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May 23, 2024
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NILC Statement on Standalone Senate Border Bill Vote
WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center and Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement in response to the failed Senate border bill vote led by Democrats:
“Today’s Senate vote was political theater of the worst kind. Instead of embracing MAGA lite Republican talking points, Democratic elected officials need to get serious about advancing concrete, humane solutions that welcome people with dignity. That is what Americans want.”
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Advocates for Unaccompanied Children File Lawsuit to Stop Federal Government’s Fast-Track Deportation Scheme
Published Oct 15, 2026 Legal service providers representing immigrant children filed a challenge in federal court today to stop the cruel and unlawful scheme to fast-track children’s asylum cases.
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...
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.