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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Congress Failed Dreamers and the Country Tonight
Congress Failed Dreamers and the Country Tonight
Published Dec 21, 2017 Congress Failed Dreamers and the Country Tonight We Are Disappointed but Undeterred in Our Fight for Justice WASHINGTON — Following the U.S. Senate’s approval of a short-term spending bill to keep the federal...
NILC Urges Senate to Reject House Spending Bill, Do Right By Dreamers
NILC Urges Senate to Reject House Spending Bill, Do Right By Dreamers
Published Dec 21, 2017 NILC Urges Senate to Reject House Spending Bill, Do Right by Dreamers WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a temporary spending bill to keep the government open and running past...
Congress, Now is Your Time: Pass the Dream Act Before the Holidays
Congress, Now is Your Time: Pass the Dream Act Before the Holidays
Published Dec 21, 2017 Congress, Now is Your Time: Pass the Dream Act Before the Holidays WASHINGTON — With two days left before the end of the legislative session, Congress must vote on spending legislation to avoid...
Heartless Tax Bill Leaves Millions Out in the Cold
Heartless Tax Bill Leaves Millions Out in the Cold
Published Dec 20, 2017 Heartless Tax Bill Leaves Millions Out in the Cold Congress threatens to go home for the holidays having done nothing for working families WASHINGTON — […]
New York Dreamers Formally Ask Federal Court to Reinstate DACA
New York Dreamers Formally Ask Federal Court to Reinstate DACA
Published Dec 15, 2017 New York Dreamers Formally Ask Federal Court to Reinstate DACA BROOKLYN, NY — A group of “Dreamers” and their attorneys today formally asked a federal […]
Congress Has Two Weeks to Pass the Dream Act
Congress Has Two Weeks to Pass the Dream Act
Published Dec 7, 2017 Congress Has Two Weeks to Pass the Dream Act WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders reported they had a good meeting today at the White House, and the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate also approved...
NILC Responds to Introduction of SECURE Act
NILC Responds to Introduction of SECURE Act
Published Dec 5, 2017 NILC Responds to Introduction of SECURE Act WASHINGTON — A group of Republican immigration hardliners in the Senate today introduced a bill to address the crisis created by the Trump administration’s decision to end...
NILC Comment on Supreme Court Order on the Muslim Ban
NILC Comment on Supreme Court Order on the Muslim Ban
Published Dec 4, 2017 NILC Comment on Supreme Court Order on the Muslim Ban WASHINGTON — This afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a stay of the injunctions in the Fourth and Ninth Circuit court cases against President Trump’s...
NILC Statement on Passage of Senate Tax Bill
NILC Statement on Passage of Senate Tax Bill
Published Dec 2, 2017 NILC Statement on Passage of Senate Tax Bill WASHINGTON — Early this morning, Republicans in the U.S. Senate passed a massive tax overhaul, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, that will harm the majority...
Dream Act Should Be Foremost in End-of-Year Legislative Priorities Talks
Dream Act Should Be Foremost in End-of-Year Legislative Priorities Talks
Published Nov 27, 2017 Dream Act Should Be Foremost in End-of-Year Legislative Priorities Talks WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders are slated to meet with the White House on Tuesday to discuss legislative priorities for the remainder of the year,...
Federal Judge Grants Leave to Amend DACA Lawsuit to Include Those Rejected by Arbitrary Deadline
Federal Judge Grants Leave to Amend DACA Lawsuit to Include Those Rejected by Arbitrary Deadline
Published Nov 16, 2017 Federal Judge Grants Leave to Amend DACA Lawsuit to Include Those Rejected by […]
200+ Groups Say GOP Tax Plans Hurt Immigrant Children
200+ Groups Say GOP Tax Plans Hurt Immigrant Children
Published Nov 16, 2017 200+ Groups Say GOP Tax Plans Hurt Immigrant Children Advocates urge lawmakers to reject “anti-child and anti-immigrant proposals” WASHINGTON — More than 200 organizations Wednesday sent Members of Congress a joint letter opposing tax...
Groups File Class Action Challenge to Trump Administration’s Latest Refugee Ban
Groups File Class Action Challenge to Trump Administration’s Latest Refugee Ban
Published Nov 13, 2017 Groups File Class Action Challenge to Trump Administration’s […]
GOP’s #TBT Tax Plan Is So ’80s, Advocates Charge, Urging Opposition
GOP’s #TBT Tax Plan Is So ’80s, Advocates Charge, Urging Opposition
Published Nov 3, 2017 GOP’s #TBT Tax Plan Is So ’80s, Advocates Charge, Urging Opposition Lavish corporate subsidies, ballooning national debt, and increasing child poverty among bill’s consequences WASHINGTON — Republican leadership of the U.S. House of...
We Must Pass a Legislative Solution for Dreamers Before the Year’s End
We Must Pass a Legislative Solution for Dreamers Before the Year’s End
Published Nov 2, 2017 Statement in Response to Trump and Senate Republicans: We Must Pass a Legislative Solution for Dreamers Before the Year’s End WASHINGTON — President Trump and Senate Republicans announced today that they will not attach a legislative...