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    NILC Denounces New Trump Rule to Hold Children and Families in Detention Indefinitely

    NILC Denounces New Trump Rule to Hold Children and Families in Detention Indefinitely

    Published Aug 21, 2019 LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration today announced a regulation intended to circumvent longstanding protections for children detained by immigration officials.

    Trump “Public Charge” Regulation Unlawful, Lawsuit Claims

    Trump “Public Charge” Regulation Unlawful, Lawsuit Claims

    Published Aug 16, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO — Nonprofits serving immigrant communities and advocates for racial equity, health, children, farmworkers, and working families today filed suit to block implementation of the Trump administration’s “public charge”...

    Los abogados prometen bloquear el ataque de Trump a millones de familias y a la democracia americana

    Los abogados prometen bloquear el ataque de Trump a millones de familias y a la democracia americana

    Published Aug 12, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC — Los abogados de las familias inmigrantes y la oportunidad económica denunciaron un nuevo reglamento del gobierno de Trump que tiene como finalidad privar a millones de familias del acceso a la atención médica y a otros...

    Advocates Vow to Block Trump Attack on Millions of Families and American Democracy

    Advocates Vow to Block Trump Attack on Millions of Families and American Democracy

    Published Aug 12, 2019 WASHINGTON — Advocates for immigrant families and economic opportunity spoke out against a new Trump administration regulation that aims to prevent millions of families from accessing health care and other programs or risk denial of lawful...

    NILC Announces Intent to File Legal Challenge to Trump Public Charge Regulation

    NILC Announces Intent to File Legal Challenge to Trump Public Charge Regulation

    Published Aug 12, 2019 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration today posted the text, as a “public inspection document,” of a new regulation that would vastly expand the number of immigrants who may be deemed ineligible for lawful permanent residence based on...

    Spate of Mass Shootings Demands Response from All Elected Officials

    Spate of Mass Shootings Demands Response from All Elected Officials

    Published Aug 4, 2019 LOS ANGELES — Dozens of people were killed and even more injured by mass shooters in Dayton, Ohio; El Paso, Texas; and Gilroy, California, over the past several days, with at least one shooting targeting Latinx and immigrant community...

    U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Batalla Vidal v. McAleenan and Other Legal Challenges to Trump’s Termination of DACA

    U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Batalla Vidal v. McAleenan and Other Legal Challenges to Trump’s Termination of DACA

    Published Jun 28, 2019 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today granted the Trump administration’s unusual request to review legal challenges to the termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) even before two federal appeals courts have reviewed...

    NILC Statement Following SCOTUS Decision on Citizenship Question in 2020 Census

    NILC Statement Following SCOTUS Decision on Citizenship Question in 2020 Census

    Published Jun 27, 2019 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the U.S. district court’s ruling in New York v. United States Department of Commerce, which blocks for now the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020...

    Immigrants’ Rights Groups Mobilize Ahead of Potential ICE Raids

    Immigrants’ Rights Groups Mobilize Ahead of Potential ICE Raids

    Published Jun 21, 2019 LOS ANGELES — Immigrants’ rights groups are mobilizing ahead of potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting immigrant families in Los Angeles and across the country this...

    NILC Supports the No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act

    NILC Supports the No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act

    Published Jun 12, 2019 WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) and 36 cosponsors today introduced a bill, the No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act, that would prohibit the use of federal funds to implement the Trump administration’s proposed “public charge”...

    NILC Statement Following Historic House Passage of Dream and Promise Act

    NILC Statement Following Historic House Passage of Dream and Promise Act

    Published Jun 4, 2019 WASHINGTON — In a 237-187 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Dream and Promise Act, legislation that, if enacted, would allow more than 2.5 million immigrant youth, people with TPS, and other immigrants to get on a road...

    Ahead of House Vote, NILC Urges Lawmakers to Support the Dream and Promise Act

    Ahead of House Vote, NILC Urges Lawmakers to Support the Dream and Promise Act

    Published Jun 3, 2019 WASHINGTON — Ahead of the House of Representatives vote on the Dream and Promise Act, the National Immigration Law Center urges lawmakers to support the bill in its current form and to reject any last-minute poison pill amendments designed...

    Latest Trump Attack on Immigrant Families Is Reckless, Dangerous, Advocates Say

    Latest Trump Attack on Immigrant Families Is Reckless, Dangerous, Advocates Say

    Published May 23, 2019 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump this afternoon signed a memorandum ordering federal agencies to expand attacks on immigrants and their family members by targeting the U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who sponsor their...

    NILC Statement Following Dream and Promise Act Markup

    NILC Statement Following Dream and Promise Act Markup

    Published May 22, 2019 WASHINGTON — Following the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Dream and Promise Act, Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following...

    Dream & Promise Act Most Inclusive Dream Legislation in Decades

    Dream & Promise Act Most Inclusive Dream Legislation in Decades

    Published May 20, 2019 WASHINGTON — Ahead of the House Judiciary Committee markup of the Dream and Promise Act — introduced by Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), and Yvette Clarke (D-NY) — there is growing praise for the...