The 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
General Immigration Material Support Bar | Material Support Bar |
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Protect Bone Fide Refugees and Asylum Seekers
An overly broad definition of material support to terrorism has blocked the admission to the U.S. of thousands of bona fide refugees. Current law also renders inadmissible refugees who provided material support under coercion or duress. Two legislative proposals have been offered to fix this troubling problem: the Leahy-Coleman Amendment SA4117 to the 2006 Senate immigration reform bill (S. 2611), or the bill offered by Rep. Pitts, H.R.5918, also offered in 2006. The Leahy-Coleman approach is more comprehensive, but either proposal would bring relief to thousands of deserving refugees.
NIJC Statement on the Material Support Bar to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (September 19, 2007)
Statement from Sen. Patrick Leahy on “The Plight of Iraqi Refugees” (January 2007)
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