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NILC President Kica Matos Condemns DHS Assault on United States Senator Alex Padilla
WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla was assaulted and violently removed from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference in the Los Angeles Federal Building:
“Donald Trump and his cabinet are systematically attacking our democracy – in Los Angeles and across the country. Watching armed federal agents wrestle a United States senator conducting legitimate congressional oversight to the ground should infuriate every person of conscience in this country. These thugs in uniform deliberately ignored Senator Padilla when he identified himself. All they saw was a big brown man and decided to treat him like they have been treating immigrants of color.
“We must confront this attack with unity and solidarity. Everyone should speak out. It is our very democracy that is at stake.”
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Federal Court Strikes Down Trump’s Discriminatory 75-Country Visa Ban
Published Aug 21, 2026 In a major victory for families, fairness, and the rule of law, a federal court in New York struck down the Trump administration’s blanket, nationality-based “public charge” ban on immigrant visa processing for people from 75...
CLINIC v. Rubio
This lawsuit challenges the Trump administration’s sweeping suspension of immigrant visa processing for people from 75 countries.
Last update: Aug 21, 2026
Community Alert: Traveling on “advance parole” now triggers 3- and 10-year bars
Published Aug 17, 2026 The Board of Immigration Appeals has changed the consequences of traveling on “advance parole.” If you are thinking about traveling outside the U.S. on “advance parole” and you have been in the U.S. without permission for 180+ days, now...
NILC Statement on ICE’s Plan to Buy Electric Shock Gloves
Published Aug 12, 2026 Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to reports that ICE is planning to spend up to $20 million on electric shock...