NIJC and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of asylum seekers who have faced months in detention while they await reasonable fear determinations, the first step in seeking protection in the United States when someone is forced to return following a deportation order.
Los Angeles Times: Immigrants seeking U.S. protection spend months in detention, suit says (4/17/2014)
The Associated Press: ACLU files suit on timeliness of asylum interview (4/17/2014)
La Opinión: Demandan a USCIS por detención prolongada de solicitantes de asilo (4/17/2014)
Courthouse News Service: Refuge-Seekers Stuck in Legal Purgatory (4/18/2014)
Huff Post Politics Blog: Life on Hold: Asylum Delayed (4/19/2014)
Los Angeles Times Opinion: The irony of the immigrants in our hellhole detention facilities (4/24/2014)