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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Bills Undermine Rights of Workers, Children, Asylees
Bills Undermine Rights of Workers, Children, Asylees
Published Mar 4, 2015 House Bills Undermine Rights of Workers, Children, Asylees WASHINGTON — The National Immigration Law Center calls for rejection of a package of bills approved this week by the House Judiciary Committee that...
Collins Bill in Senate
Collins Bill in Senate
Published Feb 27, 2015 Collins Bill Would Destroy Family Unity Senators should oppose budget-busting proposal to undo immigration action WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate failed to invoke cloture today on a bill that, if enacted, would...
DOJ to File Stay in Texas v. U.S. Case
DOJ to File Stay in Texas v. U.S. Case
Published Feb 20, 2015 U.S. Dept. of Justice Takes a Strong Stand for Immigrant Families WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice today announced it would file a stay to lift the injunction that temporarily blocks...
Texas v. U.S.: Federal District Court’s Decision
Texas v. U.S.: Federal District Court’s Decision
Published Feb 16, 2015 NILC: Texas Decision Falls Far Outside Legal Mainstream BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — A federal district court today blocked the implementation of the immigration initiatives announced by President Obama last year, which would allow...
Hundreds of Thousands May Lose Health Coverage
Hundreds of Thousands May Lose Health Coverage
Published Feb 11, 2015 Obama Administration Ready to Boot Hundreds of Thousands from Health Coverage, Again WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that up to 200,000 individuals would be...
Same Anti-Immigrant Politics
Same Anti-Immigrant Politics
Published Feb 4, 2015 New Session, New Leadership, Same Anti-Immigrant Politics Senate and House hearings recycle “self-deportation” messaging and tactics and little else WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held...
Court Blocks Arizona DACA Driver’s License Ban
Court Blocks Arizona DACA Driver’s License Ban
Published Jan 23, 2015 PHOENIX — Late yesterday, a federal district court judge in Arizona permanently blocked a ban on drivers’ licenses for immigrant youth ordered by Governor Jan Brewer. The ruling is the latest in a series of victories for DREAMers in Arizona...
House Border Bill Unrealistic
House Border Bill Unrealistic
Published Jan 21, 2015 House Panel’s Border Bill Too Unrealistic to Be Taken Seriously WASHINGTON — The House Homeland Security Committee will consider today a border security bill, H.R. 399, that calls for massive spending and sets goals...
Response to State of the Union Address
Response to State of the Union Address
Published Jan 20, 2015 State of the Union Rightly Balances Scales of Social and Economic Justice WASHINGTON — The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) commends President Barack Obama for presenting a State of...
Support for Immigration Relief
Support for Immigration Relief
Published Jan 15, 2015 Local and National Leaders Show Support for Immigration Relief WASHINGTON — Legal experts, law enforcement leaders, elected officials, and advocates who deal daily with issues affecting immigrants made the case on Thursday...
House GOP Leads Attack on Immigrants
House GOP Leads Attack on Immigrants
Published Jan 14, 2015 NILC: GOP-led House Vote Is Nothing More Than a Partisan Attack on Immigrants WASHINGTON — In a mostly party-line vote, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved measures that would dismantle President Obama’s...
Law Enforcement Amicus Defending Deferred Action
Law Enforcement Amicus Defending Deferred Action
Published Jan 12, 2015 NILC Lauds Police Chiefs′ Legal Defense of Administration’s Deferred Action Initiative on Immigration WASHINGTON — The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) lauds the decision of law enforcement leaders to inform the federal...