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National Immigration Law Center Blog
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2024 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Emily Morris, 213-457-7458 Adrian Escárate, 202-609-9976 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s move to lift Affordable Care Act restrictions for DACA recipients: “We are thrilled that DACA recipients will finally be…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
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By Ben D’Avanzo and Gabrielle Lessard THE TORCH: CONTENTS April 30, 2024 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil rights (OCR) has posted its finalized regulation updating Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as the Health Care Rights Law. The final rule strengthens antidiscrimination requirements for recipients of federal…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
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By Talia Horrow and Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec THE TORCH: CONTENTS March 25, 2024 On January 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the updated U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Fee Schedule. This final rule published in the Federal Register aimed to adjust certain benefit request fees and establish exemptions for specific humanitarian…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2024 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 Emily Morris, 213-457-7458 WASHINGTON — Since 2012, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has served as a beacon of hope for more than 835,000 undocumented immigrants who call the United States their home. A new survey by the U.S. Immigration Policy Center at the University of California…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2024 CONTACT Emily Morris, National Immigration Law Center, [email protected], 213-457-7458 Julie Gallego, MALDEF, [email protected], (714) 932-2025 AUSTIN, Texas — Texas residents and a local nonprofit organization are challenging the state’s new anti-immigrant law, known as S.B. 4, in federal court as unconstitutional. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2024 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 Emily Morris, 213-457-7458 WASHINGTON — The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and NILC Immigrant Justice Fund (IJF) this week welcomed Kate Kahan, a nationally recognized advocate for racial and economic justice, as executive vice president of programs. Kahan has spent three decades…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
3M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2024 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 Emily Morris, 213-457-7458 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement in response to the Senate vote to consider a deal that would decimate the U.S. asylum system in exchange for short-term…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
3M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 4, 2024 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Emily Morris, 213-457-7458 Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to the released text of the supplemental funding deal that would decimate the U.S. asylum system, among other dangerous provisions…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 17, 2024 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 Emily Morris, 213-457-7458 WASHINGTON — Jessie Hahn, senior labor and employment policy attorney at the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s announcement of a process for workers who assert their rights against…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2024 CONTACT Emily Morris, National Immigration Law Center, 213-457-7458, [email protected] Ariella Sult, ACLU of Indiana, 317-759-6425, asult@aclu-in.org INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A federal district court in Indiana today entered a preliminary injunction ordering the state to remove restrictions on accessing Indiana driver’s licenses or identification cards for…
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