The American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights Watch, and National Immigrant Justice Center released a first-of-its-kind report today on immigration detention under the Trump administration: Justice-Free Zones: U.S. Immigration Detention Under the Trump Administration. The report looks at how the…
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- Statement of NIJC Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy The new executive order to block immigration to the United States is the president’s latest xenophobic policy, intended to distract from this administration’s failure to address a global pandemic that has cost more than 44,000 lives in the U.S…
- Update: The District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has ordered the release of Mr. Chavez Garcia on April 26, 2020. The District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has granted the habeas petition for Mr. Morales Torres on May 5, 2020; he later received an immigration bond and…
- 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…
- Español 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…