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STATEMENT: BIA Decision Turns Advance Parole Into a Trap for DACA Recipients and Others 

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WASHINGTON, DC – Justice Action Center condemned a new decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals issued last week that reverses a longstanding protection for people who plan to travel abroad with the government’s permission through advance parole, potentially exposing them to a ten-year barrier to obtaining permanent legal status.  Karen Tumlin, founder and executive

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Federal Court Orders Trump Administration to Stop Starving Legal Services for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children 

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OAKLAND, CA — Today, a federal court ordered the Trump administration to release withheld funding for legal services for unaccompanied immigrant children by 12 p.m. PT on Friday, August 7, after nearly nine months of the administration failing to comply with the court’s preliminary injunction order.  The order requires the government to pay nonprofit organizations

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Supreme Court Rebuffs Trump Administration’s Attempt to End Birthright Citizenship 

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated ruling today in Trump v. Barbara, rejecting the Trump Administration’s attempt to end birthright citizenship through executive order.  Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director of Justice Action Center, issued the following statement:  “Today’s decision makes clear what should never have been in question: presidents do not get to rewrite

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As DACA Delays Mount, Immigrant Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration for Answers

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Yesterday, a group of national and Bay Area-based immigrant rights organizations filed a lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security agencies after the agencies failed to respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking records related to mounting delays in the processing of DACA renewal applications.  For months, DACA recipients across the

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