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- Yesterday, President Biden issued a proclamation and accompanying federal rule that imposes a severe and arbitrary limit on the number of people permitted to seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border between ports of entry while also making the asylum screening process substantially harder to navigate…
- Yesterday, NIJC filed a complaint on behalf of an individual, A.R.*, who is experiencing severe abuses and life-threatening conditions in immigration detention. The complaint asks the Department of Homeland Security Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) to investigate the reported…
- At NIJC's annual Human Rights Awards, we honor attorneys who have shown exceptional dedication to providing immigrants with access to justice through their significant contribution to NIJC's pro bono work, assisting numerous NIJC clients, and representing individuals with intricate cases. We…
- This week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to call the Senate to vote on S. 4361, an anti-immigrant bill led by Senator Chris Murphy. The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) strongly opposes S.4361, which would decimate the United States asylum system, choke off access to protection…
- The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) will be at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to defend U.S. citizens' rights to due process when their spouses' visa applications are denied. Oral arguments in Department of State v. Muñoz will take place on Tuesday, April 23, at 10 a.m. Eastern…
- NIJC's Statement for the Record for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on Eliminating the Abuse of Solitary Confinement Overview: For over three decades, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) has dedicated itself to ensuring human rights protections and…
- At the young age of 11, Cesar realized that a life in Honduras wasn’t going to be sustainable for him. He was living with his aunts after being abandoned by his biological father. Cesar’s only option at a better life was to make the journey to the United States to reunite with his mom after being…
- For too long, extremist lawmakers and commentators have shaped the immigration debate through misinformation and rhetoric that demonizes people seeking safety and a better life. The result is a punitive, enforcement-oriented approach to immigration policy that has caused great harm and worsened…
- On February 14, 2024, the Farmville Town Council in Virginia held a public hearing and again heard testimony from people expressing opposition to the privately operated U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center located in the town. The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC)…
- Over the weekend, the public finally saw the text of a proposed federal funding bill that senators and White House officials have been negotiating for weeks behind closed doors. As expected, the proposed legislation was designed to implement extreme anti-asylum and detention policies—yet still…