Press Releases

On July 28 news reports disclosed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seeking an environmental assessment for a site for a new privately-operated immigration detention facility in Dwight, Illinois. ICE is making this move in total disregard of a state law enacted last year to bar such…

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) strongly condemns the Trump administration’s decision to “reconsider” the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This reconsideration, which includes substantial restrictions to an already-limited program, follows a previous attempt at…

The National Immigrant Justice Center released a report today examining the abuses and racism inherent in the U.S. government’s system of prosecutions that punishes people for entering the United States without authorization. Set against the backdrop of the rampant spread of COVID-19 inside U.S.…

The House Appropriations Committee this week proposed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spending bill for fiscal year 2021 that begins the long overdue process of defunding our nation’s deadly immigration detention system. This bill takes steps to hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement (…

A federal court has ruled that the failure of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to consider less restrictive settings before transferring unaccompanied immigrant youth to ICE detention on their 18th birthdays violates U.S. immigration laws. The ruling in Garcia Ramirez et al…

A federal court has blocked a Trump administration asylum ban that categorically denied asylum to anyone at the southern border who had transited through a third country en route to the United States, with very limited exceptions. The American Civil Liberties Union and National Immigrant Justice…

CHICAGO (June 25, 2020) – A five-justice majority of the U.S. Supreme Court today limited habeas corpus review over immigration matters. The majority found that the “great writ” does not protect noncitizens who were apprehended immediately upon entering the United States. The majority went on…

Español The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) applauds today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that the Trump administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was unlawful. This decision grants temporary but palpable relief to hundreds of thousands…

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) categorically rejects the Trump administration’s newest proposed rule that threatens to deal a fatal blow to  the U.S. asylum system, which has already suffered three years of coordinated attacks. This regulatory wall would block access to…

Statement from NIJC Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) stands in solidarity with communities of color who for generations have sought to have their voices heard in the face of racism and injustice. The murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor last…