Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center's experienced legal staff can speak about the legal ramifications of immigration laws, provide analysis of how immigration policies play out in immigrant communities, and help put reporters in touch with immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers who can provide a human face to stories about the U.S. immigration system.


NIJC Press contact:
Tara Tidwell Cullen

 

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Jailed for two years by an unjust system

An asylum seeker describes the two years he spent in immigrant detention as the result of bad legal advice and a broken tail light.

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"Immigration Won't Pay For It": One Immigrant's Efforts to Access Medical Care In ICE Detention

A refugee woman talks about her efforts to access medical care during nearly two years of detention in a county jail under the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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"They Wanted to Take My Baby"

Watch the first of a series of NIJC videos featuring interviews with detained immigrants.
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Denying Due Process to Refugees Endangers All Our Rights

fence_cutout_small_copy.jpgImprisoned and beaten for his religious beliefs, Lobsang, a 21-year-old Buddhist Tibetan, fled to the United States. After requesting asylum at O'Hare International Airport, he was detained in a county jail by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Keeping Families Together Saves Lives

oath-ceremony-andra-by-flag_color_small.jpgAndra Tai was born in Ghana and came to the United States in 2000 to marry her fiancé, a U.S. citizen. When tragedy struck the family, Andra's immigration status was put at risk. But her son's life depended on her ability to remain in the United States.

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