Justice for asylum seekers demands fair and unbiased procedures in immigration court. Rather than provide that basic need, immigration courts have become the Trump administration’s laboratory to determine the fastest way to deport—rather than the fairest way to process of asylum seekers’ cases.…

The Trump administration continues to attack sanctuary cities, conducting enforcement operations in communities that have refused to allow their local police to act as federal deportation agents. Recently, the administration has spent tax dollars on billboards targeting community members who…

On September 11, 2020, the Trump administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would dramatically expand government surveillance over immigrants and U.S. citizens sponsoring immigrants for lawful status. The proposed rule will have grave consequences if it is implemented, impacting…

Forty years ago, Congress created an asylum system to ensure that the U.S. protects those seeking refuge from persecution and comes into conformity with international law. Asylum law did not stay uniform for long, however, with the past four years bruising and abusing it beyond recognition. As we…

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the agency within the Department of Justice that includes the immigration courts and Board of Immigration Appeals, issued a proposed regulation making dramatic changes to the process through which immigrants can appeal deportation decisions. The…

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) is proud to endorse the Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal (FAIR) Proceedings Act, S.2389 / H.R. 4155, led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in the Senate and Representatives Zoe Lofgren and Donald McEachin in the House of Representatives. The FAIR…

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about extraordinary changes to the asylum system, making it even more difficult for asylum seekers to navigate and successfully obtain protection. Learn how attorneys and asylum seekers are successfully preparing asylum cases and obtaining protection from the…

Privately Run ICE Facility has Worst COVID-19 Outbreak in the Country Published in conjunction with The Advancement Project, La ColectiVA, Sanctuary DMV, and Detention Watch Network (DWN).   Reckless actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its private prison contractor…

Last month saw the largest regulatory assault on asylum yet, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposing rules that would eviscerate protections in blatant violation of U.S. and international law. But DHS and DOJ were not done. Before comments…

Learn more about Oliver's story by reading our report, A Legacy of Injustice: The U.S. Criminalization of Migration. Our report provides an in-depth look at how the U.S. government has used entry and reentry prosecutions to violate the rights of people like Oliver – and many others – who are…