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Three people who arrived at O’Hare International Airport with valid travel documents and were subject to intimidation, discriminatory treatment, and unjust detention by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers have filed a federal civil rights complaint demanding an investigation into the agency’s…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Axios reported that the Biden administration is planning an expanded home confinement and curfew pilot program for immigrants seeking asylum or other protection in the U.S. immigration courts. In response to the reporting from Axios, National Immigration Project (…

Class action case was brought by Chicago residents detained in ICE sweeps CHICAGO – The use of illegal traffic stops and arrest practices by federal immigration enforcement officials will be curtailed under a settlement resolving a lawsuit brought by Chicago area residents detained in ICE sweeps…

A federal court ruled that two rules issued by the Trump administration restricting — and in some cases eliminating — access to work authorization for asylum seekers were illegally issued and are therefore invalid. More than a year ago, a group of nearly 20 asylum seekers along with three…

Immigrant rights activists, public health advocates, and community allies gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Chicago Field Office today to demand that Director Sylvie Renda release, not transfer, the nearly 30 individuals who remain in immigration detention at…

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas yesterday betrayed the Biden administration’s commitments to disentangle local policing from the federal detention and deportation system and called on local law enforcement agencies to assist DHS in the enforcement of federal civil…

Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, the Senate parliamentarian issued a devastating advisory opinion, choosing to exclude immigration reform provisions in the Build Back Better Act and once again delaying life-saving measures to millions of undocumented people in communities across the country. Although…

NIJC Attorneys’ Observations During First Week of MPP Reimplementation Affirm Advocates’ Warnings: There is No Way to Fix the Inhumane “Remain in Mexico” Program EL PASO, TEXAS (December 15, 2021) - Since December 9, National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) attorneys have attempted to offer…

Español The use of illegal traffic stops and arrest practices by federal immigration enforcement officials will be curtailed under an agreement to resolve a lawsuit brought by Chicago area residents detained in ICE sweeps in 2018. The District Court for the Northern District of Illinois yesterday…

NIJC Condemns the Biden Administration For Expanding and Reinstating the Dangerous and Inhumane Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP): MPP Survivor Shares Her Reaction Today the Biden administration announced its intention to begin returning asylum seekers to Mexico through the Migrant Protection…