Immigrant Justice Research
TRP Reports
The Resurrection Project (TRP) and the Workforce & Organizational Research Center (WORC) partnered to release a December 2025 report, “Salary & Compensation Benefits Analysis in Illinois’ Immigrant-Serving Organizations.” The report includes salary ranges for immigration legal services and community navigator program positions across 61 immigrant-serving organizations in Illinois, in addition to select benefit analysis to understand current practices and offerings, with recommendations.
The Resurrection Project (TRP) and The Workforce & Organizational Research Center (WORC) released the September 2023 report, “Improving Recruitment & Reducing Turnover in Illinois’ Immigrant-Serving Organizations.” This report includes an overview of causes for recruitment and retention challenges facing immigrant-serving organizations in Illinois, a salary analysis of positions within legal service and community navigator programs, and potential solutions for both organizations and funders to address challenges.
The Resurrection Project and Rob Paral & Associates released the 2022 report, “Assessing Capacity to Provide Legal Services to Undocumented Immigrants in Illinois.” This report explores the population of undocumented immigrants in Illinois, the landscape of legal service providers, and recommendations to rise to meet the demand for services.
This effort was made possible thanks to the generous support of the J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation.
Reports Featuring TRP
The Vera Institute of Justice released an April 2024 report, "Evaluating the Impact of the Midwest Immigrant Defenders Alliance," assessing the first year of the Midwest Immigrant Defenders Alliance (MIDA) — a coalition that includes The Resurrection Project (TRP), the National Immigrant Justice Center, The Immigration Project, and the Cook County Public Defender. The report examines MIDA's universal representation model for people facing deportation in Chicago immigration court, documenting year-one outcomes, the demographics of clients served, and the model's potential for broader impact and scaling.
The Vera Institute of Justice released a February 2025 report, "Evaluating the Impact of the Midwest Immigrant Defenders Alliance: Year Two Progress and Recommendations for Scaling," assessing the second year of the Midwest Immigrant Defenders Alliance (MIDA). This Year Two interim report provides an overview of trends in the Chicago immigration court and how the MIDA program is helping shape the landscape of detained deportation defense—including the program’s reach, impacts, strengths, and limitations—and provides a roadmap for scaling up the MIDA program to reach all people who are eligible.
The Vera Institute of Justice released an April 2026 report, "The Impact of Legal Representation on Detained Immigrants Facing Deportation: Evidence from the MIDA Program," presenting findings from the third year of the Midwest Immigrant Defenders Alliance (MIDA). The report examines MIDA's universal representation model for detained individuals facing removal proceedings in Chicago immigration court, and notably presents the first randomized study of a legal representation program, documenting the causal impact of attorney representation on case outcomes, bond hearings, and clients' ability to remain in the United States.