Immigration

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• General Resources
• Benefits
• Sponsoring Family Members
• Green Card
• Citizenship
• Asylees and Refugees
• Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
• U Visa
• Trafficking/T Visa
• Immigration consequences of criminal convictions
• Detention and Deportation
• How to find an immigration attorney

General resources

• Immigration Forms - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
• Immigration Law Glossary, explanation of commonly used words - USCIS

• USCIS Field Office Locator: Find Your Local Immigration Office - USCIS
• A Guide for New Immigrants - USCIS

• Immigration Security Checks, How the Process Works - USCIS

• What to Do if Questioned by Police, FBI, Customs Agents, or Immigration Officers (Punjabi - limited Police information) - New York Civil Liberties Union
  

• New York
• New York State Immigration Hotline- 1 (800) 566-7636 and (212) 419-3737 (Punjabi) - New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
• New Jersey
  • The Rights of Immigrants in New Jersey - New Jersey American Civil Liberties Union
• California
• Santa Clara County Only - Immigrant Rights, Responsibilities and Resources Guidebook of Santa Clara County - Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations
  

Benefits (information on the use of benefits like health care and food stamps by immigrants)

• Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs (SSI, Food Stamps, TANF, Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare, Social Security, Public Housing) - National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
• Will Using Benefits Hurt My Chances of Getting a Green Card or Becoming a U.S. Citizen? - Asian Pacific American Legal Center
• A Quick Guide to "Public Charge" and Receipt of Public Benefits - USCIS
• California
• Major Benefit Programs Available to Immigrants in California - NILC
• Individual & Family Health Care - Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations
• Immigrant Eligibility for Food Stamps in California - Legal Services of Northern California
• Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) - California Department of Social Services
• Public Benefits For Asylees In California -  California Department of Social Services
• Benefits for Victims of Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Other Crimes - NILC

Sponsoring family members if you are a citizen, green card holder, or asylee

• Family of U.S. Citizens - USCIS
• Family of Permanent Residents (Green Card holders)- USCIS
• Family of Refugees and Asylees- USCIS
• Sponsored Immigrants & Benefits - NILC
• Affidavit of Support Forms - Frequently Asked Questions - USCIS

Green Card

• Green Card Through Family- USCIS
• Green Card Through a Job- USCIS
• Green Card Through Refugee or Asylee Status - USCIS

Citizenship

• Pathway to U.S. Citizenship, general requirements for naturalization/citizenship - USCIS
  
• A Guide to Naturalization - USCIS
• Application for Naturalization (Form N-400) - USCIS
• Study Materials for the Naturalization Test- USCIS

• Citizenship Alert for Lawful Permanent Residents with Criminal Records Considering Applying for U.S. Citizenship - NYSDA Immigrant Defense Project 

Asylees and Refugees

• Fact Sheet: Asylum and Withholding of Removal Relief - US DOJ, Executive Office for Immigration Review

• How To Apply for Asylum, Withholding of Removal and Convention Against Torture Protection - Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project 
• Writing Your Declaration: Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and Convention Against Torture - Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project 
• Q & A for Asylees and Refugees regarding filing a Form I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status), Form I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization) and Form I-131 (Application for Travel Document) for Refugees and Asylees - USCIS
• Adjustment of Status For Refugees - Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
• USCIS Fact Sheet on Traveling Outside the U.S. as an Asylum Applicant, Asylee, or LPR Based on Asylum Status - USCIS

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) - Immigration law that protects abused noncitizens

• VAWA and U Visa: Immigration Relief for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Other Crimes - Immigration Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
• VAWA Laws and Procedure - Womenslaw.org

U Visa - Immigration law that protects crime survivors

• VAWA and U Visa: Immigration Relief for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Other Crimes - ILRC
• U Visa Laws and Procedure - Womenslaw.org
  

Trafficking/T visa - Immigration law that protects human trafficking survivors

• Immigration Remedies for Trafficking Victims - USCIS
  
• Human Trafficking Information (Punjabi) - Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
• Human Trafficking, Fact Sheet - United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• Labor Trafficking, Fact Sheet - DHHS
• Sex Trafficking - Fact Sheet - DHHS
• Victim Assistance: Human Trafficking, Fact Sheet - DHHS
• California
  • Benefits for Victims of Trafficking, Domestic Violence and Other Serious Crimes in California - California Immigrant Policy Center

   

Immigration consequences of criminal convictions

• Immigration Consequences of Select Federal Convictions Chart - National Lawyers Guild, National Immigration Project

• Immigration Consequences of Crimes Summary Checklist - Immigrant Defense Project
• Citizenship Alert for Lawful Permanent Residents with Criminal Records Considering Applying for U.S. Citizenship - NYSDA Immigrant Defense Project 

• New York
  • The Consequences of Criminal Charges, Arrest, and Incarceration in New York State - Bronx Defenders and Reentry.net/NY
  • Quick Reference Chart for Determining Immigration Consequences of Common New York Offenses - Immigrant Defense Project

• New Jersey
  • Reference Chart for Determining the Immigration Consequences of Selected New Jersey Offenses - Joanne Gottesman, The New York State Defenders Association
  • New Jersey Quick Reference Chart for Determining Immigration Consequences of Selected New Jersey Criminal Offenses - Immigrant Defense Project
    
• California
  • Quick Reference Chart for Determining Selected Immigration Consequences of Selected California Offenses (alphabetically by name of offense) (numerically by penal code section) - Katherine Brady, Immigrant Legal Resource Center

   

Detention and Deportation

• Families Beware! Immigration and Deportation Notice - Families for Freedom
• Deportation Map - Families for Freedom & NYSDA Immigrant Defense Project
• I Am In Immigration Detention...What Are My Rights? - National Immigration Project
• A Guide for Detainees and Their Families - Legal Aid Society: Immigration Law Unit
• How Do We Find Them? Locating Someone in Detention - Detention Watch Network

How to find an immigration attorney  

• Finding Immigration Lawyers - National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
  

• Beware of Dishonest Immigration Consultants - National Consumer Law Center
• New York
  • Is Your Lawyer Licensed to Practice? - Lawhelp NY
    
• California
  • Immigration Services: Protecting your Consumer Rghts - California Attorney General, Office of Immigrant Assistance