JAC: Biden’s Asylum Ban Halts Fundamental Right to Seek Safety FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Biden administration just finalized a rule that drastically restricts access to the U.S. asylum system. Below is a statement from Esther Sung, Legal Director at Justice Action Center: “Freedom includes the right to seek safety, to…

JAC: Post-Title 42 DHS and DOS Policies A Mixed Bag FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Biden Administration today announced a series of policies to process asylum seekers and those who wish to enter the country after Title 42 expires on May 11. These policies include regional processing centers in Latin America,…

District Court Grants U.S. Citizens’ Motion to Intervene in Texas v. DHS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2023 Contacts: JAC: tasha.moro@justiceactioncenter.org; 323-450-7269 UCLA CILP: burgess@law.ucla.edu; 626-497-2341 RAICES: media@raicestexas.org; 832-299-8958 VICTORIA, TEXAS — A federal district court in Texas has granted a motion by seven U.S. citizens over the objection of plaintiff states to become parties…

JAC: Biden’s Move to Expand ACA for DACA Recipients Would Make the Country Healthier FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2023 LOS ANGELES-The Biden administration has announced intent to remove the rule excluding DACA recipients from access to health care through the Affordable Care Act. This move comes nearly 11 years after the Obama administration determined…

U.S. Citizens and Leading Immigrant Rights Groups File Intervention in Texas v. DHS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2023 Contacts: JAC: tasha.moro@justiceactioncenter.org; 323-450-7269 UCLA CILP: burgess@law.ucla.edu; 626-497-2341 RAICES: media@raicestexas.org; 832-299-8958 VICTORIA, TEXAS — A schoolteacher, a retiree, a doctor, and four other U.S. citizens asked a federal district court to allow them to become parties to…

JAC: Babies, Kids, and Families Do Not Belong Behind Barbed Wire FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2023 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…

JAC: Biden’s Asylum Ban Revives the Worst of Anti-Immigrant Policies; Should Not Be Implemented FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2023 “The Biden Administration’s proposed rule would send asylum seekers back to danger, separate families, and cost lives, as human rights advocates have been asserting for weeks. In addition to violating international treaties and domestic law,…

62 Organizations File Amicus Brief in the Supreme Court on Title 42’s Deadly Impact FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2023 Contacts: Human Rights First: Meredith MacKenzie de Silva, hrf@westendstrategy.com, (202) 412-4270 Justice Action Center: Tasha Moro, tasha.moro@justiceactioncenter.org, (323) 450-7269 WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, 62 organizations urged the Supreme Court to deny a belated attempt by several states…

JAC Condemns Biden’s Plans to Revive Trump Era Asylum Ban FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C.-Hours before President Biden delivered his second State of the Union, his administration filed a brief in Arizona v. Mayorkas before the Supreme Court reiterating its intentions of implementing an asylum ban. Below is a statement by Lauren…

Stephen Miller Strikes Again, Targeting Immigration Parole Program to Further White Nationalism Through the Courts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2023 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…