Representation saves lives and new data proves it
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
Immigrant and children’s rights advocates applaud new Illinois law protecting unaccompanied children in federal custody
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Ashley’s Law (HB4890), implementing critical protections for unaccompanied children who are in federal immigration custody in Illinois.
Immigrant Children Advocates Urge Congress to Vote No on $71 Billion in New Funds for ICE and Border Patrol
Acacia Center for Justice, National Center for Youth Law, National Immigrant Justice Center, and Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights Urge Congress to Vote No on $71 Billion in New Funds for ICE and Border Patrol.
Garcia Ramirez, et al. v. ICE, et al.
Garcia Ramirez et al. v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al., is a nationwide class-action lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for transferring unaccompanied minors who reach their 18th birthdays to ICE adult detention facilities without considering less restrictive placements.
Federal Court Blocks ICE’s Unlawful Detention of Immigrant Teens Turning 18
A federal court in D.C. ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to follow a long-standing court order that protects immigrant teens from being placed in adult detention centers.
Legal Groups File Emergency Motion to Stop ICE from Jailing Immigrant Teens in Adult Detention
The American Immigration Council and the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) filed an emergency motion on October 4, seeking to enforce a 2021 court ruling (in the Garcia Ramirez v. ICE case) that prevents ICE from illegally locking up unaccompanied immigrant children in adult detention centers once they turn 18.
Operation “Freaky Friday”: What You Need To Know
Operation “Freaky Friday” appears to affect a limited group of children who arrived in the United States as “unaccompanied children.” It does NOT appear to target all immigrant children more broadly.
NIJC Applauds U.S. District Court’s Intervention to Prevent Involuntary Deportation of Guatemalan Children
Judicial intervention stopped the Trump administration’s brazen attempt today to disregard due process and remove hundreds of children to Guatemala. Saturday night and into the wee hours of Sunday morning, vulnerable immigrant children seeking protection were pulled from their beds at U.S. government-run shelters, loaded onto buses, transported to an airport, and placed on airplanes to be returned to Guatemala.
Did You Know? The Alien Enemies Act Can Be Used Against Children As Young As 14
To advance its mass deportation agenda, the Trump administration has reached for any power it can find to remove people from the country as quickly as possible and without due process. One of these power grabs is the administration’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. This explainer from the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights and National Immigrant Justice Center reviews the danger of the act’s application to children, the response from courts and experts, and the precarious use of gang and terrorism designations underpinning Trump’s use of this law.
Explainer | How Congress Codified Hateful and Extreme Anti-Immigrant Policies by Passing Trump’s Budget Bill
The massive reconciliation budget bill signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025 presents a generational threat to democracy and
Recording | Urgent Community Briefing: The New Budget Bill’s Impact on Immigration and What Comes Next
Experts from NIJC give a breakdown of how the new budget bill impacts immigration policy and immigrants in our communities.
Advocates Agree: The Reconciliation Bill Hurts Children
Thirty-six child welfare, legal, faith-based, medical, public health, humanitarian, immigration, and community organizations sent a letter to Senate leaders urging