Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center provides immigration legal services to low-income immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
Our direct-service experience informs our reform-driven policy advocacy, impact litigation, and public education efforts to defend immigrant rights.
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Top StoriesEritrean Asylum Seeker Sues Department of Homeland Security; Demands Judicial Review of Detention Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center and pro bono attorneys at the Milwaukee law firm Quarles & Brady LLP have filed a lawsuit seeking release of an Eritrean asylum seeker who has been detained in Wisconsin and Illinois since he arrived in the country in February. Read more...Tell Congress Immigration Reform Must Include Humane Detention Reform President Obama and members of Congress are discussing how to fix the broken U.S. immigration system. Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center is committed to speaking out for immigration reform that includes humane detention reform and due process protections for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. Read more... One Immigrant's StoryAn asylum seeker describes the two years he spent in immigrant detention as the result of bad legal advice and a broken tail light. Read more...Pro Bono Q&AMatthew Pryor has won a number of pro bono asylum cases, including one Seventh Circuit victory. He says it is important to remember the human story behind each asylum seeker as they navigate the court system. Read more... |