Heidi Altman is the Vice President of Policy at NILC. She previously served as the Director of Policy at the National Immigrant Justice Center and the Legal Director for the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition. Heidi’s work focuses on federal legislative and administrative advocacy to advance the rights of immigrant communities.
Her background includes years of supervising and providing deportation defense to people facing immigration court and appellate proceedings, and building programs to defend the rights of those in the criminal-legal-to-deportation pipeline in New York and Virginia. Heidi is a graduate of New York University School of Law.
Planes de registro de Trump: lo que sabemos hasta ahora
Mar 4, 2025 La administración de Trump anunció que exigiría que algunos inmigrantes indocumentados se registraran ante el gobierno federal. Esto es lo que sabemos hasta ahora (a partir del 4 de marzo de 2025):...
Trump Registry Plans: What We Know So Far
Mar 4, 2025 The Trump administration announced it would require some undocumented immigrants to register with the federal government. Here’s what we know so far (as of March 4, 2025).
5 cosas que debes saber sobre la Ley Laken Riley
Jan 10, 2025 El proyecto de ley Laken Riley no es una medida de seguridad pública, sino más bien un ataque a las protecciones constitucionales establecidas que no contribuiría nada a la seguridad de las comunidades si se promulgara como...
10 Ways the Budget Reconciliation Bill’s Immigration Enforcement Funds Put Us All At Risk
Heidi Altman and Jennifer Whitlock
Apr 2, 2025 This explainer describes how a budget reconciliation bill will unlock the Trump administration’s ability to experiment with new and heightened authoritarian tactics through immigration enforcement, threatening basic constitutional rights and...