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…
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- 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…
- Learn more about Alexis’ 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 Alexis – and many others – who are seeking…
- Iris is an asylee and former client of the National Immigrant Justice Center. What follows is her testimony, submitted as a comment to the Federal Register, in response to a new rule, proposed by the Trump administration, which would dismantle the asylum system. You can read NIJC's commentary …
"If I did not have the opportunity to fight for asylum, I don't know if I'd be alive:" Helen's story
Helen is an asylee and former client of the National Immigrant Justice Center. What follows is her testimony, submitted as a comment to the Federal Register, in response to a new rule, proposed by the Trump administration, which would dismantle the asylum system. You can read NIJC's commentary here…- Last month, the Trump administration submitted new proposed regulations that will harm asylum seekers. These proposed rules are the latest, most comprehensive assault on the right to asylum yet seen—despite a barrage of anti-asylum policies and regulations over the past three years. The…
- After 1,051 days in detention, Kelly Gonzalez Aguilar was released from Aurora Detention Center in Colorado! Thank you so much to all the people who have supported the #FreeKelly campaign. From signing the petitions, calling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), calling members of…