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.
Photo Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

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9 Things to Know About the Reconciliation Bill

9 Things to Know About the Reconciliation Bill

Heidi Altman and Ben D’Avanzo

Jun 18, 2025 Congressional Republicans are working to pass a bill that would remove some of the few remaining limits on the Trump administration’s hateful vision for America.

We Can’t Forget the Disappeared Dads this Father’s Day

We Can’t Forget the Disappeared Dads this Father’s Day

Isobel Mohyeddin

Jun 12, 2025 Instead of celebrating Fathers’ Day with their loved ones this weekend, hundreds of men trapped incommunicado inside CECOT will be marking three months since they were first locked away in a torture...

NILC President Kica Matos Condemns DHS Assault on United States Senator Alex Padilla

NILC President Kica Matos Condemns DHS Assault on United States Senator Alex Padilla

Jun 12, 2025 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla was assaulted and violently removed from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference in the...

The House Reconciliation Bill’s Tax Provisions Will Increase Poverty and Penalize Immigrants 

The House Reconciliation Bill’s Tax Provisions Will Increase Poverty and Penalize Immigrants 

Ben D’Avanzo

Jun 10, 2025 Under the House-passed reconciliation bill, the tax code would be transformed into a system where immigrants subsidize trillions of dollars in tax breaks for wealthy citizens.

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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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Tell Congress: Stop Wasting Our Money Attacking Our Communities

Tell Congress: Stop Wasting Our Money Attacking Our Communities

Congress is considering a budget that would fund mass deportations and immigrant detention while slashing vital health, education, and nutrition programs—tell Congress to reject this harmful plan and invest in our communities instead.

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