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About our case
About 15 thousand New Yorkers marched in support of immigrant families and to condemn the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policies on June 30, 2018.
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Enforcement

We challenge unjust enforcement policies that rip families apart, encourage racial profiling, and undermine due process.

About 15 thousand New Yorkers marched in support of immigrant families and to condemn the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policies on June 30, 2018.
Photo Credit: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images

Overview

In recent decades, federal immigration enforcement policies and practices, including increased reliance on state and local agencies for information about non-U.S. citizens, have swept an unprecedented number of people into the detention and deportation system.

The National Immigration Law Center challenges federal, state, and local enforcement policies and laws whose main targets are low-income immigrants and their families.

Why It Matters

Unjust enforcement policies have serious consequences – they rip families apart, encourage racial profiling, and undermine due process. States and localities have also enacted laws designed to make life so difficult for immigrants that they are forced to go elsewhere.

Examples of Our Work

  • We file lawsuits against unjust enforcement policies, like the Trump administration’s Muslim Ban, and we challenge mistreatment of immigrants in Customs and Border Protection custody, setting standards that must be followed going forward. Read more about our Border & Asylum work.
  • We advocate for federal, state, and local policies that protect immigrant communities from government overreach or abuse.
  • We create resources to help community members know their rights and to bolster the work of advocates across the country.
The Latest
The Orantes Injunction: Protections for Detained Salvadorans After a Worksite Raid

The Orantes Injunction: Protections for Detained Salvadorans After a Worksite Raid

Sep 12, 2024 Information for attorneys and legal workers representing persons detained in immigration worksite raids (or in any enforcement action) about the Orantes' permanent injunction.

Frequently Asked Questions: The Orantes Injunction

Frequently Asked Questions: The Orantes Injunction

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Padres Unidos de Tulsa v. Drummond

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Case challenging the constitutionality of Oklahoma’s HB 4156, a law which seeks to usurp federal authority to regulate immigration.

Last update: Aug 29, 2024

LUPE v. TEXAS

LUPE v. TEXAS

Case challenging the constitutionality of Texas’ S.B. 4, a law which seeks to usurp federal authority to regulate immigration.

Last update: Aug 29, 2024