Privately Run ICE Facility has Worst COVID-19 Outbreak in the Country
Published in conjunction with The Advancement Project, La ColectiVA, Sanctuary DMV, and Detention Watch Network (DWN).
Reckless actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its private prison contractor…
Last month saw the largest regulatory assault on asylum yet, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposing rules that would eviscerate protections in blatant violation of U.S. and international law. But DHS and DOJ were not done.
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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 …
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…
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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…
