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National Immigration Law Center Blog
7M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2024 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Adrian Escárate, 202-609-9976 Emily Morris, 213-457-7458 WASHINGTON — The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) today announced the addition of Glenn Formica, founder and principal at Formica, P.C., to the NILC board of directors. “Glenn is a formidable force for justice, and I have had the privilege of calling him a…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
7M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2024 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Adrian Escárate, 202-609-9976 Emily Morris, 213-457-7458 Staff at the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) are proud to announce the ratification of their first collective bargaining agreement. Negotiated in partnership with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU), this agreement signifies a significant achievement…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
8M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2024 CONTACT Juan Gastelum, NILC, 213-375-3149, [email protected] Inga Sarda-Sorensen, ACLU National, 347-514-3984, isarda-[email protected] Cassidy Fallik, ACLU of Oklahoma, 913-748-1278, [email protected] OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal court has temporarily blocked Oklahoma’s HB 4156, a harmful and far-reaching law that would have devastating consequences for…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
8M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2024 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Adrian Escárate, 202-609-9976 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 Biden administration’s plan to provide relief for some immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
9M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2024 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Adrian Escárate, 202-609-9976 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 Biden administration’s anti-immigrant executive action on the border: “President Biden’s craven embrace of…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
9M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 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 and Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement in response to the failed Senate border bill vote led by Democrats: “Today’s Senate vote was political theater of the worst kind.
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
9M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2024 CONTACT Juan Gastelum, NILC, 213-375-3149, [email protected] Inga Sarda-Sorensen, ACLU National, 347-514-3984, isarda-[email protected] Cassidy Fallik, ACLU of Oklahoma, 913-748-1278, [email protected] OKLAHOMA CITY — Civil rights groups today challenged Oklahoma’s HB 4156, a far-reaching, harmful new law that would create a state system to regulate…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
9M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2024 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Emily Morris, 213-457-7458 WASHINGTON — A coalition of 35 organizations, led by the National Immigration Law Center, launched Education for All – a new campaign to protect access to K-12 public education for all kids, regardless of their immigration status. The campaign, which includes leading education, immigrant rights…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
9M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2024 CONTACT National Immigration Law Center, [email protected] Asian Law Caucus, media@advancingjustice-alc.org Muslim Advocates, [email protected] Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), [email protected] SAN FRANCISCO, C.A. — In an unwavering assertion of people’s rights to find safety and a better life, a federal judge has approved a major…
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National Immigration Law Center Blog
10M ago
By Isobel Mohyeddin THE TORCH: CONTENTS May 8, 2024 Ten years after the opening of the health insurance marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published regulations that end the arbitrary exclusion of DACA recipients from access to affordable, quality health care. This overdue step is a critical victory…
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