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NIJC has a new Chicago address at 111 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60604 and a new email domain at @immigrantjustice.org.

"Immigration and Customs vows to at least quadruple the time spent searching for undocumented immigrants at their places of work next year and former officials say that means accessing an FBI database rich with 56 million fingerprints from caregivers and other prospective hires subject to background checks."

If a policy like this were put into effect it would endanger everyday workers, without any sort of criminal record, for deportation. These background checks could also cause a lot of confusion. A non-criminal background check could result in a summons to court with out the person in question knowing they are being summoned.   

NIJC Associate Director of Litigation Mark Fleming spoke to the Daily Beast about these issues and how this practice has increased deportations of immigrants without a criminal background at triple the rate Read the full story.