ICS, in partnership with the Latino Community Association, works to provide affordable legal services to immigrants in Oregon and Southwest Washington, just like the Santos-Silva family. Your generous donations can strengthen our communities by helping hard working families like theirs access their rights, and flourish. In Pursuit of the American Dream It is a…(Read More)
Children seek refuge in the United States for many reasons; to escape war, gangs, or violence, to flee abuse or to reunite with family. Others enter involuntarily as labor or sex trafficking victims. In recent years the number of unaccompanied immigrant children migrating to the United States has nearly tripled and they have no representation…(Read More)
A US judge has given the Trump administration more time to reunite migrant children aged five or younger with their parents. The decision came after a government lawyer said more than half of the 102 young children may be back with parents by the original deadline of Tuesday. They are among more than 2,300…(Read More)
June 1st for a National Day of Action for Children to stop family separation. Families are the foundation of our communities, and as people of faith, we know the importance of family unity. Right now, the Trump administration is shamefully separating parents from their children at the U.S. border, as well as detaining and…(Read More)
https://nytimes.com/2018/04/24/us/daca-dreamers-trump.html…(Read More)
The National Human Trafficking Hotline has added 24/7 SMS texting and online chat services in both English and Spanish The BeFree SMS number (233733) has been integrated into the National Hotline, 24 hours a day, seven days a week—in English and Spanish. Online chat is a completely new service and will be accessible…(Read More)
Portland: Free DACA renewal and consultations/ Jornada gratuita para renovar DACA February 3 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Free DACA Renewal and Consultations @ the Mexican Consulate of Portland Find out More Here: http://oregonimmigrationresource.org/event/portland-free-daca-renewal-and-consultations-jornada-gratuita-para-renovar-daca…(Read More)
Immigration Counseling Service was recently quoted in an article highlighting the need for qualified legal workers to serve immigrant communities in Oregon. An article by Maxine Bernstein in the Oregonian published on January 23 stated: “[I]mmigration lawyers say unqualified and unlicensed people intentionally target vulnerable people who feel their ability to legally remain in…(Read More)
