The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court sided with NIJC and the Committee for Public Counsel Services litigated in a landmark ruling finding that state law enforcement cannot detain individuals solely for immigration purposes. The case is another major blow to U.S. Immigration and Customs…

WBEZ interviews NIJC's Ruth Lopez-McCarthy, who manages the Legal Protection Fund, a program funded by the city of Chicago to provide immigration legal screenings and representation to Chicago residents. Listen to the story.

The Trump administration announced it would keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in place for now, but uncertainty still looms for immigrant youth who only have temporary protection under DACA and for the many families who do not qualify for immigration relief under…

When local police get involved in enforcing federal immigration laws it has a destructive impact on communities and families. The IndyStar tells the story of one Indiana family fighting deportation and referencing NIJC's litigation and research in its reporting. Read the article.

"Activistas de la comunidad inmigrante denunciaron este miércoles que, desde el inicio de la Administración Trump en enero pasado, al menos 805 solicitantes de asilo han sufrido detención prolongada y tampoco han tenido derecho a fianza, por lo que exigieron el cese “inmediato” de una práctica que…

The Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments in the Muslim and refugee ban case, and reinstated parts of the ban. NIJC explained to media outlets why the discriminatory ban betrays our country’s founding values is incredibly harmful for refugees. Vox: The Supreme Court’s travel ban ruling…

When officials provide certification for U Visas (special visas for immigrant victims of crime), it makes everyone safer. NIJC's Trisha Teofilo-Olave's said to the The Chicago Sun-Times, "Law enforcement is getting assistance from community members who might not otherwise come forward." Read the…

Non-lawyers offering legal help and promising status to immigrants are profiting off of increased fear among immigrants in our communities, only adding to families' suffering. NIJC's Karrie Talbert talks to the Chicago Tribune about the situation. Read more.

NIJC's Hillary Richardson explains to the Daily Herald how increased fear of deportation is having a broad harmful impact, including on children who have been abused or neglected and are eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. Read the article.

"Immigration officials last month closed the nation’s only detention center dedicated to detaining gay, bisexual, and transgender detainees, relocating at least nine trans women to a small rural village in New Mexico." NIJC's Tania Linares Garcia explains how the change and more limited access to…