Neighbors Immigration Clinic

08/18/2026

Come join the Neighbors Immigration Clinic team! ⚖️

We’re hiring a staff attorney to work alongside our legal director, representing clients in humanitarian, family-based, defensive, and affirmative immigration cases, including detained individuals.

Passionate about immigrant justice? We’d love to have you on our team!

🔗 Link in comments.

07/27/2026

Los esperamos el jueves para una tarde de información sobre
✔️ ¿Qué son bond (fianza) y el habeas corpus?
✔️ Abogados vs. notarios: cómo puedes evitar las estafas de inmigración
✔️ ¿Qué es el programa 287g y cómo puedo prepararme si me encuentro en un reten de tráfico?

⚠ Recuerde que esta es una sesión informativa, por lo que no se responderán preguntas sobre casos individuales.
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See you all on Thursday for an informative session, where we will chat about:
✔️ Bond & habeas
✔️ How to avoid an immigration scam
✔️ What is 287g and how to prepare for a traffic stop

⚠ This is an info session only. No individual questions about cases will be answered. The session will be interpreted from English to Spanish.

07/24/2026

Every day, Idalia hears from families whose loved ones have been detained by immigration: "How do I explain this to my child?"

Thanks to an anonymous donor and our friends at Wildlings Bookshop, we're providing bilingual children's books to help families talk about the painful experience of losing a loved one to immigration detention.

These books are the first part of our new care initiative. Each care package will include the following:
💙 A bilingual children's book
🛒 Grocery and gas gift cards
📋 A list of trusted community resources and other goodies

Because no family should have to navigate this journey alone.

Stay tuned for volunteer opportunities and ways you or your business can help us provide care packages to families across Kentucky. Together, we can remind our neighbors that they are not alone 💙❤️💛

07/21/2026

Mensaje bilingüe / Bilingual Message

Acompáñenos en una conversación importante para la comunidad inmigrante. Durante esta conversación, hablaremos sobre qué hacer en caso de detención en un centro de inmigración, cómo evitar estafas y qué hacer si es detenido en un retén de tránsito.

IMPORTANTE: Esta sesión va a ser en español y solo es una charla informativa, no se podrán responder preguntas legales.

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Join us for an important information session for our immigrant communities. During this conversation, we will cover what to do if you are detained in an immigration detention center, how to avoid scams, and what to do during a traffic stop.

Please note that this session will be in Spanish and is only an informational session. No legal questions will be answered.

07/15/2026

Some days, justice feels painfully out of reach.

In the face of grief and uncertainty, we return to what has always sustained us: community.

Join us for our third annual event, A Day for Immigrant Justice. A gathering to connect, reflect, and renew our hope for a Kentucky rooted in immigrant justice.
Save the date. Our small and mighty team would be honored to have you with us.

A Day for Immigrant Justice
🗓️ Saturday, October 17, 2026
🕑 2:00–4:00 PM
📍 West Sixth Brewery

07/10/2026

Katie's work is possible because of the many people who support and believe in our mission. She is a fierce advocate for all of our immigrant neighbors! Read more about her work in securing due process!

We've been thinking a lot about the tragic shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by agents on Tuesday.

His death is a sorrowful reminder of the urgency and significance of our network's efforts to free immigrant clients from ICE custody and detention.

As an asylum seeker with humanitarian parole, Ramiro came to his local ICE office in Chicago for his routine check-in.

There he was immediately handcuffed, arrested, and transported 500 miles away to a remote detention center in Kentucky—far from his support system of family, church, and community and with no access to legal counsel.

Luckily, his family found Katie Taylor, legal director for Neighbors Immigration Clinic—our ILJ affiliate in Kentucky.

Katie immediately recognized that Ramiro had a strong habeas case. His two-year parole had not yet expired, nor had it been formally revoked. His detention had been unlawful, and Katie could—and would—file a habeas petition to prove it.

To learn more about Ramiro and habeas cases, please go here: https://iljnetwork.org/500-miles-from-home/

07/08/2026

🚨🚨Importante Mensaje Bilingüe / Important Bilingual Message - English below🚨🚨

🚨 Infórmese antes de manejar
Hemos visto un aumento en el número de personas inmigrantes detenidas durante paradas de tráfico por no tener una licencia de conducir válida, especialmente en los condados que participan en el programa 287(g). Este programa permite que algunas agencias de policía local colaboren con ICE en ciertas funciones de inmigración.

Si vive, trabaja o viaja por un condado con 287(g):
🚗 Tenga mucho cuidado.
🤝 Si es posible, viaje con alguien que tenga una licencia de conducir válida.
📋 Haga un plan y conozca sus derechos antes de una emergencia.
Cercanos al condado de Fayette, tenemos dos condados que participan en 287(g): Scott y Clark counties.

Consulte nuestra guía Conozca Sus Derechos para saber qué hacer si lo detienen en un retén o durante una parada de tráfico.

Para reportar actividad de inmigración, llame a la Línea de Defensa Comunitaria de Neighbors Immigration Clinic al 859-287-4316.

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🚨 Know Before You Drive

We've seen an increase in immigrants being detained after traffic stops for driving without a valid driver's license, especially in counties that participate in the 287(g) program. These agreements allow some local law enforcement agencies to work with ICE on certain immigration enforcement activities.

If you live, work, or travel through a 287(g) county:
🚗 Be extra cautious.
🤝 If possible, ride with someone who has a valid driver's license.
📋 Have a plan and know your rights before an emergency happens.
Near Fayette County, we have two neighboring counties, Clark and Scott, that participate in 287(g).

Review our Know Your Rights guide to learn what to do if you're stopped at a traffic checkpoint.

To report immigration enforcement activity, call the Neighbors Immigration Clinic Community Defense Hotline at 859-287-4316.

07/03/2026

The Supreme Court's decision on birthright citizenship is a powerful reminder of the work still ahead of us and how much more we must fight for a just immigration system.

This decision is worthy of a celebration 🎊 🎊

However you decide to spend the holiday weekend, we at Neighbors are celebrating by sharing our favorite immigrant-owned businesses with the community.

This weekend is also a reminder of the freedom, commitment, and love our immigrant community brings to this country.

Check out our guide to some of our favorite spots across Kentucky. Whether you're looking for dinner, jewelry and trinkets, a photographer, or a sweet treat, we promise you won't be disappointed!

06/05/2026

Join us this Sunday for a family friendly dance party 🎉 with our friends the VanMeters! Our staff and board will be showing off our best dance moves 🕺🏾🪩💃🏾

05/21/2026

We did it!! 🎉 We are thrilled to be the recipients of Community Champions with a $15,000 grant! This funding will be directed towards Lexington residents; our neighbors who need immigration legal counsel. Because of this grant, we will be able to cover the consultation fees of 300 Lexington families. Not only that, we are also committed to continuing to educate our Lexington community with more Know Your Rights sessions. We are so grateful for the growth and for those who are showing up for our immigrant neighbors.