WASHINGTON, D.C. - Eight immigrant rights organizations filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Office of Inspector General today on behalf of some of the 400 people swept up this summer in a DHS Immigration and Customs…
In a dangerous abdication of its responsibility to good governance, the Senate appears poised to confirm Kirstjen Nielsen as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Ms. Nielsen, who has been a powerful right hand to White House Chief of Staff and former DHS Secretary John Kelly,…
As Congress Weighs Trump Administration’s Request to Expand Immigration Detention Funding, Barriers to Legal Counsel at Remote Cibola County Correctional Center Illustrate Systemic Rights Violations
MILAN, New Mexico – In its report, What Kind of Miracle, released today, the National…
NIJC & The Resurrection Project Welcome Support to Extend Legal Education and Representation Programs for Immigrant Chicagoans
The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) and The Resurrection Project (TRP) applaud today’s Chicago City Council vote to continue to allocate funding for the…
Statement of Mary Meg McCarthy, Executive Director, National Immigrant Justice Center
The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) condemns the Trump administration’s reckless decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians living in the United States. Nearly 50,000 people now face…
Statement of Lisa Koop, director of NIJC's office in Goshen, Indiana
The National Immigrant Justice Center has provided legal services to hundreds of immigrant Hoosiers since opening an office in Goshen, Indiana, in 2014. From its main office in Chicago, NIJC also serves thousands of immigrants…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeks new sites for immigration detention facilities, today 14 legal service providers and immigrant rights advocates alerted the agency that adding any additional jails to the already bloated immigration detention system would…
The City of Chicago Legal Protection Fund has ensured free legal counsel for more than 20,000 Chicagoans since it was launched in January as a joint initiative between the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), The Resurrection Project (TRP), and eight Community Navigator organizations.
In the…
Yesterday, The Washington Post reported that the Department of Justice is moving to impose quotas on immigration judges in its latest cynical effort to co-opt the immigration court system to be a mass deportation machine.
According to the article, Attorney General Jeff Sessions intends to punish…
The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) wholly rejects the Trump administration’s October 8 “Immigration Principles and Policies” document. We urge Congress to uphold American values and the rights of immigrants as it debates a path forward to secure protections for 800,000 members of our…
