Washington, D.C. – Nine immigrants’ rights organizations filed a renewed Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to block the Trump administration’s
Helping communities secure long-term stability
NIJC is a proud partner of the Chicago Legal Protection Fund.Read more.
Snapshot of ICE Detention: Inhumane Conditions and Alarming Expansion
The U.S. government spends over $3 billion a year to detain and deport people who have lived in the U.S. for decades or who arrived recently seeking safety. The numbers behind the immigration detention system provide a glimpse of its inhumanity and significant cost to taxpayers.Read NIJC's new policy brief.
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The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) submitted a comment to the Federal Register today calling for the recission of a sweeping new Department
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Congress must stop Trump’s exorbitant spending on new contracts for ICE detention & arrests
Advocates condemn windfall for private
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A beloved father, grandfather, and youth mentor from Harlem, New York, who has lived in the United States for more than 50 years, was detained
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National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy responded to the March 21 White House memo, “Preventing Abuses of the
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Update: On March 28, 2025, a federal court judge temporarily enjoined the Trump administration’s termination of legal services for
Finding Community And Living With Purpose
After fleeing danger in their homelands, artist Camilo and restauranteurs Abdinasir and Habon were grateful to arrive in U.S. communities who welcomed them with compassion, and to find legal counsel through NIJC and our pro bono partners who helped them navigate the complex immigration system. WATCH THEIR STORIES.
