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CHRCL is a small team making a big impact. The Center's legacy includes landmark immigrant rights cases, including many Supreme Court cases, that have impacted millions of people. We engage in advocacy campaigns and provide training, resources, and support to legal service providers across the state. The work we do is dynamic, strategic, and community led, with a focus on serving needs in the community identified by direct legal service providers.

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Our team believes that organizations that support their staff do the best work. We are committed to the organizations and communities we serve and we honor our commitment to provide the best quality services, advocacy, and litigation. We also value our team and provide generous paid time off, sick time, mental health days, and compensation. Our goal is to be a happy, collaborative team doing great work.

Based in Santa Ana, California, CHRCL is a hybrid and remote workplace with flexible hours across time zones.

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U.S. Senators, State Attorneys General’s Offices, healthcare professionals, child advocates, law professors and more file amicus briefs in support of the Flores Settlement

As the federal government incarcerates increasing numbers of children and families, 26 U.S. Senators, 20 State Attorneys General’s Offices, and more than 180 prominent child and immigrant advocacy organizations, law professors, and former immigration judges have filed amicus briefs in the Ninth Circuit in support of the Flores Settlement.

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Don't Surrender the Narrative: Reclaiming Legislative Intent Through Effective Legislative Research

Statutory interpretation in the courts has increasingly moved toward textualism. But even in a textualist era, purpose still matters, and effective litigators know how to develop the statutory story that gives meaning to the text. Legislative history and related legislative materials remain critical tools for building purpose-based arguments, responding to adverse interpretations, and strengthening briefing when statutory language is ambiguous or contested. This training will

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Court Orders ICE To Stop Unlawful Arrest and Detention of Refugees

Today, a federal judge issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) preventing the Trump administration from arresting and detaining lawfully resettled refugees in Minnesota under Operation PARRIS while the case challenging the practice proceeds. The judge also ordered the immediate release of all detained refugees in Minnesota and the release of those taken to Texas within five days.

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