Statement of National Immigrant Justice Center Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy
The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) calls on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to urgently increase the pace of family reunifications for unaccompanied…
Update (April 13, 2020): The U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois has ordered the release of all three NIJC clients named in these lawsuits.
KANKAKEE, IL (April 9, 2020) - The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) and Sidley Austin LLP filed lawsuits this week in the U.S.…
Detained Immigrants, Elected Officials, Lawyers, Medical Experts and Advocates Describe Hunger Strikes, New COVID-19 Cases and Fear Prevalent at Otay Mesa Detention Center and Western Regional Detention Facility
SAN DIEGO (April 9, 2020) - Elected officials, medical experts, federal defenders,…
WASHINGTON (March 31, 2020)—On Monday, a federal court in Arizona allowed five asylum-seeking mothers and their children who were torn apart under the Trump administration’s family separation policy to move forward with a lawsuit against the United States for the cruel treatment and…
Applauds People-First Approach of House Bill
As the United States has been forced to rapidly adjust to life under pandemic response conditions, it has become clearer than ever that we are all united—only as protected as the least protected among us. Now is the time for unity and smart public…
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Chicago Immigration Court Updates:
All hearings for detained immigrants are still scheduled.
All non-detained immigration court hearings are cancelled through April 10, 2020.
There is no need to go to the immigration court if you are not detained and you…
Ensuring Communities’ Safety During Pandemic Means Allowing Immigrants and Asylum Seekers to Reunite with Families, Not Trapping them in Dangerous Conditions
The New York Times reported Tuesday night that the Trump administration is planning to close the U.S. border to asylum seekers in light of…
As communities across the country take drastic action to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) calls on the Trump administration to take the following steps to protect the lives and due process rights of immigrants:
U.S. Immigration…
In order to safeguard the health of our clients and staff in light of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the National Immigrant Justice Center’s Chicago office has made the following changes:
We are suspending all in-person legal consultations until further notice. If you have an appointment…
NIJC applauds Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker for recognizing that we are all safer when our leaders embrace policies that protect and support community wholeness and family unity. Ending cooperation between the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE…