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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HEAL Act Expands Access to Health Care Regardless of Immigration Status
HEAL Act Expands Access to Health Care Regardless of Immigration Status
Published May 20, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Health Equity and Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Women and Families Act to expand immigrants’ access to crucial and comprehensive health care, with support from...
Advocates Ask District Court to Block Public Charge Rule Amidst Pandemic Following SCOTUS Rejection
Advocates Ask District Court to Block Public Charge Rule Amidst Pandemic Following SCOTUS Rejection
Published May 18, 2020 NEW YORK — Today, lawyers from the National Immigration Law Center, the Center for Constitutional Rights, The Legal Aid Society, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP joined New York State Attorney General Letitia James arguing...
NILC Statement Regarding $3 Trillion HEROES Act Relief Package
NILC Statement Regarding $3 Trillion HEROES Act Relief Package
Published May 14, 2020 WASHINGTON — Tomorrow, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, a $3 trillion package to provide additional economic relief amidst the ongoing COVID-19...
National and State Immigrants’ Rights Leaders and Meatpacking Workers and Their Families Come Together to Address Worker Safety Amidst COVID-19 Crisis
National and State Immigrants’ Rights Leaders and Meatpacking Workers and Their Families Come Together to Address Worker Safety Amidst COVID-19 Crisis
Published May 6, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — In meatpacking plants across the country, immigrants and people of color are facing disproportionate COVID-19 infection rates as plants are increasingly confirmed hotspots for...
550+ Advocates Say Coronavirus Response Undermined by Excluding Immigrant Families
550+ Advocates Say Coronavirus Response Undermined by Excluding Immigrant Families
Published Apr 21, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — More than 550 advocacy organizations from all over the United States sent a letter Tuesday urging congressional leadership to deliver coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response legislation that extends health care and economic...
New Documents Reveal ICE Access to DACA Recipients’ Information
New Documents Reveal ICE Access to DACA Recipients’ Information
Published Apr 21, 2020 NEW YORK, NY — As immigrant youth await a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on the unlawful termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), documents obtained by Make the Road New York and Make the Road Connecticut through a...
Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act Targets Crucial Gaps in COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act Targets Crucial Gaps in COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Published Apr 3, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — Members of Congress today introduced legislation, the Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act, that would address urgent needs in immigrant communities not addressed in previous relief packages enacted in response to...
NILC Statement Regarding $2 Trillion COVID-19 Package
NILC Statement Regarding $2 Trillion COVID-19 Package
Published Mar 26, 2020 WASHINGTON — Late Wednesday evening, the U.S. Senate passed a $2 trillion deal to provide economic relief amidst the growing COVID-19 pandemic.
NILC Reacts to Coronavirus Phase 3 Legislation
NILC Reacts to Coronavirus Phase 3 Legislation
Published Mar 19, 2020 WASHINGTON — On Thursday, March 19, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced emergency stimulus legislation to address the economic fallout from the coronavirus...
NILC Responds to Enactment of the Families First Act
NILC Responds to Enactment of the Families First Act
Published Mar 18, 2020 LOS ANGELES — As communities across the United States take unprecedented measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, President Trump signed a relief package into law today, the Families First Act, that aims to address some of the challenges...
No Muslim Ban Ever Coalition Responds to House Decision to Delay Vote on NO BAN Act
No Muslim Ban Ever Coalition Responds to House Decision to Delay Vote on NO BAN Act
Published Mar 12, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives removed from its calendar a scheduled vote on the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN)...
NILC Statement on House of Representatives’ Delay of Vote on NO BAN Act
NILC Statement on House of Representatives’ Delay of Vote on NO BAN Act
Published Mar 12, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives removed from its calendar a scheduled vote on the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN)...
National Immigration Law Center Announces Key Leadership Hires
National Immigration Law Center Announces Key Leadership Hires
Published Feb 26, 2020 LOS ANGELES — The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) announced today the addition of two senior staff to its leadership team: Adnan Bokhari will serve as NILC’s chief operating officer, and Victoria Ballesteros has joined the team as...
Fight Fear With Facts, NILC Urges As Trump Public Charge Policy Takes Effect
Fight Fear With Facts, NILC Urges As Trump Public Charge Policy Takes Effect
Published Feb 24, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of State today began implementing the Trump administration’s new “public charge” regulations, a cornerstone of the administration’s attempts to redefine the...
Federal Court Finds Conditions in Customs and Border Protection Detention Facilities Unconstitutional
Federal Court Finds Conditions in Customs and Border Protection Detention Facilities Unconstitutional
Published Feb 19, 2020 TUCSON, AZ — A federal court today ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection to overhaul the way the agency detains people in its custody in its Tucson Sector.