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
News and views on immigration law and policy.
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Thursday, 25 June 2009 President Obama and members of Congress are discussing how to fix the broken U.S. immigration system. Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center is committed to speaking out for immigration reform that includes humane detention reform and due process protections for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. Read more...Wednesday, 24 June 2009 Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center and pro bono attorneys at the Milwaukee law firm Quarles & Brady LLP have filed a lawsuit seeking release of an Eritrean asylum seeker who has been detained in Wisconsin and Illinois since he arrived in the country in February. Read more...Wednesday, 03 June 2009 Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center applauds U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's withdrawal of an earlier decision by his predecessor, Attorney General Michael Mukasey, which undercut immigrants' rights to competent legal counsel. Read more...Monday, 01 June 2009 Immigration Reform Must Include Solutions for Broken Detention System
Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center joined with immigrant rights leaders across the country on June 1 to launch the Reform Immigration for America campaign. NIJC calls on President Obama and Congress to end the human rights and due process abuses in U.S. immigrant detention centers. Any comprehensive immigration reform must include two critical components: first, reform of our immigrant detention system, including elimination of unnecessary detention; second, access to legal counsel and health care for those who are detained. Read more...National Immigrant Justice Center Announces 10th Annual Midwest Light of Human Rights Award Honorees Friday, 15 May 2009 Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center is pleased to announce the honorees for the 10th Annual Midwest Light of Human Rights Awards. The honorees are Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls, James A. Morsch of Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP, and Winston & Strawn LLP. Read more... |