Press Releases and Statements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Yesterday, a Texas district judge blocked the Biden administration’s continued attempt to terminate the deadly Remain in Mexico program. The following is a statement by Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director of Justice Action Center: “Once again, a single district court in Texas has wrongfully stepped in trying to dictate asylum and foreign relations for […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK—Today, on behalf of plaintiffs Justice for Migrant Families Western New York, Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York (PLS), and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR); co-counsel Justice Action Center, PLS, RFKHR, and pro bono counsel Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit to obtain records from

Voters in the 2022 midterm elections have prioritized the need for true solutions to issues challenging the country that prioritize freedom, democracy, and safety. The following is a statement by Laura Flores, Skadden Fellow at Justice Action Center: “Voters have made clear the urgency for better living conditions and protections, including within our immigration and asylum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Despite the Guantánamo Bay’s history of human rights violations, the Biden Administration is considering detaining Haitian asylum seekers at the U.S. naval base in Cuba amid the increasingly deadly instability in Haiti that has forced thousands to flee. The following is a statement by Tasha Moro, Communications Director at Justice Action Center: “It is unconscionable that

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopia. Below is a statement from Laura Flores, Skadden Fellow at Justice Action Center: “Today’s DHS designation of TPS for Ethiopia is welcome news for the 30,000 Ethiopians currently in the U.S. who will be able to work and contribute

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW ORLEANS—Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the State of Texas in Texas v. USA, the federal case challenging the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Below is a statement from Karen Tumlin, founder and director of Justice Action Center: “Today’s Fifth Circuit’s ruling on DACA is yet another example

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK—Today, Black-led immigrant justice organizations Haitian Bridge Alliance, UndocuBlack Network, and African Communities Together filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) complaint in the Southern District of New York seeking records from the U.S. government on the abuse of Haitian asylum seekers in Del Rio, TX last year. Nearly a year after the original request was submitted on October

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.– On the first anniversary of their attempt to seek safety in Del Rio, Texas, Haitian asylum seekers who endured abuse and inhumane conditions at the hands of the federal government are speaking out and demanding accountability. In the year since viral photos of abuse at the U.S-Mexico border sparked international

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES — The Biden administration published a new regulation to better define Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, but doesn’t make any substantial changes to modernize the program. The program, which has been in place since August 2012, has provided protection from deportation and work authorization to hundreds of thousands of applicants,