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- The immigration court system is overwhelmed and chaotic, leaving many people in limbo or immigration detention, until their cases are resolved. NIJC helped paint the picture of the situation in this Chicago Tribune article. Read the article.
- NIJC Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy responds to the unnecessary and unjust dramatic increase in arrests and detention of immigrants since President Trump took office. Read the letter.
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement defends its immigration detention system despite two deaths in one week and a history of negligence for the well-being of individuals in its care. Read the article.
- The vast majority of immigrants in detention do not have access to legal counsel, which makes successfully navigating the United States' complex immigration system and laws incredibly difficult. Read the article.
- Disturbing new statistics show that arrests of undocumented immigrants have increased 40% overall and arrests of individuals without any criminal convictions have increased 150%. NIJC's Mary Meg McCarthy talks to NBC News about the toll this has taken on families and communities. Read the article.
- Community members and advocates like NIJC demand clarity after a botched U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at a Chicago home where an immigration officer shot a family member of an individual they were allegedly seeking to arrest. Watch the segment.
- Uncertainty surrounds the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program which has provided temporary protection and stability for hundreds of thousands of immigrant youth. Trump administration says it will not eliminate the program but several DACA-mented youth have been targeted by…
- NIJC Policy Director Heidi Altman talks to The New York Times about the harmful impact President Trump's promised harsh immigration enforcement and deportation policies will have on communities and families. Read more.
- NIJC Director of Policy Heidi Altman comments on President Trump's harsh interior and border immigration enforcement executive orders. Read the article.
- NIJC Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy weighs in on the importance of a bill that would increase access to lawyers for individuals in immigration detention. Read the article.