NIJC Welcomes Redesignation of TPS for Venezuelans   The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) welcomes the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans who have been in the United States since July 31, 2023. The Department of Homeland Security on Friday…

Harlem community leaders are coming together this week to call on the Biden administration to halt its plans to deport Robert Panton, a beloved father, grandfather, community leader, and youth mentor. Despite Mr. Panton garnering the support of powerful Democratic Party leaders from New York…

Demands End to Expedited Removal Programs that Punish People Seeking Asylum in the U.S. The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) applauds the Biden administration’s decision to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans who have been in the United States since July…

Kirkland and NIJC represent pro bono a class comprised of people facing prolonged delays for permanent immigration protection following the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan A new nationwide settlement will help approximately 20,000 Afghan people seeking asylum in the United States after the…

NIJC Calls for Program’s Termination As families continue to flee persecution and torture around the world, the Biden administration keeps introducing new inhumane programs intended to deport people as quickly as possible. The most recent program, the Family Expedited Removal Management (FERM)…

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) joined human rights, privacy and civil liberties organizations in calling for an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reliance on unreliable information from foreign governments in enforcement practices and immigration proceedings…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently issued two press statements touting the deportations of families to Central America and sharing b-roll footage of ICE putting families on deportation flights. The video footage is a loop of mothers, fathers, and children ranging from babies to…

Court does not rule on merits and places case on speedy review schedule  A federal appeals court today said the Biden administration’s new asylum ban, which was ruled illegal by a federal judge on July 25, could remain in effect as the appeal is heard. In the same order, the court put the…

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) has made the difficult decision to discontinue legal consultations and representation for asylum seekers facing their initial screenings in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detention centers near the U.S.-Mexico border. The decision comes after NIJC…

Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee passed its funding proposal for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for Fiscal Year 2024, which disproportionately favors detention and punitive enforcement at the expense of humane immigration processing and logical border management.…