Members of Congress Must Reject Any Budget Negotiations Using Asylum Seekers as Political Pawns
Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) yesterday released the text of a new supplemental government spending package which, in addition to providing funds for foreign military aid, would put…
Salvadoran Man Receives Second Chance to Present His Claim for Protection from Religious Persecution
NEW ORLEANS (December 5, 2023) — A Salvadoran man who fled to the United States after being targeted for religious persecution has secured a positive published opinion in the Court of Appeals for…
A group of immigrants detained in inhumane conditions at New Mexico’s Torrance County Detention Facility (TCDF) is suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for certifying a sham inspection in 2022 that allowed ICE to evade federal law and continue detaining immigrants at the facility…
NIJC Welcomes Redesignation of TPS for Venezuelans
The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) welcomes the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans who have been in the United States since July 31, 2023.
The Department of Homeland Security on Friday…
Harlem community leaders are coming together this week to call on the Biden administration to halt its plans to deport Robert Panton, a beloved father, grandfather, community leader, and youth mentor.
Despite Mr. Panton garnering the support of powerful Democratic Party leaders from New York…
Demands End to Expedited Removal Programs that Punish People Seeking Asylum in the U.S.
The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) applauds the Biden administration’s decision to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans who have been in the United States since July…
Kirkland and NIJC represent pro bono a class comprised of people facing prolonged delays for permanent immigration protection following the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
A new nationwide settlement will help approximately 20,000 Afghan people seeking asylum in the United States after the…
NIJC Calls for Program’s Termination
As families continue to flee persecution and torture around the world, the Biden administration keeps introducing new inhumane programs intended to deport people as quickly as possible. The most recent program, the Family Expedited Removal Management (FERM)…
The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) joined human rights, privacy and civil liberties organizations in calling for an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reliance on unreliable information from foreign governments in enforcement practices and immigration proceedings…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently issued two press statements touting the deportations of families to Central America and sharing b-roll footage of ICE putting families on deportation flights. The video footage is a loop of mothers, fathers, and children ranging from babies to…