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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Accessibility (DEIJA): Immigration

Resources for Librarians

January 2025 marks big changes in how our country's immigration laws are being enforced.  These changes are impacting libraries and cultural organizations in many ways, and this guide provides libraries some links to resources that can be used to protect you, the staff as well as your community members.  

Individual Rights

Organizations Providing Resources

  • New York Immigration Coalition is a state-wide member-led coalition of immigrant and refugee organizations that works to transform the lives of all New Yorkers by strengthening and building our members’ power, organizing and educating our communities and the public, and using our collective voice to advocate for opportunity and justice.
  • Worker Justice Center of New York provides free legal assistance to individuals and groups in matters affecting the rights of agricultural and other low-wage workers including immigrants.
  • U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants provides citizen instruction and application assistance to refugees and immigrants.
  • Catholic Charities Tompkins/Tioga provides services to assist immigrants and refugees who are living in low-income households, have language and/or cultural barriers, and need assistance in accessing community resources.
  • American Civic Association is located in Binghamton and provides a wide range of services to immigrants.
  • Cornell Law School Clinical Programs handles appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals on behalf of immigrants seeking asylum and similar relief and handles immigration and employment matters on behalf of farmworkers, primarily in upstate New York. 
  • Journey's End Refugee Services offers immigration legal representation to low-income refugees, asylees, and other immigrants.
  • Tompkins County Immigrant Rights Coalition
This project is administered by the South Central Regional Library Council.