Who We Are
For more than 50 years, the National Immigration Project has litigated, advocated, educated, and built bridges across movements to ensure that those most impacted by the immigration and criminal systems are uplifted and supported.
Immigrant Rights Groups Sue DHS to Halt Illegal Warrantless ICE Arrests in Maryland
The National Immigration Project, Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, ACLU of Maryland, and We Are CASA filed a federal lawsuit and a motion for a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to end the agency’s practice of conducting warrantless immigration arrests in Maryland. The case, Guzmán v. DHS, challenges ICE’s widespread policy of “arrest first, ask questions later” as a violation of the Fourth Amendment and federal statutes.
Highlights of Our Work
National Immigration Project Responds to Supreme Court Decisions
Read our statements in response to the June 30 and June 25 U.S. Supreme Court decisions striking down Trump's executive order denying birthright citizenship, clearing the way for the Trump administration to strip Temporary Protected Status from more than 350,000 Haitians and Syrians, and ruling that people fleeing danger have no right to even ask for asylum until their feet cross onto U.S. soil.
Practice Alert: Guidance on Adjustment of Status for SIJS Youth
This practice alert gives a background on SIJS and adjustment of status under INA § 245(h), provides legal arguments for a “juvenile-based” reading, discusses potential roadblocks to successfully advancing these arguments, and provides tips for advising clients about this approach.