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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Groups File New Challenge to Trump Muslim Ban
Groups File New Challenge to Trump Muslim Ban
Published Feb 7, 2017 Groups File New Challenge to Trump Muslim Ban BALTIMORE — A new federal lawsuit was filed today challenging President Trump’s Muslim-ban executive order, charging it violates the Constitution—including the First Amendment’s prohibition...
NILC Responds to Nomination to U.S. Supreme Court of Judge Neil Gorsuch
NILC Responds to Nomination to U.S. Supreme Court of Judge Neil Gorsuch
Published Jan 31, 2017 NILC Responds to Nomination to U.S. Supreme Court of Judge Neil Gorsuch LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump today announced the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. The announcement comes after Senate Republicans...
Federal Court Orders U.S. Government to Allow Refugees and Others Impacted by Trump Immigration Order to Stay
Federal Court Orders U.S. Government to Allow Refugees and Others Impacted by Trump Immigration Order to Stay
Published Jan 28, 2017 Federal Court Orders U.S. Government to Allow Refugees and Others Impacted by Trump Immigration Order to Stay NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York has granted a nationwide stay of removal preventing the Trump administration from deporting...
First Lawsuit Filed Challenging Trump’s Order Banning Refugees from the United States
First Lawsuit Filed Challenging Trump’s Order Banning Refugees from the United States
Published Jan 28, 2017 First Lawsuit Filed Challenging Trump’s Order Banning Refugees from the United States NEW YORK — Today some of the nation’s leading civil rights groups filed the first legal challenge to the Trump administration’s executive order...
Trump’s Backdoor Muslim Ban Is an Affront to America’s Core Values and the Constitution
Trump’s Backdoor Muslim Ban Is an Affront to America’s Core Values and the Constitution
Published Jan 27, 2017 Trump’s Backdoor Muslim Ban Is an Affront to America’s Core Values and the Constitution NILC and our partners will take the administration to court WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump today acted on his campaign promise to institute a...
Trump’s Extreme Immigration Orders Will Be Costly, Ineffective, and Harmful
Trump’s Extreme Immigration Orders Will Be Costly, Ineffective, and Harmful
Published Jan 25, 2017 Trump’s Extreme Immigration Orders Will Be Costly, Ineffective, and Harmful NILC is prepared to use all resources to defend our communities and rights WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump today signed several executive orders related to...
NILC Statement on the Inauguration of President Donald J. Trump
NILC Statement on the Inauguration of President Donald J. Trump
Published Jan 20, 2017 NILC Statement on the Inauguration of President Donald J. Trump WASHINGTON — The following is a statement by Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, on the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as president...
Immigrant and Civil Rights Groups Seek to Halt Discriminatory Arizona Driver’s License Policy
Immigrant and Civil Rights Groups Seek to Halt Discriminatory Arizona Driver’s License Policy
Published Jan 20, 2017 PHOENIX, Ariz. — Civil and immigrants’ rights attorneys asked a federal court on Friday to temporarily block Arizona from continuing to deny certain lawfully present immigrants, including survivors of domestic violence, access to driver’s...
Sessions Is Unfit to Be Attorney General
Sessions Is Unfit to Be Attorney General
Published Jan 10, 2017 Sessions Is Unfit to Be Attorney General WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee today will begin hearings to determine whether Sen. Jeff Sessions, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selection for U.S. attorney general, is fit to head...
DHS Secretary’s Letter Says DACA Application Information Should Be Safeguarded
DHS Secretary’s Letter Says DACA Application Information Should Be Safeguarded
Published Jan 3, 2017 NILC Responds to Johnson Letter on DACA Information WASHINGTON — Responding to concerns about what a future administration could do with the identifying information of individuals who applied for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA),...
NILC Applauds Termination of NSEERS, George W. Bush–era Registration System
NILC Applauds Termination of NSEERS, George W. Bush–era Registration System
Published Dec 22, 2016 NILC Responds to Obama Administration Announcement on NSEERS LOS ANGELES — Responding to a groundswell of advocacy by civil rights groups, the Obama administration is ending the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), a...
Bill to Protect People with DACA Underscores DACA’s Importance
Bill to Protect People with DACA Underscores DACA’s Importance
Published Dec 9, 2016 Bill to Protect People with DACA Underscores DACA’s Importance WASHINGTON — Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) have introduced legislation aimed at allowing people who are eligible or have applied for temporary relief...
NILC Responds to Appointment of Gen. John Kelly to Head Homeland Security
NILC Responds to Appointment of Gen. John Kelly to Head Homeland Security
Published Dec 7, 2016 NILC Responds to Appointment of Gen. John Kelly to Head Homeland Security LOS ANGELES — News outlets have reported that President-elect Donald Trump will appoint retired Marine General John Kelly as secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security...
Xavier Becerra, Longtime Champion of Californians’ Rights, to Serve as State’s First Latino Attorney General
Xavier Becerra, Longtime Champion of Californians’ Rights, to Serve as State’s First Latino Attorney General
Published Dec 5, 2016 Xavier Becerra, Longtime Champion of Californians’ Rights, to Serve as State’s First Latino Attorney General LOS ANGELES — Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Rep. Xavier Becerra to serve as California’s next attorney general. Brown...
NILC Responds to Selection of Rep. Price to Head HHS
NILC Responds to Selection of Rep. Price to Head HHS
Published Nov 30, 2016 NILC Responds to Selection of Rep. Price to Head HHS WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has announced that Rep. Tom Price of Georgia, a staunch opponent of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other federal programs...