Next Step in VAWA Reauthorization Process is Critical to Keep Protections Intact for Abused Immigrant Women
Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center calls on Congress and President Obama to uphold the commitment the U.S. government made nearly 20 years ago to protect immigrant victims of violence under the Violence...
Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of Roselva Chaidez, a lawfully present noncitizen who argues that her criminal lawyer failed to properly represent her when he advised her to plead guilty to a crime in 2003 without telling her that her plea would result in her deportation. The case is called Chaidez v. United States, No. 11-...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced minor modifications to notorious Secure Communities program (S-Comm). The modifications, which come after two years of mounting opposition to S-Comm from state and local officials, congressional representatives, advocates, and faith groups, were quickly denounced by advocates...
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral argument this week in Arizona v. United States regarding the constitutionality of Arizona Senate Bill 1070, the state’s “papers please” immigration law, Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center...
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ICE's Lack of Implementation Timeline for Midwest Jails and Refusal to Apply Prison Rape Elimination Act Protections Leave Immigrants at Risk
Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) welcomes the announcement that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released a long-awaited set of...
Testimony of Mary Meg McCarthy, executive director, Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center
My name is Mary Meg McCarthy and I am the executive director of Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center. On behalf of my organization, I express our sincerest condolences to William McCann’s family. I...
Government Watchdog Responds to Congressional Concerns over NIJC Complaints
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced plans to investigate complaints of sexual violence against immigrants in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) exposed by Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice...
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