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    LPR Applicants, Sponsors, and Rights Groups Sue Over Violations in Implementation of Public Charge “Wealth Test”

    Published Jul 13, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — Today,  a group of applicants for lawful permanent residence, their sponsors, nonprofit immigration legal service providers, and immigrant and civil rights groups sued the Trump administration for violating the law in its...

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    Bills Introduced in Congress Are First Step in Addressing Exclusion of Immigrant Families from CARES Act COVID-19 Relief

    Published Jun 25, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart each released bills today that provide a partial fix for spouses of immigrants who were denied federal relief in the last round of COVID-19 stimulus...

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    Monumental Victory for DACA Recipients Before Supreme Court in Wolf v. Batalla Vidal

    Published Jun 18, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down the Trump administration’s unconscionable attempt to terminate the availability of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), ruling that the administration’s efforts to end...

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    NILC Stands in Solidarity with Black Community Members and Allies to Declare Black Lives Matter

    Published Jun 1, 2020 WASHINGTON — Thousands of people in cities all around the country attended protests over the past week following the murder of George Floyd while in police custody.

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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.

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    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...

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    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...

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    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)...