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Nonprofits Sue the Department of Health & Human Services to Restore Legal Access for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Justice Action Center announced the filing of a federal lawsuit against the government for shutting down critical legal representation programs for unaccompanied immigrant children. The lawsuit, filed against the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and […]

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Veterans, Ukrainians and Others Join Legal Challenge to Protect Parole as Lawyers File Motion for Preliminary Injunction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON—Veterans, active-duty members of the military, Ukrainians, and others have joined a newly expanded Svitlana Doe v. Noem, challenging the Trump Administration’s termination of humanitarian parole processes and the blanket pause of parole programs that have thrown their lives in chaos. The lawsuit now challenges the Trump administration’s unlawful termination of Central

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U.S. Sponsors and Beneficiaries Sue Over Trump’s Attempt to End Humanitarian Parole 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON—Eight beneficiaries, three sponsors, and organizational plaintiff Haitian Bridge Alliance—from Massachusetts, New York, Georgia, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and San Diego—are suing the Trump Administration following its unprecedented decision to end crucial humanitarian parole processes. These include: Uniting for Ukraine, Operation Allies Welcome, and the process that includes Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, known

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Trump Administration’s Cruel and Reckless Plans to Revoke the Legal Status of CHNV Humanitarian Parole Beneficiaries Will Inflict Harm Upon Communities Nationwide

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.— CBS reported today that the Trump administration is preparing to revoke the lawful status of humanitarian parole beneficiaries from the program that includes Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (also known as “CHNV humanitarian parole”). Here is a statement from Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director of Justice Action Center: President Trump’s

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Trump Signs Several Executive Orders Stripping All Humanity from U.S. Immigration System

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, President Trump signed a flurry of executive orders that, if not blocked in the courts, would fundamentally alter how immigrants are welcomed and treated in the United States. The orders, which include mandates to terminate birthright citizenship for many and deploy the military to target people seeking safety at the

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On Inauguration Day, JAC Renews Commitment to Justice and Dignity for All

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES—Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as President of the United States this morning, and with that comes what we expect to be a slate of new executive orders regarding immigrants and immigration. Taken together, this policy agenda presents a dystopian figure of mass deportation, border militarization, and family separation. Below is

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JAC: White House Occupants May Change, Our Mission Remains the Same

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES – Major news outlets have now projected that Donald J. Trump will once again be President of the United States. As a candidate, Trump made a variety of disparaging statements about immigrant communities and outlined his plans for mass deportation. Below is a statement from Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director

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