Statement of National Immigrant Justice Center Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy
CHICAGO (January 20, 2021) — President Joe Biden’s inauguration is an opportunity to re-imagine an immigration system that is just and humane, supports family unity and strong communities, and confronts the…
- Washington, D.C. — A federal court judge has temporarily blocked a Trump rule that would create insurmountable obstacles for people applying for asylum in the United States. The rule was scheduled to take effect tomorrow, January 15, 2021. Senior Judge Reggie B. Walton of the District Court for…
- Washington, D.C. — Five immigrant justice groups filed suit against the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) — which operates the nation’s immigration courts — for issuing an unlawful rule that severely restricts immigrants’ access to justice. The rule…
- Washington, D.C. — Immigration legal service providers are joining together to sue the U.S. government agency that oversees immigration courts to block a Trump administration rule that would create insurmountable obstacles for people applying for asylum in the United States. The rule,…
- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of asylum seekers and immigrant services organizations are suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), purported Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, and purported Acting DHS General Counsel Chad Mizelle to vacate two rules that have drastically curtailed access to work…
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 17, 2020) - The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Office of Inspector General on behalf of three people who came to the United…
- Trump Administration’s Expansion of Expedited Removal Heightens Longstanding Concerns About Unchecked Power of Unappointed CBP Agents First-of-Its-Kind Suit Filed Challenging CBP’s Expedited Removal Policy Washington, D.C. — The Trump administration was sued for unlawfully permitting low-level,…
- NIJC Denounces Newly Published Asylum Regulation CHICAGO (December 11, 2020) — Last month, the nation voted to end the Trump administration’s attacks on the U.S. immigration system. But the harm that this administration inflicts on immigrants, especially asylum seekers, continues daily, as the…
- National Immigrant Justice Center celebrates the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) welcomes the election of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. NIJC Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy issued the following statement…
- Washington, D.C. (October 20, 2020) – The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) condemns the extensive bars to asylum protection the Trump administration has announced will be implemented. At a time when the asylum system is under attack and the U.S. government already is regularly, and…