Five reasons to end immigrant detention

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) uses taxpayer dollars to jail tens of thousands of people without appointed counsel and often without access to bond hearings. The current immigrant detention system is a result of the same racist policies that built systems of mass incarceration and we call on elected officials to end it. On the same day we released our report about ending detention, a whistleblower complaint from a nurse detailed horrific treatment of detained individuals including dangerous medical practices and neglect during COVID-19. See our new report outlining five reasons to end immigrant detention now.

ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Check out our Instagram slideshow about the report. 

Southern border remains closed indefinitely

Last week, the Trump administration issued its final rule closing the border indefinitely using a bogus public health rationale. The reality is that the administration closed the border to asylum seekers long before COVID-19. NIJC's Azadeh Erfani explains how closing the border was a racist distraction from a failed COVID-19 response and why we never should have done it in the first place.

Webinar: Defending the right to asylum

Policy Corner: Defending the right to asylum — a Sisyphean task
October 6, 2020
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT
Online via webinar
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Forty years ago, Congress created an asylum system to ensure that the U.S. protects those seeking refuge from persecution and follows international law. Asylum law did not stay uniform, however, with the past four years bruising and abusing it beyond recognition. As we approach 2021, NIJC reviews the state of asylum today and how you can advocate for and defend the timeless right to seek asylum. Register now: bit.ly/PC10620

NIJC's Policy Corner events are monthly presentations open to all community members and pro bono attorneys to update you on the latest policy matters affecting immigration.