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Illinois Immigration Information:
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic (NSLAC) has compiled a comprehensive Know Your Rights (KYR) Toolkit, which includes:
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is a national non-profit resource center that provides legal trainings, educational materials, and advocacy to advance immigrant rights. The mission of the ILRC is to work with and educate immigrants, community organizations, and the legal sector to continue to build a democratic society that values diversity and the rights of all people.
Know Your Rights, Community Resources for Immigrants, Civic Participation Packet, Living in the U.S. Guide, Immigration Fraud Awareness, and DREAM Act
Founded in 1987, the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project is dedicated to expanding and enforcing the civil liberties and civil rights of non-citizens and to combating public and private discrimination against immigrants. To find out more, please see About the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project.