The number of individuals, particularly immigrant children, fleeing Central America to the United States has reached the level of a humanitarian crisis. An op-ed on Al Jazeera America underscores the need to address the root causes of migration from that region, and the need to provide humane treatment of and legal services to unaccompanied immigrant children. The op-ed cites NIJC's mass complaint on behalf of immigrant children abused and assaulted by U.S. border officials. Read the article.
NIJC has a new Chicago address at 111 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60604 and a new email domain at @immigrantjustice.org.