NIJC Commentary

The Biden administration launched a suite of new border enforcement measures at the start of this year, severely restricting access to asylum and harming refugees seeking to enter the United States at the southern border. The measures included an expansion of the Title 42 expulsion policy and…

The Biden administration has proposed a new rule that dramatically limits access to asylum for people arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border and violates U.S. and international law. The rule — published with only a 30-day window for the public to provide comments — restricts asylum access only to…

The Biden administration recently proposed a new rule that will drastically limit access to asylum for people arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, and yet, is only allowing the public a mere 30 days to provide comments. In response, 172 national, state, and local organizations wrote to the Biden…

NIJC and the ACLU alongside five other national immigration organizations sent a letter today to DHS Secretary Mayorkas expressing serious concern that over two years into the Biden administration, DHS has failed to take meaningful steps to roll back the 287(g) program. The program enables local…

The House Oversight & Accountability Committee's first hearing of the 118th Congress is expected to be a platform for some anti-immigrant members to advance white nationalist ideas. NIJC submitted written testimony calling on committee members to reject hateful rhetoric that furthers…

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…

The U.S. government and governments around the world are grappling with an increase in the number of people forcibly displaced from their homes by political and social oppression. Despite campaign commitments to restore humanity to immigration policy, the Biden administration has largely continued…

Frequently Asked Questions On January 5, the Biden administration announced a suite of policies that will severely restrict access to asylum and harm refugees seeking to enter the United States at the southern border. This FAQ addresses each new policy and its implications on the right to seek…

Covering appropriations bills for the Department of Homeland Security; Commerce, Justice, Science; and Labor, Health and Human Services With this year’s spending bill, Congress had a pivotal opportunity to make significant shifts towards a humane immigration system, but instead generally left…

As I reflect on all we accomplished this year, I’m so grateful for our supporters, legal volunteers, and the clients for whom we have the privilege of advocating. Together with all of you, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) continues our mission to establish and defend the legal rights of…