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 …

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…

Alejandra's past issues with addiction meant that her check-in with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was more than just a routine bureaucratic stopover--she could be detained and deported, and separated from her children. Alejandra's community and attorneys rallied around her in support,…