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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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.

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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)...

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    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...