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People raise their fists in the air on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court after attending arguments in a case about the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals.
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People raise their fists in the air on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court after attending arguments in a case about the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals.
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Analysis of Trump Day 1 Executive Orders: Unconstitutional, Illegal, and Cruel

Analysis of Trump Day 1 Executive Orders: Unconstitutional, Illegal, and Cruel

Jan 21, 2025 The second Trump administration began with a slew of executive orders designed to terrify and devastate immigrants, their families, and communities across the United States.

NILC Statement on Trump’s Inauguration and Day-One Immigration Actions

NILC Statement on Trump’s Inauguration and Day-One Immigration Actions

Jan 20, 2025 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s inauguration and plans for immigration-related executive actions:...

Know Your Rights: What to Do if You Are Arrested or Detained by Immigration

Know Your Rights: What to Do if You Are Arrested or Detained by Immigration

Jan 31, 2025 This Know Your Rights resource provides general information on what to do if you are stopped, arrested, or detained by immigration or other law enforcement. Originally published in December...

Know Your Rights Under the U.S. Constitution – No Matter Who Is President

Know Your Rights Under the U.S. Constitution – No Matter Who Is President

Jan 31, 2024 No matter who is president, everyone living in the U.S. has certain basic rights under the U.S. Constitution. Originally published in November 2016.

Know Your Rights Conozca Sus Derechos

We all have a role to play in understanding and exercising our rights.

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On International Workers Day, May 1st, 2017; immigrants, workers, and activists held several marches to targets throughout downtown Manhattan to highlight the attacks on workers and the criminalization of the immigrant community.
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Border & Asylum

Building a 21st century immigration system that centers human dignity.

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DACA

Fighting alongside immigrant youth for a pathway to citizenship.

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Driver’s Licenses

Removing unnecessary barriers so that everyone has the freedom to move.

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Economic Justice

Protecting everyone’s right to participate in the economy and thrive.

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Education

Defending the right to K-12 public education for every child, regardless of status.

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About 15 thousand New Yorkers marched in support of immigrant families and to condemn the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policies on June 30, 2018.

Enforcement

Challenging unjust policies that undermine due process and violate rights.

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Health Care

Expanding access to care and building toward a society where health is a right for all.

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Workers’ Rights

Fighting for safe workplaces, fair wages, and the rights of workers to speak up without fear.

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We drive lasting change through impact litigation, policy advocacy, movement building, and narrative and culture change.

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Stand with Immigrant Youth

Urge Congress to pass a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients.

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