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    NILC Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Deny Biden Administration’s Requested Pause of “Remain in Mexico” Policy

    NILC Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Deny Biden Administration’s Requested Pause of “Remain in Mexico” Policy

    Published Aug 24, 2021 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court denied the Biden administration’s request to temporarily block the resumption of the Remain in Mexico policy, officially known at the Migrant Protection...

    NILC Statement on House Passage of a Pathway to Citizenship in the Budget Resolution

    NILC Statement on House Passage of a Pathway to Citizenship in the Budget Resolution

    Published Aug 24, 2021 WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $3.5 trillion budget resolution that increases funding for health care, child and elder care, and education and climate...

    NILC Urges the Biden Administration to Fight the Return of the “Remain in Mexico” Policy

    NILC Urges the Biden Administration to Fight the Return of the “Remain in Mexico” Policy

    Published Aug 24, 2021 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide today whether to stay a lower court’s order requiring a restart to the Trump-era Remain in Mexico policy, officially known as the Migrant Protection...

    NILC Statement on Senate Passage of a Pathway to Citizenship in the Budget Resolution

    NILC Statement on Senate Passage of a Pathway to Citizenship in the Budget Resolution

    Published Aug 11, 2021 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate today approved a $3.5 trillion budget resolution that increases funding for health care, child and elder care, and education and climate change, and includes more than $100 billion to create a pathway to U.S....

    NILC Statement on the Inclusion of a Pathway to Citizenship in the Budget Reconciliation Package

    NILC Statement on the Inclusion of a Pathway to Citizenship in the Budget Reconciliation Package

    Published Aug 9, 2021 WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats today released a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint that would increase funding for health care, child and elder care, education and climate change, and includes more than $100 billion to provide a pathway to...

    National Immigration Law Center Responds to Texas Federal Court Ruling on DACA

    National Immigration Law Center Responds to Texas Federal Court Ruling on DACA

    Published Jul 16, 2021 WASHINGTON – A U.S. district court in Texas today agreed with a group of states, led by Texas, that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unlawful.

    NILC and IJF Call for Elimination of the Filibuster

    NILC and IJF Call for Elimination of the Filibuster

    Published Jun 1, 2021 WASHINGTON — The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and NILC Immigrant Justice Fund (IJF) today announced the organizations’ support for eliminating the filibuster in the U.S....

    NILC Statement on the Redesignation of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti

    NILC Statement on the Redesignation of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti

    Published May 23, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Saturday announced the redesignation of Haiti for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months.

    NILC Statement on the Essential Role of Immigrant Workers

    NILC Statement on the Essential Role of Immigrant Workers

    Published May 12, 2021 WASHINGTON — Immigrant workers, experts, and advocates testified at a hearing before a key U.S. Senate subcommittee today highlighting the experiences of immigrant essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and pending legislation to...

    National Immigration Law Center Statement on President Biden’s First Joint Session Speech to Congress

    National Immigration Law Center Statement on President Biden’s First Joint Session Speech to Congress

    Published Apr 28, 2021 WASHINGTON — President Biden today delivered his first speech before a joint session of Congress. In his speech, Biden renewed his call to Congress to pass legislation this year to reform the U.S. immigration...

    NILC and Immigrant Justice Fund Name New Chief Communications Officer

    NILC and Immigrant Justice Fund Name New Chief Communications Officer

    Published Apr 28, 2021 LOS ANGELES — The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund (IJF) today announced the promotion of Victoria Ballesteros to serve as chief communications officer for the...

    NILC Statement on the Verdict in the Derek Chauvin Murder Trial

    NILC Statement on the Verdict in the Derek Chauvin Murder Trial

    Published Apr 20, 2021 WASHINGTON — Upon the announcement that a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all three charges in the murder of George Floyd, Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following...

    National Immigration Law Center and Immigrant Justice Fund Statement on Appointment of Immigration Expert Kamal Essaheb

    National Immigration Law Center and Immigrant Justice Fund Statement on Appointment of Immigration Expert Kamal Essaheb

    Published Mar 29, 2021 WASHINGTON — Today, the White House appointed Kamal Essaheb, former deputy director of programs at the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund (IJF), as counselor to U.S. Department of Homeland Security...

    National Immigration Law Center Celebrates House Passage of the Dream and Promise Act

    National Immigration Law Center Celebrates House Passage of the Dream and Promise Act

    Published Mar 18, 2021 WASHINGTON — In a 228-197 bipartisan vote, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Dream and Promise Act. The bill, also known as H.R. 6, would provide a pathway to U.S. citizenship to an estimated 4.4 million undocumented...

    National Immigration Law Center and Immigrant Justice Fund Condemn Violence Against AAPI Communities, Call for National Leadership to Address Increase in Hate Crimes

    National Immigration Law Center and Immigrant Justice Fund Condemn Violence Against AAPI Communities, Call for National Leadership to Address Increase in Hate Crimes

    Published Mar 17, 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 increasing acts of violence against Asian American and Pacific...