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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Courts Block Trump Public Charge Regulations
Courts Block Trump Public Charge Regulations
Published Oct 11, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC — Federal courts today issued national injunctions blocking any implementation of the Trump administration’s “public charge” regulations, which threaten the health, nutrition, and housing of millions of...
Eleventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging Georgia City’s Policies Unlawfully Restricting Access to Basic Utility Services
Eleventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging Georgia City’s Policies Unlawfully Restricting Access to Basic Utility Services
Published Oct 11, 2019 ATLANTA — The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday issued a unanimous opinion and order vacating the 2017 decision of a U.S. district court in Georgia in Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, et al. v. City of LaGrange, thus allowing...
DACA Recipients, Broad Coalition of Immigrants’ Rights Organizations Launch “Home Is Here” Campaign Ahead of Crucial Supreme Court Hearing
DACA Recipients, Broad Coalition of Immigrants’ Rights Organizations Launch “Home Is Here” Campaign Ahead of Crucial Supreme Court Hearing
Published Oct 2, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC — Ahead of the November 12, 2019, U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in three consolidated cases regarding President Trump’s unlawful termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, DACA recipients...
Immigrant Advocates Support Hirono Bill Blocking “Public Charge” Regulations
Immigrant Advocates Support Hirono Bill Blocking “Public Charge” Regulations
Published Sep 17, 2019 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) has introduced the Protect American Values Act, legislation that would prohibit the use of federal funds to implement the Trump administration’s “public charge”...
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...