Jessie Fuentes’ family has lived in Eagle Pass for generations. While navigating through the Rio Grande, he tells us about how migration has always been a part of life in their border community. Let’s make a shift in how we handle migration towards a more compassionate approach.

📢NEW: We are one of 15 orgs who wrote to campus administrations nationwide about needed responses to campus activism in solidarity with Palestine. Our letter demands meaningful engagement of student activism that center free speech & academic freedom: tinyurl.com/5dzeksyc

🧵Last year, a federal court approved a settlement agreement for immigrant families torn apart under Trump’s Zero-Tolerance policy. The decision gives nearly 5,000 parents + children a new opportunity to seek asylum. However, the gov won’t provide families a lawyer to help them.

Our reaction to Biden's draconian EO: Cruel policy is latest consequence of the Biden admin's fundamental lack of vision ⬇️

Our full statement denouncing President Biden's extremist executive order gutting asylum protections can be found here: tinyurl.com/2kf3kyp6

Biden’s proclamation is a betrayal to Indigenous peoples who are seeking refuge & safety. "The modern laws and systems that exist today are directly against the human rights of Indigenous Peoples," says Nana Teresa of the Maya Mam Nation & founding Board Member of MayanLeague.

BREAKING: We're suing the Biden Administration along with the ACLU, National Immigrant Justice Center , CGRS on behalf of Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, and RAICES .

MIRC staff members attended the Crimes & Immigration Seminar hosted by NIPNLG, while in Chicago for the AILA conference! Our team is learning new skills so that we can better serve our clients and Michigan's immigrant communities. 💪🏾

The National Immigration Project is a political & legal home for our members—the place where you can get answers to difficult legal questions, learn skills & access resources, connect with broader advocacy efforts, & more. Join or renew your membership➡️bit.ly/3RLK7fN

Celebrating a landmark victory! Our co-founder, Miliyon Ethiopis, granted asylum after 2️⃣3️⃣ years. Huge thanks to David Bennion from @freemigrationproj, Michelle Mendez from @nipnlg. A big step for stateless people in the U.S.! unitedstateless.org/post/outcome-i…

Today, after a long legal battle, Miliyon Ethiopis was finally granted asylum! 🎉 Michelle Mendez, NIPNLG Director of Legal Resources & Training, & David Bennion, Free Migration Project ED, were co-counsel on Mr. Ethiopis' case. Read the full story ➡️ unitedstateless.org/post/outcome-i…

The National Immigration Project is a political & legal home for our members—the place where you can get answers to difficult legal questions, learn skills & access resources, connect with broader advocacy efforts, & more. Join or renew your membership➡️bit.ly/3RLK7fN

🆕Yesterday, DHS extended the grant period for Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement (DALE) from 2 years to 4 years. The strengthening of DALE is a momentous milestone! Learn more in this new blog post by Joseph Lin, DALE Staff Attorney at NIPNLG ➡️ nipnlg.org/news/dale-work…

ICYMI: 17 Chinese immigrant workers have won a $60k settlement from former employer, Lee’s Deli restaurant. The victory is especially notable given the difficulty of recovering unpaid wages after a business closure. Read more: asianlawcaucus.org/news-resources…

In response to the DEA’s proposed rule to reschedule marijuana, IJN calls for its full deschedule. Combatting the criminalization of immigrants means fighting the so-called War on Drugs and its devastating impacts on communities of color– including deportation + detention.

Despite his return, Alex continues to face the impact of his marijuana conviction every day, and he’s not remotely alone in this situation. We don’t need marijuana rescheduled, we need the administration to *deschedule* marijuana! Read our full comment: immigrantjusticenetwork.org/resources/immi…

VICTORY: Our class action settlement with Amica Center for Immigrant Rights and NIPNLG will require ICE to RELEASE multiple people who are immigrants from unlawful detention – and establish a procedure for releasing dozens more! Our statement: acluva.org/en/press-relea…

ICYMI: NIPNLG Free Them All VA & DWN filed a civil rights complaint w/ DHS’s CRCL for inhumane conditions & abuse at Farmville Detention Center, including the reckless use of pepper spray in enclosed units. The Biden admin must #ShutDownFarmville. Read: nipnlg.org/sites/default/…

#BREAKING: Alongside Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, ACLU and NIPNLG, we have released a new report revealing overwhelming evidence of abuse and inhumane treatment at nine immigration detention facilities across Louisiana. Learn more: laaclu.org/irp #EndtheGainonPain

The New Orleans #Louisiana ICE Field Office (“NOLA ICE”) detains over 6,000 immigrants each day, more than any other state in the U.S. but Texas. Our new human rights report shares first-hand accounts from detained people of abuse and degrading conditions in NOLA ICE jails,