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    In White House Address, Trump Proposes Rigging Immigration System in Favor of the Wealthy

    In White House Address, Trump Proposes Rigging Immigration System in Favor of the Wealthy

    Published May 16, 2019 WASHINGTON — In an address at the White House Rose Garden today, President Trump outlined a sweeping immigration plan that would drastically impact family-based immigration.

    Reported Trump Regulation Threatens Immigrant Families

    Reported Trump Regulation Threatens Immigrant Families

    Published May 3, 2019 WASHINGTON — The Reuters news agency reported today that the Trump administration is preparing regulations that would allow the federal government to deport lawful permanent residents and other immigrants if they utilize any of an array of...

    No Ban Act Introduced in Congress to Repeal the Discriminatory Muslim Ban

    No Ban Act Introduced in Congress to Repeal the Discriminatory Muslim Ban

    Published Apr 10, 2019 WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) announced today the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act, or the “No Ban Act,” challenging the Trump administration’s Muslim...

    NILC Statement on Yearlong Extension of DED Protections for Liberians

    NILC Statement on Yearlong Extension of DED Protections for Liberians

    Published Mar 28, 2019 WASHINGTON — The White House today extended deferred enforced departure (DED) protections for Liberians for 12 more months, through March 30, 2020.

    Senators Take Important Step to Protect Immigrant Youth and People with TPS or DED

    Senators Take Important Step to Protect Immigrant Youth and People with TPS or DED

    Published Mar 26, 2019 WASHINGTON — Two bills introduced in the U.S. Senate today would provide a pathway to U.S. citizenship for certain immigrants whose futures in the U.S., the country they call home, have been thrown into uncertainty by President...

    Today’s Violence in New Zealand a Horrific Example of the Consequences of Islamophobia and White Supremacy

    Today’s Violence in New Zealand a Horrific Example of the Consequences of Islamophobia and White Supremacy

    Published Mar 15, 2019 LOS ANGELES — At least 49 Muslim worshippers were killed this morning in an act of mass violence perpetrated by a white supremacist in Christchurch, New Zealand. The attack has been condemned by domestic and global...

    Senate Rebukes Trump’s Attempts to Subvert Congress to Fund Border Wall

    Senate Rebukes Trump’s Attempts to Subvert Congress to Fund Border Wall

    Published Mar 14, 2019 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate today passed a resolution to reverse President Trump’s February national emergency declaration.

    Congress Must Prioritize Passing the Dream and Promise Act, Protect as Many People as Possible

    Congress Must Prioritize Passing the Dream and Promise Act, Protect as Many People as Possible

    Published Mar 12, 2019 WASHINGTON — House Democrats led by Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), and Yvette Clarke (NY-09) today announced the introduction of the Dream and Promise...

    Medicare for All Act Is a Roadmap to a Better Future

    Medicare for All Act Is a Roadmap to a Better Future

    Published Feb 27, 2019 WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and more than 100 cosponsors today introduced the Medicare for All Act, a bill to ensure that every person in the country — regardless of where they were born or their immigration status — can...

    Lawsuit Alleges ICE Agents Violated Workers’ Constitutional Rights Against Racial Profiling and Illegal Seizure

    Lawsuit Alleges ICE Agents Violated Workers’ Constitutional Rights Against Racial Profiling and Illegal Seizure

    Published Feb 21, 2019 KNOXVILLE — The National Immigration Law Center, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the law firm of Sherrard, Roe, Voigt & Harbison filed a lawsuit today on behalf of seven workers detained during an April 2018 immigration raid at an East...

    Trump Refuses to Listen to Taxpayers, Congress and Declares State of Emergency on Manufactured Crisis

    Trump Refuses to Listen to Taxpayers, Congress and Declares State of Emergency on Manufactured Crisis

    Published Feb 15, 2019 WASHINGTON — Shortly after signing a federal spending package that includes billions of dollars for additional border militarization and ramped-up immigration enforcement, and following the longest partial government shutdown in history,...

    The Latest Homeland Security Funding “Deal” Hurts Us All

    The Latest Homeland Security Funding “Deal” Hurts Us All

    Published Feb 14, 2019 WASHINGTON — With the threat of another partial government shutdown looming, a bicameral congressional conference committee released a proposal late last night to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of this...

    Barr Will Continue Sessions’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda in Justice Department

    Barr Will Continue Sessions’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda in Justice Department

    Published Feb 13, 2019 WASHINGTON — Following a series of hearings, the Senate Judiciary Committee last week approved the nomination of William Barr to be U.S. attorney general.

    Groups File FOIA Request to Demand Transparency on Implementation of “Remain in Mexico” Policy

    Groups File FOIA Request to Demand Transparency on Implementation of “Remain in Mexico” Policy

    Published Feb 8, 2019 WASHINGTON — Advocacy groups are seeking information regarding the Trump administration’s recent changes to the asylum process at the southern border, which have been outlined only in vague terms so far but promise to significantly change...

    At State of the Union Address, Trump Again Turns to Stoking Fear on Manufactured Border Crisis

    At State of the Union Address, Trump Again Turns to Stoking Fear on Manufactured Border Crisis

    Published Feb 5, 2019 WASHINGTON — In his second State of the Union Address and on the heels of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, President Trump once again turned to fearmongering, dehumanizing immigrants, and touting the crisis he manufactured at...