Asylum

Trump Administration’s Cruel and Reckless Plans to Revoke the Legal Status of CHNV Humanitarian Parole Beneficiaries Will Inflict Harm Upon Communities Nationwide

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.— CBS reported today that the Trump administration is preparing to revoke the lawful status of humanitarian parole beneficiaries from the program that includes Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (also known as “CHNV humanitarian parole”). Here is a statement from Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director of Justice Action Center: President Trump’s […]

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Trump Signs Several Executive Orders Stripping All Humanity from U.S. Immigration System

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, President Trump signed a flurry of executive orders that, if not blocked in the courts, would fundamentally alter how immigrants are welcomed and treated in the United States. The orders, which include mandates to terminate birthright citizenship for many and deploy the military to target people seeking safety at the

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Biden Kowtows to Extremists with Deadly Executive Order Further Decimating Asylum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, President Biden issued an executive order that would allow him to summarily deport people seeking safety.  Below is a statement from Karen Tumlin, founder and director at Justice Action Center: “Today’s announcement from the Biden Administration is a devastating move that would accomplish nothing except to further endanger the lives

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JAC: Newly Unveiled Senate Bill Would Radically Reshape Immigration Processes for Countless People

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, the Senate revealed legislative text of a bill that, if signed into law, would make several permanent changes to our immigration system. Below is a statement from Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director of Justice Action Center (JAC): “Immigration is not just an issue or campaign tactic—it’s fundamentally about people and what

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JAC: Immigrant Rights Are Non-Negotiable

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—As a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators continue negotiations on President Biden’s supplemental funding request this week, immigration groups are urging lawmakers to safeguard the few remaining asylum protections and other key tenets of our immigration system. Reports reflect that certain extremist senators are attempting to hold foreign aid hostage in

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JAC: A Copycat of H.R. 2, Nefarious Anti-Immigrant GOP Spending Proposal Must Not Pass

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Yesterday, Senate Republicans unveiled an anti-immigrant spending proposal. Vanessa Rivas-Bernardy, Counsel at Justice Action Center (JAC) issued the following statement: “This extremist proposal aims to further decimate our asylum system, eviscerate the longstanding parole authority, and resurrect deadly deterrence policies like Remain in Mexico. The proposal seeks to allocate massive funding towards

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