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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Advocates Win Preliminary Injunction Blocking Unlawful Deportations of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in U.S. Custody
Advocates Win Preliminary Injunction Blocking Unlawful Deportations of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in U.S. Custody
Published Sep 18, 2025 WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today blocked the Trump administration’s plans to expel hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children from the U.S. without due...
NILC Statement on ORR Whistleblower Report
NILC Statement on ORR Whistleblower Report
Published Sep 16, 2025 Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after the New York Times reported on the existence of a whistleblower complaint providing facts that contradict a declaration the acting head of the...
NILC Statement on Federal Court Order Blocking the Trump Administration’s Attempt to Unlawfully Remove Guatemalan Children
NILC Statement on Federal Court Order Blocking the Trump Administration’s Attempt to Unlawfully Remove Guatemalan Children
Published Aug 31, 2025 Efrén C. Olivares, Vice President of Litigation and Legal Strategy at the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an emergency Temporary...
NILC Sues to Stop Trump’s Unlawful Expulsion of Hundreds of Guatemalan Children
NILC Sues to Stop Trump’s Unlawful Expulsion of Hundreds of Guatemalan Children
Published Aug 31, 2025 The National Immigration Law Center today filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from unlawfully expelling hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children from the United...
DACA Recipients Fear Losing Health Care Access, Annual Report Shows
DACA Recipients Fear Losing Health Care Access, Annual Report Shows
Published Aug 26, 2025 A report published today by the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) shows that an overwhelming majority of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients fear losing future access to health care services and many are experiencing...
New Poll Shows Voters Oppose Immigration Arrests in Hospitals, Clinics, Other ‘Protected Areas’
New Poll Shows Voters Oppose Immigration Arrests in Hospitals, Clinics, Other ‘Protected Areas’
Published Aug 14, 2025 The National Immigration Law Center today released results of a poll showing voters disapprove of the Trump administration’s change in policy that allows federal immigration officers to detain and arrest immigrants in hospitals and other...
NILC FOIA Seeks to Shed Light on National Guard Involvement in California Immigration Raids
NILC FOIA Seeks to Shed Light on National Guard Involvement in California Immigration Raids
Published Jul 29, 2025 WASHINGTON – The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking the release of documents, communications, and other records in the public interest concerning recent, multi-agency, immigration...
Preliminary injunction granted in Davids v. Adams, preserving access to HIV medication for all immigrant Idahoans
Preliminary injunction granted in Davids v. Adams, preserving access to HIV medication for all immigrant Idahoans
Published Jul 25, 2025 Today, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in the lawsuit Davids v. Adams. This preliminary injunction blocks the Ryan White Program verification requirements from being implemented until litigation is resolved. With this ruling,...
Federal Judge Restores Access to HIV Treatment for All Immigrants in Idaho
Federal Judge Restores Access to HIV Treatment for All Immigrants in Idaho
Published Jul 15, 2025 Today, a federal judge granted provisional class-action status and extended a temporary restraining order (TRO) in the lawsuit Davids v. Adams.
Immigrant residents, doctor sue Idaho to preserve access to life-saving medication for immigrants
Immigrant residents, doctor sue Idaho to preserve access to life-saving medication for immigrants
Published Jun 27, 2025 On Thursday, June 26, 2025, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Idaho, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), and private law firms Nixon Peabody LLP and Ramirez-Smith Law filed a lawsuit against the state of Idaho to stop...
Public Interest Groups Seek to Intervene in Texas Dream Act Case
Public Interest Groups Seek to Intervene in Texas Dream Act Case
Published Jun 24, 2025 The National Immigration Law Center and partners filed a motion to intervene in ongoing federal court litigation to defend the constitutionality of the Texas Dream Act.
NILC President Kica Matos Condemns DHS Assault on United States Senator Alex Padilla
NILC President Kica Matos Condemns DHS Assault on United States Senator Alex Padilla
Published Jun 12, 2025 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla was assaulted and violently removed from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference in the...
NILC Statement on New Trump Administration’s Proclamation Banning Hundreds of Millions of Black and Brown People from Entering the United States
NILC Statement on New Trump Administration’s Proclamation Banning Hundreds of Millions of Black and Brown People from Entering the United States
Published Jun 4, 2025 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s announcement of a drastically-expanded travel ban that would arbitrarily bar hundreds...
NILC Statement on House Passage of the Reconciliation Bill
NILC Statement on House Passage of the Reconciliation Bill
Published May 22, 2025 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping domestic spending and policy bill early this morning:...
NILC to Trump Administration: We are Prepared to Fight Any Attempt to Suspend Habeas Corpus in Court
NILC to Trump Administration: We are Prepared to Fight Any Attempt to Suspend Habeas Corpus in Court
Published May 9, 2025 Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller confirmed the Trump administration is considering suspending habeas corpus – the right of...