On August 9th, 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…

A trans woman seeking asylum in the United States who has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for more than a year is requesting a civil rights investigation into the conditions of her confinement and prolonged detention. Her complaint describes the culture of…

Experts from NIJC's policy, federal litigation, and direct legal services teams held a hybrid event giving an insider update about how we are upholding the right to asylum, challenging asylum bans, ramping up legal services for people who are newly arriving to our communities, and bringing home…

The Biden Administration Continues to Thwart Access to Counsel for People Seeking Asylum This spring, the Biden administration relaunched a Trump-era program forcing people who ask for asylum at the southern border through expedited and truncated asylum screenings while in Customs and Border…

Josue fled Haiti and Mayra fled El Salvador to save their lives and protect their families. In the United States they found the support they needed, including from trusted legal advocates, to begin again and the courage to build new lives. Watch Josue and Mayra's stories. This video premiered at…

In early April, the Biden administration began forcing people seeking asylum at the southern border through newly truncated and rushed asylum screenings while in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody. The goal of this new program: rapid deportations. This program is a new iteration of Trump-…

Each year at NIJC’s annual Human Rights Awards, we recognize attorneys who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to ensuring access to justice for immigrants by devoting substantial time to NIJC pro bono work, serving a significant number of NIJC clients, and/or representing clients with…

After more than three years, the mass expulsion policy known as “Title 42” that upended decades of asylum law is slated to end this week. The policies set to be implemented in its place will further violate, rather than comply with, the right to seek asylum. This FAQ delves into the history of the…

Oppose the Secure the Border Act of 2023 The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) stands in strong opposition to the Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2), scheduled for a vote in the House of Representatives on May 11. The bill is a patchwork of extreme anti-immigrant proposals that would…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State (DOS) have announced a sweeping set of new or repurposed migration policies set to go into effect on May 11, when the Title 42 mass expulsions policy ends. The announcement describes some new, limited opportunities for migrants…