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September 30, 2024
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NILC Statement on Move to Permanently Enforce Asylum Restrictions by the Biden Administration
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 summer:
“The Biden administration’s decimation of asylum is disappointing and alarming. It will further endanger the lives of people forced to leave their homes in search of safety while also exposing thousands of people to persecution and abuse. Doubling down on harsh, enforcement-only measures will cement President Biden’s shameful legacy of bringing our asylum system to a screeching halt, reneging on our legal and moral commitments as a welcoming nation.
“We urge the Biden administration to reverse course immediately. Closing the door to asylum will never be the solution to global forced migration challenges.”
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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...
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...
NILC Sues to Stop Trump’s Unlawful Expulsion of Hundreds of Guatemalan Children
Published Aug 31, 2025 The National Immigration Law Center today filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from unlawfully expelling hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children from the United...
The US Must Keep its Promises to LGBTQ+ Immigrants
Elizabeth Choo
Published Jun 22, 2026 The government’s refusal to provide humanitarian relief to transgender immigrants is just one of the ways the Trump administration is attacking the LGBTQ+ community.