Rights of
Immigrants in Removal Proceedings; DACA: The Essential Legal
Guide; and Parole in Immigration Law.