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Hear from NILC experts, advocates, and community members on timely immigration issues.

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What Immigrants Need to Know About the New Medicaid Eligibility Restrictions

Ben D’Avanzo

Published Oct 1, 2026 Congress has introduced Medicaid eligibility restrictions for immigrants who have experienced domestic violence and human trafficking, among others.

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    What does the BIA Decision Mean for DACA recipients?

    Diana Pliego and Kevin Siegel

    Published Apr 30, 2026 If someone with DACA gets arrested and detained by immigration or other law enforcement and ends up before an immigration judge, the judge may now look into their case more closely to comply with the BIA decision. However, the decision does not...

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    Detained Immigrants Are Using Habeas Corpus to Escape Medical Neglect

    Elizabeth Choo

    Published Apr 8, 2026 68,000 people are currently trapped in immigration detention throughout the country without adequate medical care, including over 1,400 people at Otay Mesa. In the first three months of 2026, at least 14 people died in immigration...

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    Why Some DACA Renewals Are Taking Longer — and What You Can Do

    Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec

    Published Mar 24, 2026 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reports that most of their DACA renewal requests are taking 3.5 months.

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    Will Fear Keep Many Immigrants from Filing Their Taxes This Year?

    Ben D’Avanzo and Sarah Krieger

    Published Mar 18, 2026 Immigrants are wondering how they’re supposed to safely pay their taxes – a problem that hurts the whole country.

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    ICE Wants to Stash People in Amazon-style Warehouses

    Isobel Mohyeddin

    Published Mar 10, 2026 Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said he wanted to see an immigration detention system that runs “like Prime, but for human beings.”

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    Tell HUD to Protect Housing Opportunities for Immigrant Families

    Sarah Krieger

    Published Mar 6, 2026 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed a new rule that would block mixed-status families from receiving help in paying their housing costs.

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    What We Lose When We Wait to Fight Injustice

    Hadi Sedigh

    Published Feb 20, 2026 The murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis have finally created a moment of true national reckoning. But why now?

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    How State and Local Governments Can Resist Federal Overreach

    Hadi Sedigh

    Published Feb 6, 2026 Governors, state legislatures, mayors, and city and county officials can do more to uphold the...

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    Congress Has Ten Days to Stop Funding ICE’s Unchecked Abuse

    Ben D’Avanzo and Jennifer Ibañez Whitlock

    Published Feb 3, 2026 We must tell Congress that it has no more excuses. The nation is watching. Will members of...

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    How to Support Minnesotans and Stop ICE from Murdering More Americans

    Raha Wala

    Published Jan 27, 2026 With the recent murders in Minneapolis and other cities, we have a rare opportunity to press for meaningful change.

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    Birthright Citizenship is Part of Black History

    Cassandra Charles

    Published Jan 21, 2026 Birthright citizenship is often framed as solely an immigration issue, but that framing is...

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    Five Things You Should Know About the Insurrection Act

    Raha Wala

    Published Jan 21, 2026 Since January 7, protests have broken out across Minnesota in response to the current...

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    Amidst ICE and CBP’s brutal violence, Congress is planning to give them even more money

    Published Jan 21, 2026 Here’s what you need to know about the FY2026 DHS Funding Bill and what we must do to stop it.

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    Congress Can Curb ICE & CBP’s Reign of Terror This Month — Here’s How

    Amrit Cheng

    Published Jan 13, 2026 Congress needs to use its Article I power to limit these out-of-control agencies.

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    The 2025 Reconciliation Bill Allows Private Prison Execs to Cash In on Cruelty

    Isobel Mohyeddin

    Published Dec 18, 2025 Following months of rhetoric around mass deportations and detention, President Trump’s win...

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