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NIJC has a new Chicago address at 111 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60604 and a new email domain at @immigrantjustice.org.

A report by NIJC, ACLU, and Detention Watch Network, revealed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's negligence and failure to comply with medical standards led to the deaths of immigrants in detention.

Associated Press: Report: Subpar care in immigration detention leads to deaths (2/25/2016)

VICE News: This Is How Medical Negligence Can Kill Immigrants Held at ICE Detention Centers (2/25/2016)

Huffington Post: These Immigrants Died In Government Custody, And That Could Have Been Prevented (2/25/2016)

Agencia EFE / La Opinion: Otro reporte más denuncia negligencia de La Migra en centros de detención (2/25/2016)

Notimex / Monitor Nacional: Mueren dos mexicanos por negligencia tras detención en EUA: informe (2/25/2016)

Think Progress: ICE Ignores Immigrants’ Medical Needs In Detention Centers Until They Die (2/26/2016)

The Guardian: Medical failures at US detention centers linked to deaths of eight immigrants (2/26/2016)

The Nation: Immigrants Are Dying In Detention While ICE Ignores Its Own Medical Standards (4/25/2016)

NJ Spotlight: Why Some Asylum Seekers Find Detention — Not Freedom — in New Jersey (11/16/2016)