Today the Biden administration reiterated its intention to begin returning asylum seekers to Mexico through the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program as soon as mid-November.
Camilo is seeking safety in the U.S. after fleeing gang threats and corrupt police.
National Immigrant Justice Center Director of Policy Heidi Altman issued the following statement in response to the Senate parliamentarian’s recommendation to exclude a pathway to citizenship from the budget reconciliation bill: “Undocumented immigrant leaders have marched and advocated for access to citizenship for years, and the Senate parliamentarian’s ruling will not stop forward progress.
A federal District Court in Nevada has issued a landmark decision finding that the law used to criminally prosecute people for entering the country without permission after having been previously deported was passed with racial malice and is applied in a discriminatory manner.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (8/25/2021) – Last night, the Supreme Court refused to block the order of a Texas judge calling for the return of the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program.
Advocates urge the administration to divest from detention and invest in communities WASHINGTON D.C. (August 17, 2021) — Today, 131 organizations published a statement for the Biden administration outlining the top immigration priorities that must be included in the country’s budget for Fiscal Year 2023.
National Immigrant Justice Center, FWD.us Release New Findings Underscoring Need to Uphold the Right to Asylum, and Protect Vulnerable People WASHINGTON, DC — A new report released today from the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) and FWD.us, Pushing Back Protection: How Offshoring and Externalization Imperil the Right to Asylum , outlines how affluent nations like the United States, European Union…
International asylum law first emerged following the Holocaust and other atrocities during World War II.
Washington, DC (July 30, 2021) The Biden administration has entrenched its use of two anti-asylum policies that have blocked asylum seekers from seeking safety, separated families, and caused immeasurable harm.
The U.S. Attorney General issued two decisions, vacating harmful precedents from the Trump administration: Matter of A-B- , which adversely impacted asylum seekers fleeing gender- and gang-based violence, and Matter of L-E-A- , which harmed asylum seekers facing persecution because of their family.
187 Organizations Push for the Protection of Individuals with Deportable Convictions Washington D.C. — Nearly 200 immigration, criminal justice, and civil rights organizations released a letter today urging the Biden administration to include immigrants in the pardon process, following news that the Biden administration is planning a process that focuses on racial equity.
President Biden Delivered on His Promise to Ensure Protection for Haitians in the United State; Title 42 Expulsions Must Also End to Protect Black and Brown Migrants WASHINGTON, D.
