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- The National Immigrant Justice Comment recently filed a comment in response to a proposed rule by the Department of Justice’s Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR). This proposed rule follows years of litigation by NIJC and partner organizations following a Trump-era rule that sought to…
- As a senior attorney on NIJC's Asylum Project, I lead our recent arrivals initiative responding to the buses that have come directly from Texas over the past year and the ever growing and evolving needs of our immigrant community here in Chicago and specifically our new neighbors here. This…
- This week during National Pro Bono Week, we celebrate the more than 2,000 volunteer attorneys, legal staff, and language professionals who tirelessly defend immigrants in partnership with the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC). We are so grateful for all of our pro bonos because our work and…
- Last week I had the opportunity to travel with representatives from the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois to the Texas-Mexico border. I was honored to be asked to accompany this delegation as the only representative of Chicago’s legal services and non-profit organizations. The Texas border…
- As the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) provides legal services to immigrants from around the world, many of whom do not speak English, we depend on the vital skills of volunteer translators and interpreters to ensure people can communicate their stories throughout their cases. To close out…
- On October 20, the White House sent a new request for supplemental funding to Congress, with a $13 billion “border supplemental,” that includes $4.5 billion for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and $2.5 billion for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This new request furthers an…
- Since implementing an asylum ban rule to unlawfully bar people from seeking protection in the U.S. based on how they arrived at the border, the Biden administration has launched additional policies to punish people who request asylum after entering the United States between ports of entry. Claiming…
- On October 11, the Farmville Town Council in Virginia held a public hearing and heard testimony from people expressing opposition to the privately operated U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center located in the town. NIJC supports efforts to shut down immigration detention…
- Today, NIJC and partner organizations the American Immigration Council, Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Church World Service, Human Rights First, Southern Border Communities Coalition, and the Women’s Refugee Commission delivered a letter to the White House’s Office of Management and…
- The White House is requesting supplemental funding from Congress, including nearly one billion dollars in unrestricted funds for detention and border militarization and surveillance, without adequately addressing needs for humanitarian and processing programs. The request also proposes funding for…