FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 8, 2017
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NILC Statement on the Confirmation of Sen. Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate today voted to confirm Alabama senator Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general, the top post in the Department of Justice.
Kamal Essaheb, policy and advocacy director at the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement:
“The attorney general is the people’s lawyer. As the head of the principal arm of our government charged with protecting our rights and civil liberties, anyone taking on this role must decisively stand up to those who would attempt to undermine them.
“Sadly, given his track record of systematically marginalizing already disenfranchised communities, we are not confident that Sessions will live up to this high standard. The National Immigration Law Center will be watching closely, and we will not hesitate to hold Sessions accountable for any misstep in his running of the Justice Department.”
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California Nurses Association et al. v. Mullin et al.
This lawsuit challenges the Trump administration’s “Unlawful Voter Initiative,” a DHS policy that intimidates eligible voters of color and dissuades them from participating in civic...
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NILC Statement on Court’s Decision to Restrict DHS Investigations into Noncitizen Voting
Published Oct 22, 2026 Benjamin R. Farley, Supervisory Counsel for Democracy Defense at the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to a federal judge's decision restricting DHS from election-related investigations in nine...