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March 7, 2024
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NILC Statement on 2024 State of the Union
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 Union:
“Tonight, President Biden missed an opportunity to truly distinguish himself from his predecessor on immigration. Rather than embracing the policies he articulated on his first day in office, the President instead doubled down on the Senate’s failed border bill and parroted dehumanizing Republican rhetoric about immigrants. We urge the President to do better.”
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How the Biden Administration’s Expanded Asylum Ban Puts Lives at Risk and Contradicts American Values
Sep 30, 2024 This policy brief analyzes the Biden administration’s decision to finalize and expand its asylum ban first established in an interim final rule in June 2024.
NILC Statement on Move to Permanently Enforce Asylum Restrictions by the Biden Administration
Sep 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration's regulation that would permanently enforce the sweeping asylum restrictions it implemented over...
The Orantes Injunction: Protections for Detained Salvadorans After a Worksite Raid
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Frequently Asked Questions: The Orantes Injunction
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