Our Team “My vision for Justice Action Center is to bring fierce courtroom advocacy to currently unseen problems and to harness the power of the digital landscape to achieve lasting justice for immigrants.” –Karen Tumlin Vanessa Rivas-Bernardy Staff Attorney Prior to joining JAC, Vanessa (she/her/hers) was an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow on the federal litigation […]
DACA has changed the lives of more than 800,000 immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. However, the future of DACA remains uncertain. JAC will keep fighting to protect DACA recipients and uplift their stories. This page features storytelling by DACA recipients, narrative research findings, and resources about the litigation challenging the program. What
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Fall 2025 Communications Internship (Part-Time; Remote) Justice Action Center seeks a Communications Intern to join our all-remote team for a fall internship in shaping narratives around immigration and defending immigrants’ rights. About JAC Justice Action Center (JAC) is a social justice organization that combines the power of storytelling with impact litigation to bring justice to
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Karen Tumlin Founder and Director Karen Tumlin (she/her/hers) is a nationally recognized impact litigator focusing on immigrants’ rights. She successfully litigated numerous cases of national significance, including a challenge to the Trump Administration’s effort to end the DACA program and the Muslim Ban, as well as the constitutional challenge to Arizona’s notorious anti-immigrant law, SB
Mission JAC uses co-equal litigation and storytelling strategies to address unmet needs and build new frameworks to tangibly improve immigrants’ lives. Vision JAC envisions a future where the freedom to move is respected, immigrant narratives are rooted in dignity and belonging, and people seeking safety can access protection through systems that value humanity over exclusion.
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