NIJC has a new Chicago address at 111 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60604 and a new email domain at @immigrantjustice.org.
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- As the Biden administration began accepting applications this week for a new pathway to immigration legal status for some spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) shared guidance for communities about who is eligible for the program — and who should…
- A federal court in the Southern District of Indiana has ruled for the second time that individuals who suffered flooded cells and poor sanitation at the Clay County Jail can move forward with their lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Court determined that the individuals…
- Image In the first six weeks since the Biden administration implemented its newest asylum ban rule, people seeking safety at the U.S.-Mexico border have experienced egregious due process and human rights violations along with inconsistent and…
- The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) joined U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) yesterday to introduce a new congressional resolution seeking to address the injustices and harms of deportation on U.S. families and communities. The Chance to Come Home Resolution, which Rep. Cleaver…
- Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Department of State v. Muñoz, a case about what constitutional rights a U.S. citizen has in knowing the basis for her spouse’s immigrant visa denial. The Court, in a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, held that U.S. citizen…
- President and Congress Must Expand Humane Policymaking to Support Immigrants and U.S. Communities Today the Biden administration announced a new immigration program that will allow some undocumented spouses and undocumented children of U.S. citizens access to permanent lawful status and work…
- Immigrants’ rights groups today sued the Biden administration over the president’s proclamation and a new rule that severely restricts asylum and puts thousands of lives at risk. The American Civil Liberties Union, National Immigrant Justice Center, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, Jenner…
- Today, President Biden announced yet another anti-immigrant executive action that will effectively shut down the U.S.-Mexico border to thousands of people fleeing harm and seeking safety. The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) plans to challenge this new restriction on the right to seek…
- Racist immigration prosecutions block asylum access and separate families The Biden administration announced today plans to increase its reliance on criminal prosecutions for immigration violations. This announcement is part of a misguided and chilling trend of the Biden administration adding new…
- The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) denounces the Biden administration’s continued deportations of asylum seekers to Haiti, a country which the administration itself has acknowledged to be unsafe and unstable. Despite the most recent round of violent civil unrest that has embroiled Haiti…