Angela M. Banks, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

December 30, 2022 at 8:00 PM

The power of your support

Hello, I’m Angela Banks, the Board Chair of the National Immigration Law Center. I want to take a moment today to remind you of the power of your support of NILC’s work at this critical time. Over the past few weeks, we have been humbled by the gifts we’ve received…

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  National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

December 30, 2022 at 6:01 PM

Rounding out 2022

Friend, Since a lot of folks are busy rounding out 2022 and preparing for the year ahead, we’ll keep this email short. Before you log off the weekend and the new year, will you add a donation to help us reach our critical $1 million year-end goal by midnight tomorr…

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  Raha Wala, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

December 26, 2022 at 10:01 PM

Reflecting on this year's wins

Folks, Our fight in the immigrant justice movement can often be a long and difficult road. But in our work, it’s critical to celebrate our victories and the progress that has been made across the movement. Here are just some of the highlights: In court, NILC secur…

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  Victoria Ballesteros, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

December 24, 2022 at 10:01 PM

It’s simple: Our bodies = our futures = our choice

Friend, In the wake of this year’s disastrous Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson — the decision that overturned nearly half a century of constitutionally-protected abortion rights established in Roe v. Wade — NILC released a Know Your Rights resource to help …

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  Victoria Ballesteros, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

December 24, 2022 at 5:01 PM

Immigrant workers

Friend, Whether it is caring for our most vulnerable, teaching our kids, rebuilding after climate disasters, or keeping us fed — immigrants are crucial to who we are as a nation. They always have been, and always will be. Millions of immigrants contribute to this c…

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  Tiffanie Luckett, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

December 23, 2022 at 6:01 PM

Your donation’s impact

Friend — did you catch NILC Policy Associate Diana Pliego’s DACA story last week? I’m forwarding along in case you missed it; we’ve dropped it below and hope you’ll join our end-of-year push to raise $1 million by December 31. With your generosity, we’ll reach our …

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  Lisa Graybill, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

December 22, 2022 at 6:00 PM

An important step toward achieving justice

Friend, This fall, a federal court granted preliminary approval of a class settlement in our lawsuit challenging what was at the time the largest workplace raid in a decade. Four years ago, DHS and IRS agents illegally targeted and detained our clients and a class …

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  Diana Pliego, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

December 16, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Awaiting another court decision on DACA

Friend, I am a DACA recipient. Like so many others, I was devastated by the Fifth Circuit decision in October ruling DACA to be unlawful. The case was sent back to the lower court to decide the fate of the program and the futures of more than 600,000 young immigran…

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  Diana Pliego, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

December 15, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Agripina, Francisco, Karina, Amari, Ana, and me

Friend, I’m going to be blunt — the writing is on the wall, DACA is coming to an end and Congress has just a little over two weeks to do something about it. This is not about politics or party affiliation, it is about hundreds of thousands of people who are firmly …

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  Victoria Ballesteros, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

December 12, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Thanks for watching and supporting our work!

Friend, As part of our year-end DACA series, we’re sharing an explainer video on the need and urgency for Congress to make good on its promise to secure a pathway to citizenship for immigrant youth. WATCH VIDEO Congress must act now. Immigrant yo…

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  Lisa Graybill, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

December 7, 2022 at 5:30 PM

Justice Kagan referenced our amicus brief

Friend, A few months ago, I wrote to you about an important NILC legal filing and now, I have an exciting update to share — last week, during Supreme Court oral arguments, Justice Kagan referenced our amicus brief’s argument on judge shopping in Texas. If you’ll re…

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  Tiffanie Luckett, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

December 5, 2022 at 8:00 PM

DACA: Congress must act NOW

Friend, Throughout the year, we’ve shared in significant milestones, legal victories, disappointing court decisions, and movement-building work around the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. After a decade of living in limbo, it’s past time for DAC…

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  Sara Gould, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

December 2, 2022 at 6:01 PM

Nice to meet you, friend!

Friend, A few weeks ago, Marielena introduced me as the Interim Executive Director of NILC, and now I am working every day alongside our dedicated staff to further our mission: defending and advancing immigrants’ rights. While I’m new to this role, I am deeply fami…

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  Sara Gould, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

November 30, 2022 at 2:01 AM

The last time we’re reaching out

Friend, As the end of Giving Tuesday draws near, we’re reaching out one final time to make sure you have an opportunity to add your donation before our drive closes at midnight. A significant part of our fundraising revenue comes from online donations to emails lik…

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  Tiffanie Luckett, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

November 29, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Our 24-hour fundraising push

Friend — Giving Tuesday happens just one day each year. That’s why we’re reaching out to you to ask if you’ll join in on our 24-hour, $50,000 fundraising push. This is one of NILC’s best opportunities to shore up our resources, which will allow us to make a meaning…

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  Sara Gould, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

November 29, 2022 at 2:02 PM

Your impact this Giving Tuesday

Friend, Today is Giving Tuesday, a day when people across the world demonstrate the power of individuals like you and organizations like ours to effect big change.  We’ve set an ambitious goal to raise $50,000 in support of our work to defend and advance the rights…

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  Tiffanie Luckett, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

November 28, 2022 at 10:14 PM

One way to make a huge impact

Before you start sifting through Giving Tuesday email appeals tomorrow, we wanted to let you know of another important day for the National Immigration Law Center: Stock Monday! Hi Friend, Before you start sifting through Giving Tuesday email appeals tomorrow, we w…

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  Tiffanie Luckett, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

November 27, 2022 at 7:01 PM

Mark your calendar

Dear friend, We are just days away from Giving Tuesday, an exciting 24-hour fundraiser where people around the world come together to support the causes that they care about. Here at the National Immigration Law Center, we have set an ambitious goal of raising $50,…

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  Diana Pliego, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

November 21, 2022 at 11:01 PM

23

Friend, In just 3 days: We worked closely with our partners to fly 23 DACA recipients from across the country to Washington, D.C. to meet with their members of Congress. We arranged meetings with 20 senators and members of their staff, urging them to take action on citize…

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  Diana Pliego, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

November 18, 2022 at 9:01 PM

SNEAK PEEK: What’s at Stake with DACA

Friend, the clock is ticking, and DACA is on borrowed time. That’s why we joined hundreds of DACA recipients and advocates in Washington, D.C. this week to urge Congress to pass permanent protections for immigrant youth, which has become all the more necessary following t…

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

October 14, 2022 at 6:01 PM

5th Circuit Decision on DACA

Friend, Last week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision on DACA, a moment for which immigrant youth, loved ones, and allies have been waiting and holding our collective breath. The ruling was troubling but expected. The Fifth Circuit largely uphel…

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

September 22, 2022 at 11:01 PM

Immigrant students and the school-to-deportation pipeline

Friend, It’s back-to-school time for millions of students across the country. Unfortunately, for many undocumented immigrants in public schools that means possibly confronting the “school-to-deportation pipeline.” If you’ve never heard that term, here is how it can…

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  Max Wolson, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

August 11, 2022 at 5:31 PM

Victory in our Muslim Ban case!

Friend,  Last week, we achieved a victory a long time in the making — a federal judge ordered the Biden administration to undo the harms of the Trump-era Muslim and African Bans and implement an effective visa reconsideration process for those who were denied famil…

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  Raha Wala, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

August 8, 2022 at 10:30 PM

Climate bill passes with NO anti-immigrant amendments

Friend, over the weekend, our federal advocacy team worked long hours urging senators to reject harmful amendments raised during a 24-hour “vote-a-rama," where an unlimited number of amendments could be added to the Inflation Reduction Act before the Senate voted on …

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

August 4, 2022 at 10:01 PM

Yesterday’s DACA decision

, yesterday, the federal court ruled in our DACA lawsuit and unfortunately declined to provide relief to our plaintiffs — nearly 100,000 class members, including first-time DACA applicants whose applications are in limbo and DACA recipients who are seeking to renew their …

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  Raha Wala, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

August 2, 2022 at 10:06 PM

URGENT: Imminent threat to our asylum system

, we need your help now more than ever. The Senate is set to vote on the upcoming budget reconciliation healthcare and climate legislation and will have to vote on a slew of anti-immigrant amendments, including one that would extend the cruel Title 42 expulsion ord…

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  Lisa Graybill, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

July 28, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Shut down Stewart Detention Center

Content warning: This email discusses sexual assault and violence. ,  Earlier this month, media reported a disturbing account of a nurse at Stewart Detention Center sexually assaulting multiple immigrant women who are currently detained by ICE. This latest story, whi…

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

July 22, 2022 at 4:31 PM

We can't wait anymore

, Last month, the Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration acted within its authority to end the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy. This victory is a testament to our movement, and we are using this momentum to ensure the Biden administration ends “Remain in Me…

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

July 19, 2022 at 5:33 PM

Our partners at Haitian Bridge Alliance

, Last week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a 500+ page report on their “investigation” into its agency’s own abuse of Haitian asylum seekers in Del Rio, Texas in September 2021. Shockingly, CBP did not interview a single Haitian who experienced …

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

July 15, 2022 at 5:33 PM

A victory in the workers’ rights movement

, For too long, undocumented people have been discouraged from reporting unfair or unsafe working conditions, out of fear of retaliation or deportation. That is starting to change. Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced it will issue letters of support fo…

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  Diana Pliego, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

July 13, 2022 at 4:03 PM

I’m doing an Instagram Takeover with HipLatina

Hi  – I’m Diana Pliego, a policy associate at NILC, an immigrant rights activist, and a DACA recipient. I’m reaching out to invite you to join me as I take over HipLatina’s Instagram today at 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT! I’ll be sharing all about DACA — where it stand…

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  Lisa Graybill, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

July 7, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Today we're in court for DACA

, Today, we are headed back to court alongside our courageous plaintiffs and co-counsel to ask the judge to order the federal government to protect tens of thousands of first-time and “extended renewal” DACA applicants who are currently in limbo. We represent a class of n…

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  Lisa Graybill, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

July 5, 2022 at 9:31 PM

Asylum victory at SCOTUS

, Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Biden has the authority to end the inhumane, Trump-era policy, “Remain in Mexico,” that strands migrants in dangerous conditions in Mexico while they await court dates in the United States. Join us in calling on the…

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  Lisa Graybill, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

July 1, 2022 at 5:32 PM

We’re heading to court on behalf of new DACA recipients

, A few weeks ago, we marked the 10th anniversary of DACA, celebrating the hundreds of thousands of immigrant youth who have been able to live, work, study and contribute to their communities in the United States without fear of deportation. We called attention to …

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

June 27, 2022 at 5:33 PM

The strength, creativity, and power of the LGBTQ+ community

Friend, All of us – regardless of where we come from, what we look like, or who we love – deserve the same opportunities to reach our full potential. We honor Pride month by celebrating our intersectional identities, particularly within the LGBTQ+ immigrant community. The…

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

June 24, 2022 at 5:35 PM

Today is a troubling day in our nation

Friend, Today is a troubling day in our nation’s history. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and upended a half-century of jurisprudence protecting the fundamental right to abortion. Individual states now have the power to restrict or ban abortion. Following the Cou…

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

June 22, 2022 at 10:03 PM

One step closer to health care for all

, Twenty-five years ago, Congress passed a law that blocked immigrants who permanently reside in the U.S. but had not had their “green card” for at least five years, among others, from accessing health care, food aid, or income assistance. It’s had devastating effects sin…

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

June 18, 2022 at 4:02 PM

Anniversary of our DACA victory

, Two years ago today, we, at the National Immigration Law Center, secured a crucial victory for immigrant youth when the Supreme Court struck down the Trump administration’s unconscionable attempt to terminate DACA. Today, in the week that DACA turns 10, I'm refle…

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

June 15, 2022 at 3:01 PM

10 facts for DACA’s 10 years

, Today is the 10th anniversary of DACA – a decade of temporary protections for certain young undocumented immigrants. In recognition of 10 years of this policy, we are sharing 10 key facts about DACA: DACA has been a transformative policy that has allowed young i…

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

June 13, 2022 at 6:01 PM

The meaning of DACA

, For 10 years, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has protected hundreds of thousands of undocumented young immigrants from deportation — allowing them to pursue their careers, meet their educational goals, and contribute more fully to their communities…

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

June 7, 2022 at 6:03 PM

This Immigrant Heritage Month

, As we face unprecedented and harrowing challenges as a country, including anti-immigrant policies, rhetoric, and attacks, it is important that we take time to care for one another and to celebrate our vibrant communities. And we at the National Immigration Law Ce…

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

June 1, 2022 at 4:04 PM

What does DACA mean to you?

, this month we mark the 10-year anniversary of the announcement of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — the transformational program through which hundreds of thousands of immigrant youth have pursued work and educational goals, better provided for themselves …

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

May 23, 2022 at 6:39 PM

Title 42 was supposed to end today

– today is the day that the Title 42 expulsion order was supposed to end, restoring access to our asylum system. Instead, late on Friday, a federal judge blocked the Biden administration from halting Title 42 expulsions while the court case proceeds. This politically-dri…

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  Tiffanie Luckett, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

May 19, 2022 at 11:11 PM

Will you invest in tomorrow’s fight for justice?

Through attack after attack, we fought through the Trump years to protect and defend immigrant communities amidst a rash of xenophobic policies. Friend, through attack after attack, we fought through the Trump years to protect and defend immigrant communities amidst a rash…

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  Raha Wala, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

May 17, 2022 at 9:09 PM

Stephen Miller: the architect of Title 42

, Title 42 – the Trump-era expulsion policy that closed asylum at the border – has been in the news for weeks. With the Senate poised to vote on continuing the shutdown of our asylum as early as this week, you can expect to see even more lies and disinformation. We’re her…

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  Victoria Ballesteros, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

May 13, 2022 at 6:09 PM

Roe v. Wade

, I was born in the early 1970s. At the time, my mother and millions of people like her did not have access to reproductive health care. In fact, my mother needed her husband’s permission to access birth control. Even after decades of progress on reproductive rights, the …

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

May 9, 2022 at 7:01 PM

We want to hear from you

, At NILC, we believe that all people who live in the U.S. should have the opportunity to achieve their full potential and the freedom to thrive. We also know that building a humane and just immigration system will take every one of us. Supporters like you make our work p…

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  Lisa Graybill, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

May 5, 2022 at 9:03 PM

Celebrating our legal victory

, Two weeks ago, we wrote to you that we were headed to court. Well, we already have a victory to report! First, a bit of NILC history: In the 1980s, we successfully secured a nationwide, permanent injunction requiring the INS (now the Department of Homeland Security…

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  Victoria Ballesteros, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

May 1, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Celebrating immigrant workers

, This International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, we are celebrating the immigrant workers who help keep our country running, growing, and thriving. Immigrants lead in our communities, keep us safe, teach our kids, take on essential jobs and do so much more to str…

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  Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center · [email protected]

April 28, 2022 at 8:31 PM

Join us in thanking senators who are supporting the end of Title 42 expulsions

, We are in a critical moment in the fight to restore our asylum system. Yesterday, a Trump-appointed federal judge temporarily paused the Biden administration from winding down the Title 42 policy before May 23rd. And now back from recess, a handful of Democratic and Rep…

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