After court ruling, Title 42 continues in violation of U.S. and international law

Right before Title 42 was set to end last week, a federal judge issued a ruling preventing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from stopping Title 42 expulsions at the border. Title 42 was implemented two years ago--using the COVID-19 pandemic as false justification--in order to block Black, Brown, and Indigenous people from seeking safety in the United States. The policy has harmed millions of people and violates U.S. and international law which gives people the right to seek asylum. However, following lawsuits by opposing states, a federal judge decided to keep Title 42 in place. About the ruling, NIJC Senior Policy Analyst Azadeh Erfani said, "Title 42 is an unlawful and racist policy that must end immediately." Read NIJC's statement.

Action alert: Tell Congress to end Title 42

With the recent court ruling that delayed the termination of Title 42, we need members of Congress to speak up louder than ever to condemn this policy. Title 42 is the border policy with racist roots that blocks people seeking refuge at the U.S. border in violation of U.S. and international law.

TAKE ACTION NOW: Tell your members of Congress to support the termination of Title 42 and to welcome people seeking refuge.

New initiative expands legal representation for immigrants in detention

Last month, NIJC launched the Midwest Immigrant Defenders Alliance (MIDA) to expand access to legal representation for people in detention facing deportation. We're thrilled to join our partners The Resurrection Project, The Immigration Project, and the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender to build this model for universal representation for people in detention. Read more about the universal representation pilot program.

IN THE NEWS: The Chicago Sun-Times spoke to NIJC's Diana Rashid about MIDA and the importance of expanding access to lawyers for people in detention.

NIJC's Human Rights Awards is two weeks away!

In just two weeks, we'll be celebrating human rights champions at NIJC's Human Rights Awards! We can't wait to hear from our keynote speaker, Dan-el Padilla Peralta, Princeton University professor and author of the memoir, Undocumented: A Dominican Boy’s Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League.

Get your in-person tickets before we sell out or register for the virtual Human Rights Awards:
https://immigrantjustice.org/HumanRightsAwards

Wednesday, June 15, 2022
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. CT
Hilton Chicago, 58 E. Balbo Drive, Chicago, IL 60605

Virtual event:
Thursday, June 16, 2022
4:30 - 5:15 p.m. CT

2022 Awardees:

Keynote & Jeanne M. and Joseph P. Sullivan Award: Dan-el Padilla Peralta
Human Rights Corporate Award: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Human Rights Practitioner Award: Elizabeth Lopez of United Airlines
Community Change Award: Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

See more about the awardees and RSVP for the in-person and virtual Human Rights Awards:
https://immigrantjustice.org/HumanRightsAwards