Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy (second from left) met...
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Policy & Research
The National Immigrant Justice Center's policy advocacy and public education efforts build bridges among supporters of immigrant rights and strengthen advocates’ capacity to monitor current policies, expose violations of human and constitutional rights, and present viable recommendations to the White House, members of Congress, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and international human rights bodies. The Policy & Research section is regularly updated to provide policy makers, the media, and fellow advocates with information and analysis about how proposed immigration legislation and other policy decisions affect our immigrant families and communities.
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In April 2011, NIJC filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (OCRCL) on behalf of 13 gay and transgender immigrants to seek an investigation into the systemic abuses against sexual minorities in the U.S. immigration detention system. The complaint received significant media attention...
Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) filed 13 complaints in April 2011 with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Office of Inspector General demanding that the Obama administration investigate abuse allegations and take action to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and...
President Obama Must Take Immediate Steps to Protect the Rights of Immigrant Youth
Statement of Mary Meg McCarthy,m Executive Director, Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center
Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) is disappointed by the U.S. Senate’s failure to advance the...
Statement of Mary Meg McCarthy, Executive Director, Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center
CHICAGO (December 9, 2010) – Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center congratulates the U.S. House of Representatives for its historic vote in support of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors...