NILC Statement on SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Decision
Published Jun 30, 2026 Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship.
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NILC Report Analyzes Potential Supreme Court Nominees Through an Immigration Lens
NILC Report Analyzes Potential Supreme Court Nominees Through an Immigration Lens
Published Feb 18, 2022 WASHINGTON — The National Immigration Law Center today published an analysis of three potential nominees to fill Justice Stephen Breyer’s Supreme Court seat following his retirement, focused on the candidates’ past rulings in...
NILC Statement on the Public Charge Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NILC Statement on the Public Charge Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Published Feb 17, 2022 WASHINGTON — Eddie Carmona, campaigns director for the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement on the Biden administration’s proposed new rule on public...
NILC Statement on USCIS’ New Mission Statement
NILC Statement on USCIS’ New Mission Statement
Published Feb 9, 2022 WASHINGTON — Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) unveiled its new mission...
RELEASE: 2021 Survey of DACA Recipients Underscores the Importance of a Pathway to Citizenship
RELEASE: 2021 Survey of DACA Recipients Underscores the Importance of a Pathway to Citizenship
Published Feb 3, 2022 WASHINGTON — For years, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has protected hundreds of thousands of undocumented young immigrants from deportation and allowed them to pursue their dreams in the United...
NILC Statement on Justice Stephen Breyer’s Retirement from the Supreme Court
NILC Statement on Justice Stephen Breyer’s Retirement from the Supreme Court
Published Jan 26, 2022 WASHINGTON — Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement on the anticipated retirement of Justice Stephen G. Breyer at the end of this...
NILC Statement on the Senate Parliamentarian’s Advisory Opinion on Immigrant Protections in Build Back Better
NILC Statement on the Senate Parliamentarian’s Advisory Opinion on Immigrant Protections in Build Back Better
Published Dec 16, 2021 WASHINGTON — Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement after the Senate parliamentarian’s determination today to exclude immigrant...
NILC Statement on the Restart of ‘Remain in Mexico’
NILC Statement on the Restart of ‘Remain in Mexico’
Published Dec 2, 2021 WASHINGTON — Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s announcement that it has reached agreement with Mexico and will...
Biden Could Face Further Legal Action Upon Restarting ‘Remain in Mexico’
Biden Could Face Further Legal Action Upon Restarting ‘Remain in Mexico’
Published Nov 22, 2021 WASHINGTON — In a letter sent Friday to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), warned that the Biden...
NILC Statement on the House Vote to Advance the Build Back Better Act
NILC Statement on the House Vote to Advance the Build Back Better Act
Published Nov 19, 2021 WASHINGTON — Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance the Build Back Better...
Immigrant Justice Groups Release Memo Outlining How Senate Democrats Can and Should Use Their Power Under Senate Rules to Disregard Parliamentarian and Deliver a Pathway to Citizenship
Immigrant Justice Groups Release Memo Outlining How Senate Democrats Can and Should Use Their Power Under Senate Rules to Disregard Parliamentarian and Deliver a Pathway to Citizenship
Published Nov 5, 2021 WASHINGTON — The National Immigration Law Center (NILC), the UndocuBlack Network, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Human Rights (CHIRLA), and the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC) released a memo today...
NILC Statement on New DHS Memo Terminating ‘Remain in Mexico’
NILC Statement on New DHS Memo Terminating ‘Remain in Mexico’
Published Oct 29, 2021 WASHINGTON — Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s new memo terminating...
NILC Statement on the Build Back Better Legislation Framework
NILC Statement on the Build Back Better Legislation Framework
Published Oct 28, 2021 WASHINGTON — Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement on the newly released framework for the Build Back Better Act, which includes $100...
NILC Statement on New DHS Memo Safeguarding Protected Areas from Enforcement
NILC Statement on New DHS Memo Safeguarding Protected Areas from Enforcement
Published Oct 27, 2021 WASHINGTON — Avideh Moussavian, director of federal advocacy at the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s new memo on immigration enforcement actions in or...
NILC Calls on Senate Democrats to Disregard the Parliamentarian’s Recommendation and Deliver on a Pathway to Citizenship
NILC Calls on Senate Democrats to Disregard the Parliamentarian’s Recommendation and Deliver on a Pathway to Citizenship
Published Oct 27, 2021 WASHINGTON — Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund – and the co-chair of the Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force on Immigration during the 2020 presidential election...
NILC Statement on Biden Administration’s Announcement to Restart ‘Remain in Mexico’
NILC Statement on Biden Administration’s Announcement to Restart ‘Remain in Mexico’
Published Oct 15, 2021 WASHINGTON — Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is preparing to...