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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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...
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...