Who We Are
For more than 50 years, the National Immigration Project has litigated, advocated, educated, and built bridges across movements to ensure that those most impacted by the immigration and criminal systems are uplifted and supported.
Federal Court Delivers Major Blow to Trump Detention Policy of Jailing Immigrants With No Hearing, No Explanation
On July 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that people facing immigration detention have the right to meaningful due process protections and must be afforded a bond hearing within 90 days. The decision deals a major blow to the Trump administration’s new mass detention efforts, rejecting the government’s argument that it can detain people without ever having to justify it to a judge.
Highlights of Our Work
National Immigration Project Responds to Supreme Court Decisions
Read our statements in response to the June 30 and June 25 U.S. Supreme Court decisions striking down Trump's executive order denying birthright citizenship, clearing the way for the Trump administration to strip Temporary Protected Status from more than 350,000 Haitians and Syrians, and ruling that people fleeing danger have no right to even ask for asylum until their feet cross onto U.S. soil.
Practice Alert: Guidance on Adjustment of Status for SIJS Youth
This practice alert gives a background on SIJS and adjustment of status under INA § 245(h), provides legal arguments for a “juvenile-based” reading, discusses potential roadblocks to successfully advancing these arguments, and provides tips for advising clients about this approach.