Press Releases

"Review" is not enough — NIJC Calls On Biden Administration To Act Quickly to Ensure Meaningful Protection for People at Our Borders  CHICAGO (February 2, 2021) — The Biden administration issued three Executive Orders this evening outlining its plan to address regional migration and restore…

Washington, D.C. (February 1, 2021) - As deportations in recent days have raised concerns about the Biden administration's plan to implement policy changes amid ongoing ICE-led deportations, immigrant rights organizations sent the following open letter today to the administration:    …

NIJC Calls on Administration to Avoid Permanent Harm to Families and Asylum Seekers by Continuing to  Exercise Discretion to Uphold Justice and Human Rights CHICAGO (January 26, 2021) -- Today, only days after the Biden administration announced an urgently needed 100-day deportation…

Backed by over 300 organizations, bill offers blueprint for policy rooted in compassion, fairness; would root out systemic racism from immigration laws   Watch video of press conference with formerly detained community members here   Washington, DC — Today, Representatives Jesús “Chuy…

Administration Must Urgently Release Those Still in Detention, End Criminalization of Immigrants, and Welcome Asylum Seekers CHICAGO (January 21, 2021) — On his first day in office, President Biden announced a 100-day moratorium on deportations marking a significant shift in the U.S. government’s…

Statement of National Immigrant Justice Center Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy CHICAGO (January 20, 2021) — President Joe Biden’s inauguration is an opportunity to re-imagine an  immigration system that is just and humane, supports family unity and strong communities, and confronts the…

Washington, D.C. — A federal court judge has temporarily blocked a Trump rule that would create insurmountable obstacles for people applying for asylum in the United States. The rule was scheduled to take effect tomorrow, January 15, 2021. Senior Judge Reggie B. Walton of the District Court for…

Washington, D.C. — Five immigrant justice groups filed suit against the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) — which operates the nation’s immigration courts — for issuing an unlawful rule that severely restricts immigrants’ access to justice. The rule…

Washington, D.C.  — Immigration legal service providers are joining together to sue the U.S. government agency that oversees immigration courts to block a Trump administration rule that would create insurmountable obstacles for people applying for asylum in the United States. The rule,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of asylum seekers and immigrant services organizations are suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), purported Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, and purported Acting DHS General Counsel Chad Mizelle to vacate two rules that have drastically curtailed access to work…