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May 9, 2025
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NILC to Trump Administration: We are Prepared to Fight Any Attempt to Suspend Habeas Corpus in Court
WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller confirmed the Trump administration is considering suspending habeas corpus – the right of anyone to challenge their detention in court – for immigrants targeted in its ongoing unconstitutional assault on immigrant communities.
“We have a very clear message for Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and everyone in the administration considering suspending habeas corpus to further their unconstitutional assault on immigrant communities and our democracy: we will fight and defeat you in court.”
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What’s the Alternative? Instead of Detention Centers, Use Warehouses for Communities
Published Jul 7, 2026 ICE wants to use abandoned warehouses to jail immigrants on a mass scale for indefinite periods. This resource highlights alternatives uses for these spaces—from libraries to office parks—that would strengthen communities...
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...
What’s in Congress’s New ICE Funding Law?
Published Jun 11, 2026
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.