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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On Inauguration Day, JAC Renews Commitment to Justice and Dignity for All

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES—Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as President of the United States this morning, and with that comes what we expect to be a slate of new executive orders regarding immigrants and immigration. Taken together, this policy agenda presents a dystopian figure of mass deportation, border militarization, and family separation. Below is

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Summer 2025 Legal Internship (Full-Time; Remote) 

 Justice Action Center seeks a Legal Intern to join our all-remote team for a summer internship in shaping narratives around immigration and defending immigrants’ rights. [PDF of this description] About JAC  Justice Action Center (JAC) is a social justice organization that combines the power of storytelling with impact litigation to bring justice to immigrant communities. JAC’s

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Federal Court Rules Against Keeping Families Together Parole, Rejects Safer, More Humane Process Towards Unity and Stability for Mixed Status Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TYLER, TEXAS –  Today, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ruled against the Keeping Families Together (KFT) process, blocking thousands of eligible families from taking the first step to eventually seek permanent residence in the United States without risking prolonged separation. The court found that Texas has standing to

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JAC: White House Occupants May Change, Our Mission Remains the Same

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES – Major news outlets have now projected that Donald J. Trump will once again be President of the United States. As a candidate, Trump made a variety of disparaging statements about immigrant communities and outlined his plans for mass deportation. Below is a statement from Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director

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Mixed Status Families Urge Texas District Court to Consider Benefits of President Biden’s Keeping Families Together Process 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. –  In an amicus brief filed last week, eleven directly impacted individuals and Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) members represented by Justice Action Center (JAC) and Make the Road New York (MRNY) urged the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to consider the perspectives of families

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Mixed Status Families Ask Supreme Court to Lift Freeze on President Biden’s Keeping Families Together Process 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, eleven directly impacted individuals and Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) members represented by Justice Action Center (JAC) and Make the Road New York (MRNY), filed an application asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in Texas v. DHS and allow the federal government to begin granting

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Mixed Status Families File Emergency Motion and Writ of Mandamus to End Temporary Block on Keeping Families Together Process 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW ORLEANS – Yesterday, Justice Action Center (JAC) and Make the Road New York (MRNY), on behalf of 11 directly impacted individuals and Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) members, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to reverse the so-called “administrative stay”

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Justice Action Center and Make the Road New York Respond to Twin Court Orders Issued Friday Night in the Case Challenging Keeping Families Together Parole 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW ORLEANS—Friday night, in an unpublished decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals summarily affirmed a district court ruling that impacted individuals could not intervene in Texas v. DHS, a case challenging the Biden administration’s Keeping Families Together parole process. The process, which has been frozen by the so-called “administrative stay” since

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