Learn more about Oliver's story by reading our report, A Legacy of Injustice: The U.S. Criminalization of Migration. Our report provides an in-depth look at how the U.S. government has used entry and reentry prosecutions to violate the rights of people like Oliver – and many others – who are…
- Learn more about Alexis’ story by reading our report, A Legacy of Injustice: The U.S. Criminalization of Migration. Our report provides an in-depth look at how the U.S. government has used entry and reentry prosecutions to violate the rights of people like Alexis – and many others – who are seeking…
- Iris is an asylee and former client of the National Immigrant Justice Center. What follows is her testimony, submitted as a comment to the Federal Register, in response to a new rule, proposed by the Trump administration, which would dismantle the asylum system. You can read NIJC's commentary …
"If I did not have the opportunity to fight for asylum, I don't know if I'd be alive:" Helen's story
Helen is an asylee and former client of the National Immigrant Justice Center. What follows is her testimony, submitted as a comment to the Federal Register, in response to a new rule, proposed by the Trump administration, which would dismantle the asylum system. You can read NIJC's commentary here…- Last month, the Trump administration submitted new proposed regulations that will harm asylum seekers. These proposed rules are the latest, most comprehensive assault on the right to asylum yet seen—despite a barrage of anti-asylum policies and regulations over the past three years. The…
- After 1,051 days in detention, Kelly Gonzalez Aguilar was released from Aurora Detention Center in Colorado! Thank you so much to all the people who have supported the #FreeKelly campaign. From signing the petitions, calling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), calling members of…
- After months of witnessing the explosion of COVID-19 cases in immigration jails and a completely insufficient response to prevent or stop it, Congress is holding a hearing today on the Oversight of ICE Detention Facilities: Examining ICE Contractors’ Response to COVID-19. The National Immigrant…
- En Español After years of facing discrimination at work, including being forced to resign, struggling to get adequate treatment for his HIV+ status, and being unable to live freely as a gay man, Osiel’s friend sent him a message: “Tu no puedes seguir en Venezuela. Tienes que salir de ahí porque…
- A year ago, Ella* found herself walking down the middle of one of New York City’s avenues, tall buildings on either side, surrounded by a crowd of approximately 150,000 people, all of them members of the LGBTQIA+ community or supporters. She held a sign, “Post Soviet and Queer,” and her hair was…
- As someone who works closely with people in immigration detention, I’ve been able to see the ways that the COVID-19 crisis has been completely mismanaged by detention centers and prisons. While the health effects to those incarcerated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cannot be…