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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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...
Marco Villada, Dreamer Once Stranded in Mexico, to Attend State of the Union Address
Marco Villada, Dreamer Once Stranded in Mexico, to Attend State of the Union Address
Published Feb 4, 2019 WASHINGTON — Marco Villada, a former DACA recipient whose life was turned upside down by an injustice that separated him from his husband and left him stranded in Mexico for half a year, will attend the State of the Union Address on Tuesday...
President Trump Accepts Short-Term Bill to Reopen Government Without Border Wall Funding
President Trump Accepts Short-Term Bill to Reopen Government Without Border Wall Funding
Published Jan 25, 2019 WASHINGTON — More than one month into a White House–driven government shutdown — by far the longest in U.S. history — President Trump announced today that he would finally agree to a bill to temporarily reopen the government and pay...
Supreme Court Declines to Take Up DACA Cases This Term
Supreme Court Declines to Take Up DACA Cases This Term
Published Jan 22, 2019 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected the Trump administration’s attempts to rush a review of legal challenges to the termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, this...
Trump’s So-called “Deal” to End the Shutdown Is a List of Hostage Demands
Trump’s So-called “Deal” to End the Shutdown Is a List of Hostage Demands
Published Jan 19, 2019 WASHINGTON — In a televised speech from the White House today — a month into a partial government shutdown — President Trump proposed a one-sided “deal” to reopen the government in exchange for $5.7 billion in taxpayer dollars for a...
Trump Obsessed with Vanity Wall and Willing to Hurt Millions of People to Get It
Trump Obsessed with Vanity Wall and Willing to Hurt Millions of People to Get It
Published Jan 8, 2019 WASHINGTON — As the government shutdown drags into its third week, President Trump gave a speech on prime-time network television Tuesday evening in a desperate attempt to secure funding for his border wall...
Trump’s Border Wall Tantrum Will Hurt Americans Across the Country
Trump’s Border Wall Tantrum Will Hurt Americans Across the Country
Published Dec 21, 2018 Trump’s Border Wall Tantrum Will Hurt Americans Across the Country WASHINGTON — Both chambers of Congress failed to come to an agreement to keep the government running, forcing a partial shutdown impacting several agencies and hundreds...
Senate Must Reject Last-Ditch Effort to Coerce Money for Trump’s Border Wall
Senate Must Reject Last-Ditch Effort to Coerce Money for Trump’s Border Wall
Published Dec 20, 2018 Senate Must Reject Last-Ditch Effort to Coerce Money for Trump’s Border Wall WASHINGTON — Bending to Trump’s capricious demands, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives today passed a funding package...
A Dangerous Trumper Tantrum: NILC Responds to Latest Trump Asylum Changes
A Dangerous Trumper Tantrum: NILC Responds to Latest Trump Asylum Changes
Published Dec 20, 2018 A Dangerous Trumper Tantrum NILC responds to latest Trump asylum changes WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security today announced a policy change that will force people seeking asylum at the southwest border...
Following Death of 7-Year-Old, a Call to End Culture of Cruelty at the Border
Following Death of 7-Year-Old, a Call to End Culture of Cruelty at the Border
Published Dec 14, 2018 Following Death of 7-Year-Old, a Call to End Culture of Cruelty at the Border LOS ANGELES — Below is a statement by Nora Preciado, senior staff attorney at the National Immigration Law Center, following...
Massive Popular Rejection of Trump Anti-Family Regulation
Massive Popular Rejection of Trump Anti-Family Regulation
Published Dec 11, 2018 Massive Popular Rejection of Trump Anti-Family Regulation Proposal equating worth with wealth draws 210,000+ comments WASHINGTON — A […]
JOINT STATEMENT: Trump Threatens to Hold Government Hostage to Get His Wall
JOINT STATEMENT: Trump Threatens to Hold Government Hostage to Get His Wall
Published Dec 11, 2018 JOINT STATEMENT Trump Threatens to Hold Government […]