The Chicago Reporter revealed data indicating that in the last several years the U.S. government has deported hundreds of thousands of individuals before they even have a fair day in court. In the Chicago area of responsibility, nearly 60% of all deportations bypassed judicial hearings....
Data obtained by NIJC showed that about 300 immigrants are held in solitary confinement on any given day. Nearly half of those individuals are isolated for at least 15 days, and some for as long as 75 days at a time. The New York Times reported there is little oversight and few rules regarding solitary confinement in immigration detention. The...
One major shortfall of the immigration legislation recently introduced in the Senate is its failure to provide a path to citizenship for immigrants in same-sex marraiges or civil unions. Because the federal government does not recognize same-sex marriages, U.S. citizens in same-sex partnerships cannot petition for their spouses to get permanent...
The New York Times reported that about 300 immigrants are held in solitary confinement every day at the 50 largest Department of Homeland Security detention centers. The article features two NIJC clients who were held in solitary confinement. The article appeared on the front page of the Sunday edition of The New York Times....
Chicago fined and may shut down over 50 local businesses that were unlawfully giving immigration legal advice. NIJC's Mony Ruiz-Velasco explains the serious consequences for victims of fraud who receive bad legal advice.
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In an op-ed, Detention Watch Network's (DWN) executive director explains why Alternatives to Detention are a more humane and cost-efficient solution for individuals awaiting a court date in their immigration cases. She references NIJC's report exposing the use of inhumane solitary confinement in immigration detention and NIJC's report about...
A new rule taking effect March 4, 2013, allows some immediate relatives of U.S. citizens to apply for a temporary waiver of inadmissability that allows them to leave the country to seek a visa so they may return to the United States as a lawful permanent resident. Previously, the U.S. government required visa applicants to wait 10 years...
On February 28, 2013, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an inclusive version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization that protects all survivors of abuse including immigrants, LGBT individuals, and Native American women. Squabbles over whether or not these groups should be included in the bill was part of the reason the...
El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional dejó salir centenares de inmigrantes quienes fueron detenidos en las cárceles migratorias a cuenta de los recortes o “sequestration.” La decisión de DHS demostraba que hay maneras más eficaces y humanos, y menos costosas para controlar la inmigración....
"The federal government has released hundreds of undocumented immigrants in anticipation of pending budget cuts under sequestration. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it has released 'several hundred' people set...