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Navigating the Recent and Ongoing Changes in the Federal Government

Below is a list of resources we have compiled to help navigate the shifting political climate. This list was initially put together in February 2025, and we will be updating it periodically to reflect further changes.

Tracking Executive Orders (EOs)
1. Key Resources:
  1. The White House Official Website: For the most up-to-date information on any new EOs, regularly check the White House website here
  2. GovTrack: Visit GovTrack here for tracking federal legislation, including executive orders
Resources by Categories/Themes
1. General Know Your Rights (KYR):
  1. ACLU Know Your Rights Guides: The ACLU provides a variety of KYR materials, especially around immigration, protests, and other civil rights issues here
2. Risk of Deportation Key Resources:
  1. Immigration Legal Services: The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) created a directory here of immigration lawyers and nonprofits that can provide legal assistance
  2. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): Information about DACA eligibility, application, and renewal process here – especially in light of changes
  3. Deportation Defense Resources: NILC created a comprehensive resources for deportation defense here, including guides for individuals who are detained by ICE
  4. Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC): Offers specific KYR materials for immigrants here, including tips on how to navigate interactions with the police
  5. NILC Expedited Removal Expansion (KYR): National Immigration Law Center (NILC) has information on your rights regarding expedited removal here
3. Trans Rights Key Resources:
  1. Laws, Court Decisions & Advocacy Tips to protect Transgender Incarcerated Individuals: ACLU compiled information related to laws and advocacy tips regarding protecting incarcerated individuals who are transgender here
  2. Transgender Resources from GLAAD here
  3. Trans Health Rights and insurance help information here
  4. LGBTQ+ Incarcerated Individuals Rights found here
  5. Resources for TGNC Incarcerated Individuals and their Allies found here
Informational
1. https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/issues/detention-101
2. https://www.domesticworkers.org/