Join experts from the National Immigrant Justice Center and NIJC pro bono attorneys as they discuss the process unaccompanied children face in the United States, the current response from the Biden administration, and how NIJC and others are advocating for the United States to effect the…
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- Groups Demand the Biden Administration End ICE Detention of Migrant Youth Advocates, legal experts and community organizations are outraged that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has entered into a new contract allowing for the long-term detention of migrant teenagers. The contract,…
- U.S. Navy Veteran Howard Bailey shared his family's story April 28 during a virtual briefing for advocates and press in which NIJC and our partners called on the Biden administration to establish a meaningful chance to come home for people who have been unjustly deported. Watch the video below…
- Principles for a Just Immigration Budget for 2022 “What would it mean if there was another way? If from the airport, they took you to a house instead of a jail… You would stay in that home, and the path would be one of waiting, waiting and hoping for an outcome that will light you up with joy…
- We can have a big impact in our local communities by working to make them more welcoming for everyone. Residents and organizations in Illinois have taken a stand to defend our families and neighbors against the xenophobic immigration enforcement system. Join NIJC's Julian Lazalde, Civic Engagement…
- One year ago, the Trump administration exploited the public health crisis to conduct mass expulsions, shutting asylum seekers out. While President Biden has mandated a review of this procedure, his administration continues to expel asylum seekers by the hundreds every day—including Haitian families…
- The U.S. asylum system has suffered numerous damaging attacks in recent years, and by the end of 2020, it was nearly impossible for many people seeking safety to access and win asylum. Transition to the Biden administration brought a frenzy of changes and opportunities to protect the right to…
- NIJC submitted testimony today in support of the Dignity not Detention Act; legislation introduced in the Maryland legislature aimed at ending immigration detention in the state. The statement uplifts ways in which the legislation would safeguard Maryland residents from expanded immigration…
- Immigration policy has been on fire over the past few years and the Biden-Harris Administration has already issued a series of Executive Orders and policy changes that signal early attempts to squelch the flames and provide protections. Over the past few months, the National Immigrant Justice…
- Last week, after five years of struggle from community activists across Chicago, the City Council has finally voted to make Chicago a welcoming city for all. While the Welcoming City Ordinance, first enacted in 2012, has helped many Chicagoans find security in our city, it was initially passed with…