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Second Federal Court Blocks Trump-Vance Administration’s Unlawful Innovation Ban

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO — A second federal court granted preliminary relief blocking enforcement of the Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful $100,000 H-1B visa fee — a de facto innovation ban — delivering relief to employers, workers, and communities across the country. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California’s ruling blocks enforcement of

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DHS’s New H-1B Proposed Rule Defies Logic 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Department of Homeland Security proposed a $103,265 fee on every cap-subject H-1B petition.  H-1B visas are a pathway for highly skilled workers to serve American communities and fill critical labor shortages via employer sponsorship. Below is a comment from the co-counsel team in Global Nurse Force v. Trump: 

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Educadores, abogados, y activistas hablan de ICE y las escuelas; actualizaciones en el litigio para proteger antiguas “áreas protegidas”

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PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA  Abogados, educadores, y activistas hablaron hoy con miembros de la prensa (grabación aquí) sobre cómo ICE ha impactado las comunidades escolares. Además, compartieron actualizaciones en el caso PCUN v. Mullin, intentando proteger nuestras escuelas, iglesias, y hospitales contra ICE.  Justice Action Center, Innovation Law Lab, National Education Association y American Federation of

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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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Immigrant Rights Groups Demand Answers on DACA as Trump Administration Continues Administrative Squeeze

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SAN FRANCISCO – A group of national and Bay Area-based immigrant rights groups filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request yesterday to demand answers from the Trump Administration on its operation of the popular Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Over the past several months, reports have stacked up from DACA recipients facing

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Today’s Birthright Citizenship Hearing Before SCOTUS is a Canary in the Coalmine for Our Democracy

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Trump v. Barbara, a case challenging the legality of the Trump Administration’s January 2025 executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship. More information about the lawsuit can be found here.  Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director of Justice Action Center, issued the following statement: “The

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Plaintiffs Seek Emergency Relief in Response to Rampant ICE Violence at and Around Schools and Healthcare Facilities Terrorizing Communities Nationwide

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EUGENE, Ore.— Last night, plaintiffs the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in PCUN v. Noem filed an emergency motion to stop ICE from indiscriminately operating in and around community-serving spaces, also known as sensitive locations. More than 60 educators and healthcare workers across 18 states provided testimony with the motion as a

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