Watch this special message from NIJC Executive Director Keren Zwick. Your support has not only sustained our legal services and advocacy, but it has also given hope and a path forward for our community members.
One year ago, the Trump administration launched Operation Midway Blitz, a violent campaign where federal agents disappeared and detained people from Chicago-area neighborhoods, Now, we confront new tactics and defend our neighbors.
New capacity-building hub will provide training, practice advisories, and resources for attorneys, partner organizations, and immigrant communities CHICAGO — The
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an interim final rule (IFR) on July 28th allowing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
As we witness new attacks on immigrants in our communities every day, access to counsel has never been more important. Having solid legal advice in a quickly
Watch highlights of some of the most powerful stories, legal victories, and community advocacy efforts that defined the year, including Naomi’s story, a mother whose deportation was stopped at the last minute.
This week, Chicago and Indianapolis immigration courts, along with other immigration courts across the country, began holding mass preliminary hearings, in which groups of about 30 or more people, many without lawyers, appeared together before a single judge and were pressured to expedite their removal proceedings.
Experts from NIJC give a breakdown of how the new budget bill impacts immigration policy and immigrants in our communities.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly gutted the Executive Office for Immigration Review’s Recognition and Accreditation Program, which for more than 60 years has expanded access to legal services in the immigration system by permitting qualified non-attorney DOJ-accredited representatives, embedded in nonprofits with extensive experience, to provide legal representation for indigent immigrants.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order in Amica Center for Immigrant Rights et al. v. Executive Office for Immigration Review et al., blocking significant pieces of the Trump-Vance administration’s new policy that sought to eliminate meaningful appellate review before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).
A lawsuit filed by the National Immigrant Justice Center and other legal services providers challenges a proposed Trump administration rule that imposes sweeping changes on the immigration system that would eviscerate noncitizens’ right to appeal bad decisions in their immigration cases.
As President Trump takes the podium for the 2026 State of the Union address, we anticipate a lot of hateful
