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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NILC Statement on SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Decision
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.
NILC Responds to SCOTUS Decisions on TPS and Asylum
NILC Responds to SCOTUS Decisions on TPS and Asylum
Published Jun 25, 2026 Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued rulings clearing the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti and...
New NILC Resource Helps Medical Staff Advocate for Patients in Immigration Custody
New NILC Resource Helps Medical Staff Advocate for Patients in Immigration Custody
Published Jun 9, 2026 The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) published new guidance today for hospitals and clinics caring for patients in immigration custody, a challenge that medical staff are increasingly facing as a result of the Trump administration’s...
NILC Welcomes Melissa Guzman to Board of Directors
NILC Welcomes Melissa Guzman to Board of Directors
Published Jun 8, 2026 WASHINGTON – The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) today announced the addition of Melissa Guzman, chief operating officer for WeAreCASA, to the organization’s board of...
Groups File Federal Lawsuit Over Tennessee’s New Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law
Groups File Federal Lawsuit Over Tennessee’s New Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law
Published Jun 4, 2026 The National Immigration Law Center, American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of Tennessee filed a federal class-action lawsuit today challenging a new Tennessee law, HB 1704, that unconstitutionally usurps federal immigration enforcement power...
NILC Statement Responding to Fifth Circuit Decision on SB 4
NILC Statement Responding to Fifth Circuit Decision on SB 4
Published Apr 24, 2026 Lynn Damiano Pearson, director of legal strategy at the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement after a federal court issued a decision allowing Texas’ SB 4 to take...
NILC Denounces DOJ’s Indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center
NILC Denounces DOJ’s Indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center
Published Apr 21, 2026 Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement after the Department of Justice announced an indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center...
NILC and IJF President Kica Matos Named to TIME’s Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World
NILC and IJF President Kica Matos Named to TIME’s Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World
Published Apr 15, 2026 TIME named Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and the Immigrant Justice Fund (IJF) to the 2026 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the...
NILC’s Freedom to Thrive Podcast Nominated for Best Podcast – Belonging & Inclusion in the 30th Annual Webby Awards
NILC’s Freedom to Thrive Podcast Nominated for Best Podcast – Belonging & Inclusion in the 30th Annual Webby Awards
Published Apr 8, 2026 WASHINGTON — The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is proud to announce that its Freedom to Thrive podcast has been nominated for best Podcasts - Belonging & Inclusion in the 30th Annual Webby...
Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Strip Rights Protections for Immigrant Children
Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Strip Rights Protections for Immigrant Children
Published Apr 7, 2026 A federal district court has rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to eliminate a 40-year-old court order protecting the due process rights of unaccompanied immigrant children in government...
NILC Statement on the Release of Antonio Yesayahu Gámez-Cuéllar from ICE Detention
NILC Statement on the Release of Antonio Yesayahu Gámez-Cuéllar from ICE Detention
Published Mar 9, 2026 McAllen, Texas— Efrén C. Olivares, vice president of litigation and legal strategy at the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after the release of Antonio Yesayahu Gámez-Cuéllar, an 18-year-old high school...
NILC Statement on Trump’s Firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
NILC Statement on Trump’s Firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Published Mar 5, 2026 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after President Trump announced he will replace Department of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin:...
Advocates Take Legal Action to Block Trump Administration’s Move to Terminate 40 Year Protections for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
Advocates Take Legal Action to Block Trump Administration’s Move to Terminate 40 Year Protections for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
Published Feb 11, 2026 The National Immigration Law Center (NILC), Public Counsel, Gilbert Carrasco, Cohen Milstein, and Quinn Emanuel are back in federal court to defend a permanent injunction that has protected unaccompanied immigrant children in U.S. custody since...
Immigrant Families, Workers, Legal Assistance Groups Challenge Trump Admin’s 75 Country Visa Ban in Federal Court
Immigrant Families, Workers, Legal Assistance Groups Challenge Trump Admin’s 75 Country Visa Ban in Federal Court
Published Feb 2, 2026 A group of United States citizens petitioning on behalf of their immigrant family members, together with working people facing exclusion from the U.S. and nonprofit organizations today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s...
Statement on Kim Kardashian’s Donation to NILC
Statement on Kim Kardashian’s Donation to NILC
Published Jan 30, 2026 NILC President Kica Matos issued the following statement on Kim Kardashian's donation to the organization.