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    NILC Statement on Border Deal Vote

    NILC Statement on Border Deal Vote

    Published Feb 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 Senate vote to consider a deal that would decimate the U.S. asylum system in...

    NILC Statement on the Supplemental Funding Deal

    NILC Statement on the Supplemental Funding Deal

    Published Feb 4, 2024 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to the released text of the supplemental funding deal that would decimate the U.S. asylum system, among other dangerous...

    NILC Statement on DHS Policy to Renew Protections for Workers Asserting Their Rights

    NILC Statement on DHS Policy to Renew Protections for Workers Asserting Their Rights

    Published Jan 17, 2024 WASHINGTON — Jessie Hahn, senior labor and employment policy attorney at the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s announcement of a process for workers who...

    Federal Court Orders Indiana to Allow Access to Driver’s Licenses for Residents with Humanitarian Protections Regardless of Country of Origin

    Federal Court Orders Indiana to Allow Access to Driver’s Licenses for Residents with Humanitarian Protections Regardless of Country of Origin

    Published Jan 11, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A federal district court in Indiana today entered a preliminary injunction ordering the state to remove restrictions on accessing Indiana driver’s licenses or identification cards for residents who live in the state...

    NILC Welcomes Murad Awawdeh to its Board of Directors

    NILC Welcomes Murad Awawdeh to its Board of Directors

    Published Jan 2, 2024 WASHINGTON — The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) today announced the addition of Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director of the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), to the NILC board of...

    Immigrant Rights Groups Demand Accountability for ‘Gross Violations of Human Rights’ at Open-Air Detention Sites at U.S.-Mexico Border

    Immigrant Rights Groups Demand Accountability for ‘Gross Violations of Human Rights’ at Open-Air Detention Sites at U.S.-Mexico Border

    Published Dec 13, 2023 JACUMBA, Calif. — Seven immigrant rights organizations lodged an urgent federal complaint this week against the Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) and its Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...

    NILC Statement on Negotiations to Trade Anti-Immigrant Restrictions for Foreign Aid

    NILC Statement on Negotiations to Trade Anti-Immigrant Restrictions for Foreign Aid

    Published Dec 8, 2023 WASHINGTON —Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to reports that the Biden administration is entertaining Republican demands for more extreme anti-immigrant...

    NILC Statement Condemning Anti-Immigrant Texas Bill SB 4

    NILC Statement Condemning Anti-Immigrant Texas Bill SB 4

    Published Nov 15, 2023 AUSTIN, Texas — Lisa Graybill, vice president of law and policy at the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to the passage of Texas Senate Bill...

    NILC Statement on Reports that Biden Admin is Negotiating Changes to Asylum

    NILC Statement on Reports that Biden Admin is Negotiating Changes to Asylum

    Published Nov 3, 2023 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to reports that the Biden administration is...

    NILC Statement on District Court Ruling Against DACA

    NILC Statement on District Court Ruling Against DACA

    Published Sep 13, 2023 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to a ruling from U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas finding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...

    Lawsuit Claims Indiana Law Discriminates Based on National Origin

    Lawsuit Claims Indiana Law Discriminates Based on National Origin

    Published Sep 1, 2023 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana and the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of five Haitian immigrants who want to obtain an Indiana driver’s license or identification...

    NILC Launches “Freedom to Thrive” Portrait Pop Ups Across the Country

    NILC Launches “Freedom to Thrive” Portrait Pop Ups Across the Country

    Published Aug 28, 2023 Today, The National Immigration Law Center launches their “Freedom to Thrive” portrait sessions starting in California, with Tennessee and Texas sessions planned later this...

    NILC Welcomes Eric Ha to its Board of Directors

    NILC Welcomes Eric Ha to its Board of Directors

    Published Jul 26, 2023 The National Immigration Law Center today announced the addition of Eric Ha, the Chief Administrative Officer at the International Justice Mission, to the NILC board of directors.

    NILC Statement on Court Order Blocking Biden Admin’s Asylum Restrictions

    NILC Statement on Court Order Blocking Biden Admin’s Asylum Restrictions

    Published Jul 25, 2023 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California’s order...

    NILC Statement on the Supreme Court Decision in Affirmative Action Case

    NILC Statement on the Supreme Court Decision in Affirmative Action Case

    Published Jun 29, 2023 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action programs...