Immigration links

Wisconsin Information and Advocacy Groups

• Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice, a non-profit, interfaith education and advocacy organization that provides immigration justice information and advocacy opportunities as part of its focus
• Voces de la Frontera, an immigrant rights and low-wage workers center working to create access to safe, dignified work, quality education and healthcare
• Centro Hispano of Dane County, provider of resource assistance, education, referrals and advocacy for Latinx families and immigrants
• ESTHER, an interfaith social justice organization in the Fox Valley that offers “Walk in Our Shoes”, a simulation event designed to bring community awareness to the challenges Latinos face

On the US/Mexico border

• Green Valley/Sahuarita Samaritans, the activities of these volunteers in the Arizona borderlands include water drops, desert searches, and regularly providing witness at immigrant-processing court hearings.
• No More Deaths/No Más Muertes, a humanitarian organization based in southern Arizona dedicated to giving direct aid to migrants in the Mexico/US borderlands and stopping their suffering
• Frontera de Cristo, a Presbyterian border ministry that provides support and educational/medical outreach to migrants in Arizona, and offers border immersion trips
• Al Otro Lado, a non-profit providing free legal services to indigent migrants on both sides of the border
• Humane Borders/Fronteras Compasivas, a non-profit, volunteer-staffed organization that maintains a system of water stations for migrants in the Arizona Sonoran Desert
• Kino Border Initiative, a Catholic non-profit that operates the Migrant Aid Center (El Comedor) in Nogales, Sonora
• Borderlinks, a non-profit offering experiential learning opportunities along the Arizona/Mexico border

National Information and Advocacy groups

• Interfaith Immigration Coalition, a partnership of faith-based organizations committed to enacting fair and humane immigration reform.
• Church World Service, an international agency that welcomes refugees and asylum seekers, provides resettlement services and advocates for better policies
• Migration Policy Institute, a leading institution in the field of migration policy, and a source of authoritative research and learning opportunities. See U.S. Immigration Policy current policy details
• National Immigration Legal Services Directory, an immigration referral resource
• National Immigration Law Center, dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of immigrants with low income
• American Immigration Council, a non-partisan non-profit advocating for a fair and just immigration system
  • The American Immigration Council provides state-by-state maps showing immigrants; access the map for immigrants in Wisconsin here
• ACLU Immigrant Rights, the venerable civil liberties watchdog’s immigrants’ rights page
• Immigrant Legal Resource Center, a California-based organization that seeks to improve immigration law and policy
• National Day Labor Organizing Network, an alliance of community-based organizations and worker centers dedicated to improving the lives of day laborers in the U.S.
• Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, a membership organization for asylum seekers, has a  FAQs for asylum seekers page
• Informed Immigrant Resources, a clearinghouse of resources and information on being undocumented in the U.S.

Governmental Entities Involved with Immigration

• Department of Homeland Security
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), enforcer of immigration laws in the U.S.
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
  • Border Security page: https://www.cbp.gov/border-security
  • Statistics page: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats
• United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), manages the technical steps in the immigration process, grants asylum and processes refugee applications
• Department of Justice Executive Office for Administrative Review, provides current legal interpretations and decisions on the Nation’s immigration laws

United Church of Christ

• National Collaborative on Immigration (sign up to be part of the Collaboration here)
• UCC GLOBAL Hope Refugee and Migration Ministries web page

Other

• Some financial resources from MoneyGeek, a personal finance website:
  • Guide to Personal Finance and Support for Undocumented Immigrants
  • How Build Credit as an Immigrant
  • How to Buy a House in the US as an Immigrant…
• A guide from Mastersinsocialworkonline.org, “How to Become an Immigration Social Worker“, may be of interest