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NIJC has a new Chicago address at 111 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60604 and a new email domain at @immigrantjustice.org.

Federal prosecutors are increasingly pressing detained immigrants to sign away their rights through plea bargains that dramatically decrease their ability to seek asylum or other immigration protection before they are deported deportation. NIJC Detention Project Director Claudia Valenzuela told The Intercept such practices are “alarming” since some defendants may not realize they qualify for immigration relief.  Read the full story