In a letter to government leaders, group calls for immediate action to reduce the harms of detention and deportation within 100 days
WASHINGTON, DC — The We Are Home campaign, alongside more than one hundred national and state advocacy organizations, today urged Department of Homeland…
- Bill marks significant progress, but continued reliance on criminal law undermines efforts toward racial justice CHICAGO (February 18, 2021) - The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) welcomes today’s introduction of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, which creates a path to citizenship for…
- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over 60 members of Congress, led by Reps. Schakowsky, Quigley, and Espaillat, sent a letter today to new Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging the agency to end Immigration and Customs Enforcement programs that tap state and local law enforcement to conduct…
- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of 120 legal and medical services and advocacy organizations sent a letter to the White House and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today, asking the Biden administration to review the cases of thousands of people who remain in immigration detention, and release those…
- Unlawful DOJ Rule Remains in Effect While Litigation Pending Trump Admin Made Sweeping Procedural Changes That Deny Due Process, Will Cause Wrongful Deportations, and Worsen Immigration Court Case Backlog Washington, D.C. — On Monday, five immigrant justice groups filed a motion to stay an…
- WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 3, 2021) — A group of 120 law professors and legal experts sent a letter late Tuesday to newly confirmed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging the agency to use all the tools of prosecutorial discretion at its disposal to comply with…
- "Review" is not enough — NIJC Calls On Biden Administration To Act Quickly to Ensure Meaningful Protection for People at Our Borders CHICAGO (February 2, 2021) — The Biden administration issued three Executive Orders this evening outlining its plan to address regional migration and restore…
- Washington, D.C. (February 1, 2021) - As deportations in recent days have raised concerns about the Biden administration's plan to implement policy changes amid ongoing ICE-led deportations, immigrant rights organizations sent the following open letter today to the administration: …
- NIJC Calls on Administration to Avoid Permanent Harm to Families and Asylum Seekers by Continuing to Exercise Discretion to Uphold Justice and Human Rights CHICAGO (January 26, 2021) -- Today, only days after the Biden administration announced an urgently needed 100-day deportation…
- Backed by over 300 organizations, bill offers blueprint for policy rooted in compassion, fairness; would root out systemic racism from immigration laws Watch video of press conference with formerly detained community members here Washington, DC — Today, Representatives Jesús “Chuy…