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- Thanks to hundreds of generous supporters, NIJC exceeded our #GivingTuesday goal, raising $58,000 to reunite separated families and help newly arriving families access their rights so they can begin safe lives in the United States! THANK YOU for your generosity and compassion. Take action to…
- The National Immigrant Justice Center works to advance equal justice and human rights for all immigrants, and seeks to ensure their full participation in our plural, diverse society. Transformative change is urgently needed at a time when the current administration violates the law and national…
- Alexander* recently returned from a trip to his native South Africa, where he saw his mother for the first time in a decade. Soon after his return, he and his wife Janine moved into their new home in West Humboldt Park. These milestones were made possible when Alexander, with help from the City of…
- Donate to NIJC on #GivingTuesday below and keep scrolling to read more about our campaign. The Trump administration’s cruel policies have separated thousands of families who fled violence in their home countries, jailed parents and children in different parts of the country, and caused…
- The National Immigrant Justice Center was among more than 60,000 organizations and individuals that submitted comments to the Federal Register this week opposing new rules proposed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that would destroy…
- Emily* and Jose* credit two special ingredients for the success of their relationship: compromise and trust. The recently wed couple struck up a conversation outside of a laundromat 15 years ago. Despite the language barrier—Emily spoke only English, and Jose only Spanish—the two became friends.…
- The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) partners with 1,600 volunteer attorneys who provide free representation to thousands of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers and their families each year. As the Trump administration continues to attack immigrants’ rights in the United States, NIJC…
- This week marks Pro Bono Week 2018! During the past year, volunteer attorneys with the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) have given their time, compassion, and legal skills to ensure thousands of individuals had legal representation in their immigration cases. Without help from pro bono…
- Roberto and Ana are all smiles after adjusting his status.Roberto and Ana can breathe a lot easier these days. The couple, who live in the Chicago neighborhood of Gage Park, has been married for six years. Roberto had lived in the United States undocumented for several years when they finally were…
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has spent more than $4 billion this fiscal year to lock up and deport immigrants. $10 million of that, we now know, came from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) as part of a transfer request congressional appropriators signed off…