Since its creation in 1994, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has included special protections for immigrant survivors of domestic violence. The law is now up for reauthorization. The Senate passed a bipartisan version of VAWA by a vote of 68-31, but the House Judiciary Committee voted for a Republican-sponsored VAWA reauthorization, HR4970...
Transgender detainees suffer in immigration detention while government agencies squabble over who is in charge of creating protections against abuse.
"Last summer, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Mendez charged that ICE had violated provisions of the UN's Convention Against Torture regarding the alleged abuse of...
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of Roselva Chaidez, a lawfully present non-citizen who argues that her criminal lawyer failed to properly represent her when he advised her to plead guilty to a crime in 2003 without telling her that her plea would result in her deportation. There is now a formal rule that attorneys much notify their...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforement (ICE) arrested 29 Chicago-area individuals as part of a national sweep intended to catch transnational gang memebers. NIJC's director of litigation, Chuck Roth, explains how often these operations end up trapping people who aren't dangerous as well as bystanders and family members.
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NIJC Director of Litigation Chuck Roth appeared on Politics Tonight to analyze the implications and importance of the U.S. Government challenging Arizona SB 1070, the notorious harsh immigration enforcement law, at the Supreme Court.
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The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case about Arizona SB 1070, the notoriously harsh immigration law. NIJC Director of Litigation gave his analysis of how he thinks the Court will rule on the four provisions being examined.
More and more LGBT immigrants are choosing to be deported to countries where they were persecuted rather than remain in abusive U.S. detention centers, even though many of them have claims to immigration relief in the United States. NIJC Supervising Attorney of NIJC's LGBT Immigrant Rights Initiative, Keren Zwick, talks about the government's...
In a letter to the editor, NIJC applauds Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's strong stance against immigration detainers.
The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) applies to individuals in criminal custody, but there are no enforceable protections for those in civil immigration detention. Jane Zurnamer, NIJC's policy director, talks about the crucial need for PREA's protections to apply to detained immigrants.
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A Congressional hearing held by the House Judiciary Committee on newly released immigration detention standards caused heated partisan arguments over the issue. NIJC Associate Director of Litigation Claudia Valenzuela talks about the detrimental effect political infighting has on immigration policy.
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