In a newly proposed rule, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reaches a new level of cruelty. DHS proposes to strip work authorization for 95% of individuals who have final orders of removal but who have been released from immigrant detention on supervision. The people who would be impacted…

On November 19, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would force non-U.S. citizens, including children and lawful permanent residents, to submit face scans whenever they enter or depart the country. The rule change represents a significant expansion of CBP…

At the National Immigrant Justice Center, we recognize the strength and resilience of our communities through the unprecedented struggles of 2020. On International Human Rights Day, we gathered to hear the stories of NIJC clients across the years from immigrants, pro bono attorneys, and NIJC staff…

Samer doesn’t take no for an answer. He didn’t take no for an answer when he found himself stuck in Venezuela, lured there by his parents who were hoping that a stint in the Venezuelan army might function as a kind of conversion camp. He didn’t take no for an answer when staff at the U.S.…

In a year defined by words like “challenging” and “difficult,” let’s not forget that “victory” and “extraordinary” are a crucial part of 2020’s vocabulary. Faced with unprecedented challenges, legal staff and immigrant rights advocates around the country rose to the occasion to protect human rights…

From the moment I started working at NIJC, in the spring of 2018, the Trump administration has been implementing its incessant attacks on the immigration system. Many of these attacks made the headlines; others didn’t. But it’s the little things, the things that no one sees – not our clients, not…

A broad-based coalition of more than 100 organizations working to reform federal criminal justice laws and policies has released recommendations for the incoming Biden-Harris administration and 117th Congress that include calls to decriminalize migration. The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC…

NIJC's policy experts and legal staff discuss what election results mean for immigration law and policy and the impact they could have on our communities. NIJC's Policy Corner are monthly presentations to update policy matters affecting immigration. These presentations are open to all community…

The U.S. immigration courts are in crisis, crippled by backlogs and operating in a state of chaos. With no right to appointed counsel in the immigration court system, the majority of individuals represent themselves before the immigration judge, opposite a federal prosecutor. Immigration laws are…

Nearly 550 people around the world came together to participate in NIJC's Virtual 5K for Immigrant Justice week from November 8, 2020 - November 15, 2020. This is an incredible show of support to stand with immigrants in all of our communities, and together, participants raised more than $40,000 to…