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    National Immigration Law Center Staff Celebrate Ratification of First Collective Bargaining Agreement

    National Immigration Law Center Staff Celebrate Ratification of First Collective Bargaining Agreement

    Published Jul 18, 2024 Staff at the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) are proud to announce the ratification of their first collective bargaining agreement. Negotiated in partnership with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU), this agreement...

    Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Oklahoma’s Anti-Immigrant HB 4156

    Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Oklahoma’s Anti-Immigrant HB 4156

    Published Jun 28, 2024 OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal court has temporarily blocked Oklahoma’s HB 4156, a harmful and far-reaching law that would have devastating consequences for Oklahoma’s immigrant...

    NILC Statement on Biden’s Plan to Provide Relief for Some Undocumented Spouses of U.S Citizens

    NILC Statement on Biden’s Plan to Provide Relief for Some Undocumented Spouses of U.S Citizens

    Published Jun 18, 2024 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s plan to provide relief for some immigrants who are...

    NILC Statement on Biden’s Executive Action on the Border

    NILC Statement on Biden’s Executive Action on the Border

    Published Jun 4, 2024 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s anti-immigrant executive action on the...

    Latest Data Shows DACA Recipients Continue To Face Barriers To Affordable Health Care

    Latest Data Shows DACA Recipients Continue To Face Barriers To Affordable Health Care

    Published Jun 3, 2024 WASHINGTON — A report published today by the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) shows that one out of five Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are not covered by any kind of health insurance or health care plan,...

    NILC Statement on Standalone Senate Border Bill Vote

    NILC Statement on Standalone Senate Border Bill Vote

    Published May 23, 2024 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center and Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement in response to the failed Senate border bill vote led by...

    Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Block Oklahoma’s Unconstitutional HB 4156

    Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Block Oklahoma’s Unconstitutional HB 4156

    Published May 23, 2024 OKLAHOMA CITY — Civil rights groups today challenged Oklahoma’s HB 4156, a far-reaching, harmful new law that would create a state system to regulate immigration that completely bypasses and conflicts with federal law and would have...

    National Immigration Law Center Announces Campaign to Protect K-12 Public Education Access for All Children

    National Immigration Law Center Announces Campaign to Protect K-12 Public Education Access for All Children

    Published May 22, 2024 WASHINGTON — A coalition of 35 organizations, led by the National Immigration Law Center, launched Education for All – a new campaign to protect access to K-12 public education for all kids, regardless of their immigration...

    Community Members Wrongfully Denied Visas from Trump’s Muslim Ban Win Major Agreement to Repair Far-Reaching Harms

    Community Members Wrongfully Denied Visas from Trump’s Muslim Ban Win Major Agreement to Repair Far-Reaching Harms

    Published May 15, 2024 SAN FRANCISCO, C.A. — In an unwavering assertion of people’s rights to find safety and a better life, a federal judge has approved a major agreement that provides a clear visa reconsideration process, including waived application fees, to...

    NILC Statement on Biden Admin Asylum Change  

    NILC Statement on Biden Admin Asylum Change  

    Published May 9, 2024 WASHINGTON — Raha Wala, VP of strategic partnerships and advocacy at the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s new proposed regulation to change the asylum...

    NILC Celebrates Announcement of Final Rule Allowing DACA Recipients to Access Affordable Care Act Coverage

    NILC Celebrates Announcement of Final Rule Allowing DACA Recipients to Access Affordable Care Act Coverage

    Published May 3, 2024 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s move to lift Affordable Care Act restrictions for DACA...

    2023 DACA Survey Shows Economic Progress, Continued Uncertainty as Litigation Drags On

    2023 DACA Survey Shows Economic Progress, Continued Uncertainty as Litigation Drags On

    Published Mar 25, 2024 WASHINGTON — Since 2012, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has served as a beacon of hope for more than 835,000 undocumented immigrants who call the United States their...

    Immigrant Texans and Border Organization Sue to Block Extremist Anti-Immigrant State Law

    Immigrant Texans and Border Organization Sue to Block Extremist Anti-Immigrant State Law

    Published Mar 12, 2024 AUSTIN, Texas — Texas residents and a local nonprofit organization are challenging the state’s new anti-immigrant law, known as S.B. 4, in federal court as unconstitutional.

    NILC Statement on 2024 State of the Union

    NILC Statement on 2024 State of the Union

    Published Mar 7, 2024 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement in response to the 2024 State of the...

    NILC Taps Kate Kahan as Executive Vice President of Programs

    NILC Taps Kate Kahan as Executive Vice President of Programs

    Published Feb 15, 2024 WASHINGTON — The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and NILC Immigrant Justice Fund (IJF) this week welcomed Kate Kahan, a nationally recognized advocate for racial and economic justice, as executive vice president of...