Chicago, IL (May 3, 2023) – The Biden administration and the Mexican government announced Tuesday that they have reached a deal for Mexico to accept Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan asylum seekers forcibly returned by the U.S. government after the Title 42 mass-expulsion authority ends on…
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- CHICAGO (April 28, 2023) – The Department of Homeland Security and Department of State provided an overview on Thursday of the Biden administration’s plans to deter migration at the U.S.-Mexico border as the Biden administration prepares for the end of Title 42 expulsions on May 11. National…
- A broad coalition of immigration, civil and human rights organizations celebrate the reintroduction of the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act by House Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Adam Smith and Senator Cory Booker. This critical piece of legislation takes necessary policy steps to decrease…
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP and NIJC represent class action of people facing prolonged waits for permanent immigration protection following 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan Afghan people seeking asylum are suing the U.S. government over delays in processing their asylum applications, nearly two years…
- Biden Administration Must End Deterrence Policies that Block Access to Asylum and Trap Migrants in Dangerous Conditions CHICAGO (March 29, 2023) – The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) mourns the 38 people who lost their lives and the many others who suffered injury and trauma in the fire…
Members of Congress and Over 300 Organizations Unite to Chart a #NewWayForward for Immigrants
Bill offers a blueprint for policy rooted in compassion, fairness; takes steps to root out systemic racism from immigration laws Watch video of press conference with formerly detained community members Washington, DC— Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and…- A federal district court in Indiana has allowed a lawsuit filed by individuals who endured terrible conditions at the Clay County Jail to proceed. Represented by attorneys from the National Immigrant Justice Center and Sidley Austin LLP, plaintiffs Maribel Xirum, Javier Jaimes Jaimes, and Baijebo…
- Reports have emerged that the Biden administration is considering a plan to resume detaining asylum-seeking families, after ending the practice two years ago. National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy responded with the following statement: “Family detention is…
- The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) condemns the Biden administration’s proposed new rule that will dramatically limit access to asylum for people arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. The rule — published with only a 30-day window for the public to provide comments — restricts asylum access…
- The Biden administration is reportedly preparing to launch a program that would subject people who seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to truncated fear screenings while locked up in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detention centers. Under the previous administration, over 5,000 asylum…