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    Federal Court Blocks Dramatic Immigration Courts Fee Increases

    Federal Court Blocks Dramatic Immigration Courts Fee Increases

    Published Jan 19, 2021 WASHINGTON — A federal court Monday blocked nearly all of a Trump administration rule that would have drastically increased fees in immigration proceedings in which the government seeks to deport immigrants, many of whom are long-term...

    NILC and NILC Immigrant Justice Fund Statement on Key Domestic Policy Council Immigration Appointments

    NILC and NILC Immigrant Justice Fund Statement on Key Domestic Policy Council Immigration Appointments

    Published Jan 14, 2021 WASHINGTON — Upon the announcement that President-elect Joe Biden has made two key immigration appointments to the White House Domestic Policy Council, Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and...

    NILC Denounces Anti-Democratic Assault on the U.S. Capitol by Trump-incited Mob

    NILC Denounces Anti-Democratic Assault on the U.S. Capitol by Trump-incited Mob

    Published Jan 8, 2021 WASHINGTON — Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement after a riotous mob of Trump supporters violently attacked the U.S. Capitol on...

    Statement on Nomination of Merrick Garland for U.S. Attorney General

    Statement on Nomination of Merrick Garland for U.S. Attorney General

    Published Jan 8, 2021 WASHINGTON — On January 8, 2021, Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement on the nominations of Judge Merrick Garland for U.S. attorney...

    Statement on Nomination of Marty Walsh as Secretary of Labor

    Statement on Nomination of Marty Walsh as Secretary of Labor

    Published Jan 8, 2021 WASHINGTON — Upon the announcement that President-elect Joe Biden will be nominating Marty Walsh to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant...

    Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Immigration Courts Fee Increases and Access to Justice

    Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Immigration Courts Fee Increases and Access to Justice

    Published Dec 24, 2020 WASHINGTON — The American Immigration Council, the National Immigration Law Center, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher filed a federal lawsuit late yesterday challenging the Trump administration’s new rule that drastically increases fees across...

    Statement on Nomination of Miguel Cardona for Secretary of Education

    Statement on Nomination of Miguel Cardona for Secretary of Education

    Published Dec 22, 2020 WASHINGTON — Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund (IJF), issued the following statement following reports on the nomination of Miguel Cardona for U.S....

    NILC Statement Regarding $900 Billion COVID Relief Package

    NILC Statement Regarding $900 Billion COVID Relief Package

    Published Dec 21, 2020 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate passed a $900 billion COVID relief bill to provide additional economic relief amidst the ongoing COVID-19...

    USCIS Publishes Notice Confirming Restoration of DACA, Following Class-Action Lawsuit Victory

    USCIS Publishes Notice Confirming Restoration of DACA, Following Class-Action Lawsuit Victory

    Published Dec 7, 2020 NEW YORK — Following Friday’s federal court decision in the Batalla Vidal v. Wolf lawsuit, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its website with a notice confirming that Deferred Action for Childhood...

    NILC Statement on President-elect Biden’s Selection of Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services

    NILC Statement on President-elect Biden’s Selection of Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services

    Published Dec 7, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — Upon the announcement that President-elect Joe Biden will be nominating California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the...

    Federal Court Orders DACA Program Restored

    Federal Court Orders DACA Program Restored

    Published Dec 4, 2020 NEW YORK — Today, in the Batalla Vidal v. Wolf lawsuit, a federal court ordered the Trump administration to restore Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to its 2012 original form — reopening DACA to first-time applicants,...

    NILC Statement on President-elect Biden’s Selection of Alejandro Mayorkas as Secretary of Homeland Security

    NILC Statement on President-elect Biden’s Selection of Alejandro Mayorkas as Secretary of Homeland Security

    Published Nov 23, 2020 LOS ANGELES — Upon the announcement that President-elect Joe Biden will be nominating Alejandro Mayorkas to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, issued...

    Immigrant Youth Hail Court Decision Rejecting Trump Administration’s Assault on DACA

    Immigrant Youth Hail Court Decision Rejecting Trump Administration’s Assault on DACA

    Published Nov 14, 2020 NEW YORK — Today, in the Batalla Vidal v. Wolf lawsuit, a federal court rejected the Trump administration’s latest attack on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

    Civil Rights Advocates Win Reversal of Discriminatory City Utility Policies in Court Settlement

    Civil Rights Advocates Win Reversal of Discriminatory City Utility Policies in Court Settlement

    Published Oct 30, 2020 ATLANTA — Civil rights groups reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit against the city of LaGrange, Georgia, that eliminates discriminatory local policies that for years prevented many residents from being able to access basic utility...

    Migrant Justice Settles Federal Lawsuit on ICE Retaliation

    Migrant Justice Settles Federal Lawsuit on ICE Retaliation

    Published Oct 28, 2020 BURLINGTON, VT — In the settlement of a major federal lawsuit, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has agreed not to deport the immigrant activists who sued the agency after suffering retaliatory arrests, and to instruct officers...