Press Releases and Statements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES – The New York Times revealed that the Biden administration is considering expanding the use of family detention centers, a practice that Biden had essentially stopped. Below is a statement from Adela de la Torre, Deputy Director at Justice Action Center: “Anyone who has visited these family detention centers knows that they […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, 62 organizations urged the Supreme Court to deny a belated attempt by several states to intervene in a case challenging the use of the Title 42 public health authority to expel asylum seekers and other migrants. The pandemic-era expulsion order was first implemented by former President Trump in March 2020.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, 20 red states and Stephen Miller’s America First Legal filed a lawsuit challenging the parole program President Biden announced earlier this month that gives Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans a shot at safety in the U.S. The following is a statement by Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director of Justice Action Center: “Yet again, Stephen Miller

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