Press Releases

Today, 114 immigrant and human rights groups delivered a letter to the White House urging the Biden administration to immediately close Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers, prevent the development of new detention sites or expansion of existing ones, and cut funding for…

A mother and father who were separated from their 11-year-old son six months ago after the family came to the United States to seek asylum are asking the Biden administration to reunite them in time for the holiday season. The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) is representing Victoria and…

Yesterday a federal court judge in Washington, D.C., ruled that the Title 42 mass expulsions policy, originally designed and implemented by the Trump administration and recently expanded by the Biden administration, is unlawful under the Administrative Procedures Act. The judge therefore vacated…

Following Announcement of Marijuana Pardons, Organizations Push for Protection of Individuals with Deportable Convictions More than 130 immigration, criminal justice, and civil rights organizations released a letter today urging the Biden administration to include immigrants in the pardon process…

Restrictive Parole Program Excludes Many Venezuelans Arriving in Search of Protection The Biden administration announced a new program that would allow lawful entry only for certain Venezuelans who have an individual in the United States available to sponsor them, and who are able to travel to the…

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Texas v. U.S. brings our nation one step closer to losing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which for more than a decade has allowed thousands of people to secure their lives in the United States. While the court’s decision…

The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights and the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) today released a critical new report demonstrating how the federal government’s reliance on “Significant Incident Reports” (SIRs) negatively impacts the well-being of unaccompanied and separated…

"When a person is sick, he needs help." A mother whose son died by suicide in May following more than six years in immigration detention, together with an Illinois mother whose own mental health deteriorated rapidly during the 10 months she was locked up by immigration officials, called on members…

Reports emerged this week that the Biden administration is pressuring Mexico, Panama, and other nations to take larger numbers of expelled asylum seekers under the rapid Title 42 expulsion policy. Mary Meg McCarthy, Executive Director of the National Immigrant Justice Center, stated the following…

A federal court approved a settlement agreement on September 7 in a lawsuit challenging the unlawful detention of unaccompanied children who turn 18 in U.S. government custody and are transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities. In an agreement approved by the…