NIJC filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to obtain information clarifying the circumstances of thousands of immigrant children who may have been unlawfully detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Data released to NIJC under the Freedom of Information Act in 2011 suggest that ICE may have...
Represented by Sidley Austin LLP and Northwestern Law School, NIJC filed an amicus brief at the United States Supreme Court arguing against excessive deference being given to the Board of Immigration Appeals. The brief argued that the Supreme Court should reject the Board's aggressive assertion of its power to reject federal court...
Jimemez et al v. Napolitano et al is a federal class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for unlawfully detaining immigrants and U.S. citizens identified through local law enforcement agencies.
The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of DHS’s use of immigration detainers, which instruct police...
Supreme Court
The case of Demiraj v. Holder involves a family of Albanians who fear persecution by a human trafficker, Bill Bedini. Edmond Demiraj was slated to testify against the trafficker, who escaped and fled. Mr. Demiraj was eventually deported to Albania, where he was kidnapped, beaten, and shot by Bedini. He...
7th Circuit
Mr. Familia Rosario is a permanent resident who is alleged to be removable as an aggravated felon. He was convicted of aiding and abetting a conspiracy to import aliens for an immoral purpose (i.e., a house of prostitution). He pled guilty in a plea agreement that specified that his involvement was minor...
7th Circuit
Mr. Torres-Tristan is a Mexican man who reentered the United States unlawfully after a past removal. He sought to gain legal status, and avoid a reinstatement of removal by applying for a U Visa, which may be granted to victims of some types of criminal activity in the United States. After USCIS denied...
5th Circuit
Ms. Wu came to the U.S. legally as a child with her parents, but because of attorney incompetence they were ordered to depart the country when she was 11. Further ineffective assistance led to a series of missteps as the family filed applications in the wrong place. New counsel eventually sought and...
5th Circuit
Mr. Robertson-Dewar immigrated to the United States through his father, a U.S. citizen through naturalization. His father applied for him to obtain a certificate of citizenship when Mr. Robertson-Dewar was 15. The statute under which he should have become a citizen gave the DHS a duty to naturalize...
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