In August 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out massive workplace raids on chicken processing plants across Central Mississippi, arresting 680 Indigenous, Latino, and immigrant poultry workers. The 2019 Mississippi workplace raids were among the largest such raids in U.S…
January 2024
Asylum adjudications are complex and the stakes are life-and-death, yet far too often fairness is sacrificed for speed. Expedited removal is a form of processing created in 1996 that allows the U.S. government to quickly and summarily deport people arriving at the United States…
The U.S. immigration detention system has grown under the Biden administration at an alarming rate. Despite promises to review the overall detention apparatus and close out the worst facilities, the administration has renewed contracts for facilities with records of abuse and is now requesting that…
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In its seventh year, the Chicago Legal Protection Fund (LPF) continues to provide immigrants with access to education, system navigation, and free legal screenings and representation. Through LPF, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) helps…
Upon taking office, President Biden encountered a fork in the road regarding his approach to asylum and border policy: continuing the failed practices of his predecessors, or advancing policies that protect the rights of asylum seekers to fair and humane processing. In large part, Biden opted to…
In its seventh year providing legal screenings and representation for immigrants under the Chicago Legal Protection Fund (LPF), the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) helped ensure access to legal counsel for thousands of Chicagoans seeking a broad range of immigration protections.
Since the…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched the Young Adult Case Management Program (YACMP) in January 2023 to target and monitor 18- and19-year-old youth who the agency deems “low flight risk” and “non-dangerous.” ICE characterizes this program as an “Alternative to Detention,” but…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains tens of thousands of people each day, including recently arrived asylum seekers and long-time community members, while they undergo civil immigration proceedings. For them, immigration detention is indistinct from incarceration — a system…
Foreign data-sharing programs are deeply embedded in U.S. immigration enforcement practices, with dire consequences for those caught in the unreliable data web. U.S. immigration agencies access a vast network of transnational data used to target immigrants for arrest, detention, and deportation.…
Sixth Annual Report of the Chicago Legal Protection Fund
In its sixth year, the Legal Protection Fund (LPF) has helped thousands of Chicagoans defend their rights and access new legal protections, including communities affected by war and natural disaster. As Chicago opened its arms to welcome…