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- NIJC Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy's letter to the editor in The New York Times argues that vulnerable populations, including transgender individuals, should not be locked up in immigration detention and all detained immigrants should have greater access to legal counsel. Read the letter.
- NIJC's Mark Fleming discusses how increased criminalization of immigrants leads to harsh and aggressive immigration enforcement, even in places like Chicago that strive to protect immigrants in our communities. Read the article.
- NIJC Policy Director Heidi Altman penned a letter to the editor of The Washington Post about the importance of legal counsel for all immigrants and the dangers of complying with immigration detainers. Read the letter.
- NIJC pro bono attorney and leadership board member Ivan Poullaos, partner at Winston & Strawn LLP, was named as one of Chicago Lawyer's "40 Under 40" in 2016 in large part because of his work representing numerous NIJC clients. Read more.
- NIJC Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy talks about how policies that protect immigrants, like the ones in Chicago and Cook County, benefit our whole communities. Read the article.
- NIJC's Vanessa Esparza-López explains how immigrant communities should exercise their rights in preparation for a Trump administration. Listen to the segment.
- NIJC's Mark Fleming helps explain whether the Trump administration has the authority to use information from state programs giving undocumented individuals access to driver's licenses to target them for immigration enforcement. Read the article on ProPublica and MotherJones.
- Residents in Elkhart, Indiana are joining the Welcome Your Neighbor movement and posting signs with a welcoming message to people in their communities who feel afraid and excluded. Proceeds from the sign will be donated to organizations including NIJC who serve immigrants and refugees. WNDU NBC…
- NIJC is among the many immigrant and refugee rights organizations who have received an outpouring of support and offers to volunteer from community members following Donald Trump's election as president. Read and listen to the story.
- Abdinasir, a U.S. citizen and former NIJC client, helped quiz callers on questions from the citizenship exam during a special election day segment. Listen to the segment.