• Events

    Investigator Meetup: Immigration Impact on investigations

    This discussion will include a basic overview of some of the recent immigration changes that could impact investigations, including changes that could make witnesses more biased and/or more nervous about engaging with you or with the legal system overall. I […]

    KNOW YOUR RIGHTS – What to Do if You Are Questioned…

    KNOW YOUR RIGHTS – What to Do if You Are Questioned, Arrested or Detained by Immigration and Other Law Enforcement

    Know Your Rights Under the U.S. Constitution – No Matter Who is President

    No matter who is president, everyone living in the U.S. has certain basic rights under the U.S. Constitution. Undocumented immigrants have these rights, too.

    Link to Family Safety Planning Guide – Spanish

    Link to Family Safety Planning Guide – SpanishGuía para Planificación de Seguridad Familiar People’s Law Library

    Nationalities Services Center resources

    Nationalities Services Center resources – Pennsylvania specific

    NNiRR Hotlines

    National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Nationwide hotlines by state. English/Spanish

    PLAN DE PREPARACIÓN FAMILIAR – Spanish

    Cómo las familias inmigrantes pueden prepararse de manera más proactiva para las emergencias migratorias que surjan

    Pro Bono Legal Resources – Maryland

    Pro Bono Legal Resources – Maryland

    Racial Justice Meetup – September Edition

    Racial Justice Advocates, The RACIAL JUSTICE MEETUP is back!  For the September 2025 edition, Eyvin Hernandez will lead us  in a presentation entitled RESIST: A Meaningful Discussion on Defeating ICE & Fascism in the Interest of Racial Justice. Join us for this timely […]

    Social Work Meetup: Incorporating Immigration Stories into Mitigation

    Crimmigration is the intersection of criminal and immigration law, but it is also an opportunity to develop and tell the immigration story through mitigation. Immigration stories can be rich with hope and heavy with trauma and in this week’s meetup […]

    Social Work Meetup: Talking about Deportations

    This meetup will focus on talking to our clients about the mass deportations as they risk impacting our clients and their families. We will also discuss and work to better understand the impact of these deportations on those affected. We […]

    Standby guardianship designation

    Parental designation and consent to the beginning of standby guardianship – Maryland specific

    Step-by-step family preparedness plan

    How immigrant families can more proactively prepare for immigration emergencies that arise

    The National Immigration Detention Hotline

    The National Immigration Detention Hotline is the nation’s largest immigration detention hotline, connecting immigrants in detention to their family, resources, and abuse documentation support at no cost to them.

    We Stand United: NAPD Statement on ICE Raids and Militarization in Los Angeles

    We Stand United: NAPD Statement on ICE Raids and Militarization in Los Angeles The National Association for Public Defense (NAPD) is deeply disturbed by the recent ICE raids and subsequent military presence in Los Angeles. The mass arrests have caused […]