Immigrant advocates call for accountability; lead new clinics and workshops for DACA recipients and people seeking asylum.
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Advocates denounce media use of Biden administration's deportation footage We joined other organizations in calling on the media to not use or share the dehumanizing footage that ICE released of immigrant families being deported. IN THE NEWS
Heidi Altman, NIJC’s director of policy, spoke to The Hill about the U.S.’s anti-immigration stance at large and how our government needs to course correct to take a humane approach to migration. Read the full article. |
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Advocates file complaint exposing the Department of Homeland Security's reliance on faulty data about El Salvadoran immigrants NIJC, Access Now and Cristosal co-authored a complaint filed by Stanford Law School’s International Human Rights & Conflict Resolution Clinic that exposes the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s dependence on erratic information concerning immigrants from El Salvador.
Read our full statement. |
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Mother Jones details the process of unjust deportation and the impact of NIJC's Chance to Come Home campaign In a new piece, Mother Jones highlights how deeply the flaws of our immigration system hurt, punish and fail people who are important parts of our communities. NIJC Associate Policy Director Nayna Gupta, spoke about the direct impact our system has had on the members of our Chance to Come Home campaign who have been unfairly deported and uprooted from their families and homes. Read the full Mother Jones article here. |
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Celebrate an asylum win!
Congratulations to this woman on winning asylum at the Chicago Immigration Court! She was represented by NIJC and Notre Dame Law School student representatives Allison Morcus and Sarah Barritt. Send best wishes to her and her legal team on our social media pages! |
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Workshop Trainings: NIJC hosts its first pro se asylum workshops! NIJC's recent arrivals team kicked off two pro se workshops to provide legal services to people and families who recently came to Chicago in search of asylum. Our workshops would not have been possible without the invaluable support of our partners at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP who have helped people prepare and file their asylum applications! |
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People with DACA renew their status at free clinic We'd like to extend a huge thank you to the volunteer attorneys from Kirkland Ellis, NIJC's Vanessa Esparza-Lopez and the entire NIJC DACA team for another successful clinic. Congratulate our team members for their hard work on social media! |
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Upcoming Event: Join NIJC's 5K for Immigrant Justice Don't forget to mark your calendar for NIJC's hybrid, 5th Annual 5K For Immigrant Justice event! The hybrid event will take place in person in Goshen, Indiana and virtually. Race day is Saturday, October 28th and the virtual race week goes through November 4th. Don't miss out on this great chance to meet and connect with other people who support immigrant rights and help fund life-changing legal services!
Learn more about the event. |
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