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A Guide for Members of Congress Visiting ICE Jails Updated June 2025 Since President Trump returned to office, the federal
When most law enforcement agencies arrest someone, the Fourth Amendment sets guardrails to protect the impacted person’s constitutional right to liberty.
This case was formerly known as B.L.R. v. DHS – In December 2023, the National Immigrant Justice Center, Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, and Winston & Strawn LLP, filed a class action against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for unreasonably delaying the initial adjudication of U visa applications.
Today, the Biden administration announced a new final rule further curbing access to asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
As a paralegal on NIJC’s Immigrant Legal Defense Project, I’m part of a team that offers direct representation to the immigrant community and I’m also the coordinator for pro bono legal volunteers.
The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) condemns the Biden administration’s decision to further entrench illegal asylum restrictions that result in serious due process and human rights violations.
For 40 years, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) has provided expert immigration legal services to vulnerable immigrants.
Earlier this month in downtown Chicago, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) and five companies partnered to host a clinic offering limited-scope legal representation to dozens of people navigating the U.S. immigration system after they fled their home countries in search of safety.
Image new report released by humanitarian and legal services organizations.
Legal service providers and border organizations report rampant due process and human rights violations and inconsistent and confusing application of new rule Image Securing the Border .” These executive actions, which went into effect immediately, severely limit eligibility for asylum protections for the majority of people arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border without regard to the viability of their legal claims…
A Honduran asylum seeker narrowly escaped death in Honduras.
