ALA Members

Department of Homeland Security
Comment Line: 202-282-8495
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
tel.: (202) 401-1474
email: crcl@dhs.gov

Department of Justice
comment line: 202-353-1555

Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Health and Human Services Dept.)
ORR, Unaccompanied Alien Children
Helpline, ORR

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Madeleine Ildefonso
Manager, Dept. of Enrichment & Empowerment
Los Angeles Public Library/Central Library
------------------------------

I created a research guide last year on immigration and citizenship. If it's all right with you, I will add a new page to the guide and include these organizations and statutes.

Thank you so much for including these. I feel that as librarians part of our mission is to disseminate reliable, reputable, and helpful information to the public and this is a perfect example of how we can do that.

------------------------------
Brian Bess
Library Assistant
Huntsville Madison County Public Library
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Jun 14, 2018 04:52 PM
From: Madeleine Ildefonso
Subject: Family Separation

Greetings,

Due to the recent "Zero Tolerance" policy put forth by the Trump administration, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of children who are separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection testified to separating more than 600 families in a two week period from May 6-May 19.
Many people have questions about what is happening and have asked what can be done to help.

There are several organizations which can provide detailed information, and the public may direct any comments to several government offices. Also, several legislative bills have been introduced and the public may contact local representatives.

Please see below for links.

Non Profit Organizations:
Immigrant Defender's Law Network
KIND (Kids in Need of Legal Defense)
The Young Center of Children's Immigrant Rights
The Florence Project and Refugee Rights Project
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services
Pueblo Sin Fronteras
Together Rising
Al Otro Lado
Border Angels

Legislation:

• S. 3036 – Keep Families Together Act
  
  • Keep Families Together-Read Bill Here
• R. 2572 – Protect Family Values at the Border Act
  • Protect Family Values-Read Bill Here
• R. 5950/S.2937 – the HELP Separated Children Act
  • Help Separated Children-Read Bill Here
• R. 2043/S. 2468 – Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2018
  • Kids Fair Day in Court-Read Bill Here

Information:
Family Separation at Border
How You Can Help
Dept. of Justice, Statement on Zero Tolerance, Jeff Sessions 6/14
Family Separation, Spanish

Government Offices:

Department of Homeland Security
Comment Line: 202-282-8495
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
tel.: (202) 401-1474
email: crcl@dhs.gov

Department of Justice
comment line: 202-353-1555

Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Health and Human Services Dept.)
ORR, Unaccompanied Alien Children
Helpline, ORR

------------------------------
Madeleine Ildefonso
Manager, Dept. of Enrichment & Empowerment
Los Angeles Public Library/Central Library
------------------------------

​This list is awesome! And I would love to see Brian's research guide.

------------------------------
AnnMarie Hurtado
Librarian I
Pasadena Public Library
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Jun 15, 2018 09:56 AM
From: Brian Bess
Subject: Family Separation

I created a research guide last year on immigration and citizenship. If it's all right with you, I will add a new page to the guide and include these organizations and statutes.

Thank you so much for including these. I feel that as librarians part of our mission is to disseminate reliable, reputable, and helpful information to the public and this is a perfect example of how we can do that.

------------------------------
Brian Bess
Library Assistant
Huntsville Madison County Public Library

Original Message:
Sent: Jun 14, 2018 04:52 PM
From: Madeleine Ildefonso
Subject: Family Separation

Greetings,

Due to the recent "Zero Tolerance" policy put forth by the Trump administration, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of children who are separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection testified to separating more than 600 families in a two week period from May 6-May 19.
Many people have questions about what is happening and have asked what can be done to help.

There are several organizations which can provide detailed information, and the public may direct any comments to several government offices. Also, several legislative bills have been introduced and the public may contact local representatives.

Please see below for links.

Non Profit Organizations:
Immigrant Defender's Law Network
KIND (Kids in Need of Legal Defense)
The Young Center of Children's Immigrant Rights
The Florence Project and Refugee Rights Project
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services
Pueblo Sin Fronteras
Together Rising
Al Otro Lado
Border Angels

Legislation:

• S. 3036 – Keep Families Together Act
  
  • Keep Families Together-Read Bill Here
• R. 2572 – Protect Family Values at the Border Act
  • Protect Family Values-Read Bill Here
• R. 5950/S.2937 – the HELP Separated Children Act
  • Help Separated Children-Read Bill Here
• R. 2043/S. 2468 – Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2018
  • Kids Fair Day in Court-Read Bill Here

Information:
Family Separation at Border
How You Can Help
Dept. of Justice, Statement on Zero Tolerance, Jeff Sessions 6/14
Family Separation, Spanish

Government Offices:

Department of Homeland Security
Comment Line: 202-282-8495
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
tel.: (202) 401-1474
email: crcl@dhs.gov

Department of Justice
comment line: 202-353-1555

Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Health and Human Services Dept.)
ORR, Unaccompanied Alien Children
Helpline, ORR

------------------------------
Madeleine Ildefonso
Manager, Dept. of Enrichment & Empowerment
Los Angeles Public Library/Central Library
------------------------------

Hi AnnMarie:

Here's the URL for my research guide:

LibGuides: Immigration and Citizenship Resources: Introduction to the Immigration Process

Hmcpl		remove preview
LibGuides: Immigration and Citizenship Resources: Introduction to the Immigration Process Overview of immigration and citizenship resources, including websites and organizations at the local and national level. View this on Hmcpl >

I added pages including most of Madeline's links. I am open to any suggestions, comments, and feedback. Thanks for making this information available. It is VERY relevant today.

------------------------------
Brian Bess
Library Assistant
Huntsville Madison County Public Library
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Jun 18, 2018 11:05 PM
From: AnnMarie Hurtado
Subject: Family Separation

​This list is awesome! And I would love to see Brian's research guide.

------------------------------
AnnMarie Hurtado
Librarian I
Pasadena Public Library

Original Message:
Sent: Jun 15, 2018 09:56 AM
From: Brian Bess
Subject: Family Separation

I created a research guide last year on immigration and citizenship. If it's all right with you, I will add a new page to the guide and include these organizations and statutes.

Thank you so much for including these. I feel that as librarians part of our mission is to disseminate reliable, reputable, and helpful information to the public and this is a perfect example of how we can do that.

------------------------------
Brian Bess
Library Assistant
Huntsville Madison County Public Library

Original Message:
Sent: Jun 14, 2018 04:52 PM
From: Madeleine Ildefonso
Subject: Family Separation

Greetings,

Due to the recent "Zero Tolerance" policy put forth by the Trump administration, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of children who are separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection testified to separating more than 600 families in a two week period from May 6-May 19.
Many people have questions about what is happening and have asked what can be done to help.

There are several organizations which can provide detailed information, and the public may direct any comments to several government offices. Also, several legislative bills have been introduced and the public may contact local representatives.

Please see below for links.

Non Profit Organizations:
Immigrant Defender's Law Network
KIND (Kids in Need of Legal Defense)
The Young Center of Children's Immigrant Rights
The Florence Project and Refugee Rights Project
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services
Pueblo Sin Fronteras
Together Rising
Al Otro Lado
Border Angels

Legislation:

• S. 3036 – Keep Families Together Act
  
  • Keep Families Together-Read Bill Here
• R. 2572 – Protect Family Values at the Border Act
  • Protect Family Values-Read Bill Here
• R. 5950/S.2937 – the HELP Separated Children Act
  • Help Separated Children-Read Bill Here
• R. 2043/S. 2468 – Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2018
  • Kids Fair Day in Court-Read Bill Here

Information:
Family Separation at Border
How You Can Help
Dept. of Justice, Statement on Zero Tolerance, Jeff Sessions 6/14
Family Separation, Spanish

Government Offices:

Department of Homeland Security
Comment Line: 202-282-8495
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
tel.: (202) 401-1474
email: crcl@dhs.gov

Department of Justice
comment line: 202-353-1555

Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Health and Human Services Dept.)
ORR, Unaccompanied Alien Children
Helpline, ORR

------------------------------
Madeleine Ildefonso
Manager, Dept. of Enrichment & Empowerment
Los Angeles Public Library/Central Library
------------------------------

Original Message------

Hi AnnMarie:

Here's the URL for my research guide:

LibGuides: Immigration and Citizenship Resources: Introduction to the Immigration Process

Hmcpl		remove preview
LibGuides: Immigration and Citizenship Resources: Introduction to the Immigration Process Overview of immigration and citizenship resources, including websites and organizations at the local and national level. View this on Hmcpl >

I added pages including most of Madeline's links. I am open to any suggestions, comments, and feedback. Thanks for making this information available. It is VERY relevant today.

------------------------------
Brian Bess
Library Assistant
Huntsville Madison County Public Library
------------------------------

Thank you so much for putting this great list together and sharing!

------------------------------
Johana Orellana
Adult Services Librarian
North Richland Hills Library
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Jun 14, 2018 04:52 PM
From: Madeleine Ildefonso
Subject: Family Separation

Greetings,

Due to the recent "Zero Tolerance" policy put forth by the Trump administration, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of children who are separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection testified to separating more than 600 families in a two week period from May 6-May 19.
Many people have questions about what is happening and have asked what can be done to help.

There are several organizations which can provide detailed information, and the public may direct any comments to several government offices. Also, several legislative bills have been introduced and the public may contact local representatives.

Please see below for links.

Non Profit Organizations:
Immigrant Defender's Law Network
KIND (Kids in Need of Legal Defense)
The Young Center of Children's Immigrant Rights
The Florence Project and Refugee Rights Project
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services
Pueblo Sin Fronteras
Together Rising
Al Otro Lado
Border Angels

Legislation:

• S. 3036 – Keep Families Together Act
  
  • Keep Families Together-Read Bill Here
• R. 2572 – Protect Family Values at the Border Act
  • Protect Family Values-Read Bill Here
• R. 5950/S.2937 – the HELP Separated Children Act
  • Help Separated Children-Read Bill Here
• R. 2043/S. 2468 – Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2018
  • Kids Fair Day in Court-Read Bill Here

Information:
Family Separation at Border
How You Can Help
Dept. of Justice, Statement on Zero Tolerance, Jeff Sessions 6/14
Family Separation, Spanish

Government Offices:

Department of Homeland Security
Comment Line: 202-282-8495
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
tel.: (202) 401-1474
email: crcl@dhs.gov

Department of Justice
comment line: 202-353-1555

Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Health and Human Services Dept.)
ORR, Unaccompanied Alien Children
Helpline, ORR

------------------------------
Madeleine Ildefonso
Manager, Dept. of Enrichment & Empowerment
Los Angeles Public Library/Central Library
------------------------------