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.
SIJS Habeas Project Launches to Free Detained Youth
The National Immigration Project and the End SIJS Backlog Coalition launched the SIJS Habeas Project, a national effort to win the release of young people with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) who are being held in ICE detention. The Project is now accepting case referrals from anywhere in the country and recruiting pro bono attorneys to file federal habeas petitions for SIJS youth in ICE custody.
Highlights of Our Work
Immigrants’ Rights Organizations File Lawsuit to Stop ICE from Hiding Locations of Detained People
On October 28, the National Immigration Project, National Immigration Law Center, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Massachusetts, and Annelise Araujo Law filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s new policy of hiding the locations of thousands of people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The policy unlawfully interferes with communication between detainees, their families, and their lawyers.
My Community Member Was Arrested by ICE - What Do I Do?
This updated checklist, available in English, Spanish, and Kreyol, is meant to be used in the aftermath of an ICE arrest to determine next steps to find the person who was detained and identify what assistance and support they and their family need.