- Orders Government to Assess Placement in Least Restrictive Setting and Alternative Forms of Custody Washington, D.C. - The U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reassess its custody decisions for two unaccompanied immigrant…
- CHICAGO – The U.S. Supreme Court, by a vote of 5-4, has struck down part of the “aggravated felony” definition, one of the most punishing provisions in U.S. immigration law. The Court found a provision, which triggers automatic removal for offenses that by their nature tend to be “crimes of…
- Department of Justice Program Defunds Legal Orientation and Help Desk Programs for 53,000 Immigrants Per Year, Violating Congressional Requirements and Undermining Efforts to Reduce Immigration Court Backlogs Statement of Mary Meg McCarthy, Executive Director, National Immigrant Justice Center…
- White House Memo Institutionalizes a National Policy of Cruelty On Friday evening the President signed a memo ending a practice he refers to as “catch and release.” The term “catch and release” refers to the practice of allowing refugee men, women, and children who are fleeing persecution from…
- As the Trump administration and Attorney General Jeff Sessions continue to escalate their attacks on immigrants and our nation’s justice system, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) condemns the Department of Justice’s implementation of a quota system that will punish immigration judges for…
- As ICE Continues to Violate Child Protection Laws, Young Mother Joins NIJC Class-Action Lawsuit WASHINGTON, D.C. - A teen mother who fled to the United States from El Salvador with her toddler son and spent two weeks at an Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) shelter for unaccompanied…
- Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced it has rescinded its policy of jailing pregnant women only in cases involving extraordinary circumstances. Instead, the agency intends to treat pregnant women as it would anyone else, using a “case-by-case custody determination” process…
- Statement of Mary Meg McCarthy, executive director, National Immigrant Justice Center The National Immigrant Justice Center is deeply disappointed in congressional Republicans’ continuing obstruction of efforts to achieve a permanent solution for immigrant Dreamers, keep families together, and end…
- New Resource for Local Governments Seeking to Navigate Trump Rhetoric on ICE Detainers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Five leading immigrant and civil rights organizations issued a joint report today detailing the illegalities inherent in each of the U.S. government’s repeated attempts to enlist local law…
- The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) filed a class action lawsuit today on behalf of immigrant teenagers who came to the United States alone and later were transferred from government shelters to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers when they turned 18. Many,…