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    NILC Statement on the Release of Antonio Yesayahu Gámez-Cuéllar from ICE Detention

    NILC Statement on the Release of Antonio Yesayahu Gámez-Cuéllar from ICE Detention

    Published Mar 9, 2026 McAllen, Texas— Efrén C. Olivares, vice president of litigation and legal strategy at the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after the release of Antonio Yesayahu Gámez-Cuéllar, an 18-year-old high school...

    NILC Statement on Trump’s Firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

    NILC Statement on Trump’s Firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

    Published Mar 5, 2026 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after President Trump announced he will replace Department of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin:...

    Advocates Take Legal Action to Block Trump Administration’s Move to Terminate 40 Year Protections for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

    Advocates Take Legal Action to Block Trump Administration’s Move to Terminate 40 Year Protections for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

    Published Feb 11, 2026 The National Immigration Law Center (NILC), Public Counsel, Gilbert Carrasco, Cohen Milstein, and Quinn Emanuel are back in federal court to defend a permanent injunction that has protected unaccompanied immigrant children in U.S. custody since...

    Immigrant Families, Workers, Legal Assistance Groups Challenge Trump Admin’s 75 Country Visa Ban in Federal Court

    Immigrant Families, Workers, Legal Assistance Groups Challenge Trump Admin’s 75 Country Visa Ban in Federal Court

    Published Feb 2, 2026 A group of United States citizens petitioning on behalf of their immigrant family members, together with working people facing exclusion from the U.S. and nonprofit organizations today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s...

    Statement on Kim Kardashian’s Donation to NILC

    Statement on Kim Kardashian’s Donation to NILC

    Published Jan 30, 2026 NILC President Kica Matos issued the following statement on Kim Kardashian's donation to the organization.

    NILC Statement Following U.S. Senate Vote on DHS Funding

    NILC Statement Following U.S. Senate Vote on DHS Funding

    Published Jan 29, 2026 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement following the U.S. Senate vote on DHS funding:

    Civil, Immigrants’ Rights Leaders Speak Out Against Trump Admin.’s Sweeping Indefinite Suspension of Immigrant Visa Processing from 75 Countries 

    Civil, Immigrants’ Rights Leaders Speak Out Against Trump Admin.’s Sweeping Indefinite Suspension of Immigrant Visa Processing from 75 Countries 

    Published Jan 21, 2026 As the Trump administration’s suspension on immigrant visa processing of people from 75 countries is set to go into effect, leaders with the National Immigration Law Center, Democracy Forward, and the Western Center on Law & Poverty decried...

    NILC Statement on Killing of Woman in Minneapolis by ICE

    NILC Statement on Killing of Woman in Minneapolis by ICE

    Published Jan 7, 2026 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis:

    NILC Statement on the Trump Administration’s Suspension of the Diversity Visa Program

    NILC Statement on the Trump Administration’s Suspension of the Diversity Visa Program

    Published Dec 19, 2025 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s suspension of the diversity visa program:...

    NILC Statement on Trump Administration’s Expanded Travel Ban

    NILC Statement on Trump Administration’s Expanded Travel Ban

    Published Dec 16, 2025 WASHINGTON — Raha Wala, vice president of strategy & partnerships at the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s announcement of an expanded travel ban that would...

    NILC Welcomes Frank Chi to Board of Directors

    NILC Welcomes Frank Chi to Board of Directors

    Published Dec 11, 2025 WASHINGTON — The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) today announced the addition of Emmy-winning filmmaker, storyteller, and visual artist Frank Chi to NILC’s board of directors....

    NILC Statement on Announcement SCOTUS Will Hear Birthright Citizenship Case

    NILC Statement on Announcement SCOTUS Will Hear Birthright Citizenship Case

    Published Dec 5, 2025 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a high-stakes challenge to the Trump administration's attempt to end birthright...

    NILC Statement on Dream Act Reintroduction

    NILC Statement on Dream Act Reintroduction

    Published Dec 4, 2025 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after the reintroduction of the bipartisan Dream Act in the U.S. Senate:...

    NILC Named Winner in Large Non-Profit of the Year at the 10th Annual Shorty Impact Awards

    NILC Named Winner in Large Non-Profit of the Year at the 10th Annual Shorty Impact Awards

    Published Nov 19, 2025 WASHINGTON – The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) has been named a 10th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Winner for Large Non-Profit of the Year. Every year, the Shorty Awards honors three of the highest-performing entrants with an Of the...

    Tennessee Court Blocks Unlawful National Guard Deployment in Memphis

    Tennessee Court Blocks Unlawful National Guard Deployment in Memphis

    Published Nov 17, 2025 A Tennessee court today ruled that Governor Bill Lee’s deployment of the National Guard to Memphis—initiated at President Trump’s request—was unlawful, reaffirming that state and federal leaders cannot use military forces to police...