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BREAKING: JACKIE MERLOS IS FREE!
After four months in immigration detention, ICE finally released Jackie on Monday night. Here is the moment she reunited with her children. ❤️
After four months in immigration detention, ICE finally released Jackie on Monday night. Here is the moment she reunited with her children. ❤️
The Trump administration is sending masked federal agents to round up our immigrant neighbors—even people with #DACA, who should be protected, are being detained.
Lawmakers must provide permanent protections. Tell your Senators to pass the DREAM Act:
https://bit.ly/48W2rxv
Lawmakers must provide permanent protections. Tell your Senators to pass the DREAM Act:
https://bit.ly/48W2rxv
Take Action!
bit.ly
December 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Trump administration is sending masked federal agents to round up our immigrant neighbors—even people with #DACA, who should be protected, are being detained.
Lawmakers must provide permanent protections. Tell your Senators to pass the DREAM Act:
https://bit.ly/48W2rxv
Lawmakers must provide permanent protections. Tell your Senators to pass the DREAM Act:
https://bit.ly/48W2rxv
Holding our communities close this holiday season ❤️
December 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Holding our communities close this holiday season ❤️
We're living in a perilous moment — every day brings new attacks on immigrant communities and our fundamental rights.
Donate today to send a clear message: you won't stand by while this administration terrorizes immigrants and snatches our neighbors off the streets. www.nilc.org/donate-now/
Donate today to send a clear message: you won't stand by while this administration terrorizes immigrants and snatches our neighbors off the streets. www.nilc.org/donate-now/
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December 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We're living in a perilous moment — every day brings new attacks on immigrant communities and our fundamental rights.
Donate today to send a clear message: you won't stand by while this administration terrorizes immigrants and snatches our neighbors off the streets. www.nilc.org/donate-now/
Donate today to send a clear message: you won't stand by while this administration terrorizes immigrants and snatches our neighbors off the streets. www.nilc.org/donate-now/
You have more in common with your immigrant neighbor than any billionaire.
Hear more from country music singer Bryan Andrews and our host Hector Flores in the latest episode of our Freedom to Thrive Podcast, "Three Chords and the Truth." www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
Hear more from country music singer Bryan Andrews and our host Hector Flores in the latest episode of our Freedom to Thrive Podcast, "Three Chords and the Truth." www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
December 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
You have more in common with your immigrant neighbor than any billionaire.
Hear more from country music singer Bryan Andrews and our host Hector Flores in the latest episode of our Freedom to Thrive Podcast, "Three Chords and the Truth." www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
Hear more from country music singer Bryan Andrews and our host Hector Flores in the latest episode of our Freedom to Thrive Podcast, "Three Chords and the Truth." www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
This administration has taken away legal immigration status, protections & work authorization from hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers.
Our new FAQ with @nelp.org shares key information for workers who may lose, or who have recently lost, work authorization⤵️ www.nilc.org/resources/un...
Our new FAQ with @nelp.org shares key information for workers who may lose, or who have recently lost, work authorization⤵️ www.nilc.org/resources/un...
Understanding Your Rights When Losing Work Authorization: FAQs for Immigrant Workers and Advocates
This Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document covers employment-related issues faced by employees who will lose, or have recently lost, work authorization.
www.nilc.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This administration has taken away legal immigration status, protections & work authorization from hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers.
Our new FAQ with @nelp.org shares key information for workers who may lose, or who have recently lost, work authorization⤵️ www.nilc.org/resources/un...
Our new FAQ with @nelp.org shares key information for workers who may lose, or who have recently lost, work authorization⤵️ www.nilc.org/resources/un...
Preparing for holiday travel? For immigrants, it's critical that you understand your rights and how to prepare for risks at the airport.
Our new resource has important safety tips and resources to protect yourself and loved ones. Please read and share widely ➡️ www.nilc.org/resources/co...
Our new resource has important safety tips and resources to protect yourself and loved ones. Please read and share widely ➡️ www.nilc.org/resources/co...
Community Alert: Immigration Arrests at Airports
This resource provides travel safety tips and other resources for immigrants traveling through U.S. airports.
www.nilc.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Preparing for holiday travel? For immigrants, it's critical that you understand your rights and how to prepare for risks at the airport.
Our new resource has important safety tips and resources to protect yourself and loved ones. Please read and share widely ➡️ www.nilc.org/resources/co...
Our new resource has important safety tips and resources to protect yourself and loved ones. Please read and share widely ➡️ www.nilc.org/resources/co...
Decades of political and legal uncertainty have left DACA recipients & immigrant youth in limbo for too long. This is the time to act — Congress can & must pass a pathway to citizenship.
Tell your representatives to cosponsor and pass the DREAM Act now. ✊
📣Take action: https://bit.ly/48W2rxv
Tell your representatives to cosponsor and pass the DREAM Act now. ✊
📣Take action: https://bit.ly/48W2rxv
December 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Decades of political and legal uncertainty have left DACA recipients & immigrant youth in limbo for too long. This is the time to act — Congress can & must pass a pathway to citizenship.
Tell your representatives to cosponsor and pass the DREAM Act now. ✊
📣Take action: https://bit.ly/48W2rxv
Tell your representatives to cosponsor and pass the DREAM Act now. ✊
📣Take action: https://bit.ly/48W2rxv
The Department of Homeland Security’s proposed change to the public charge rule is part of its broader agenda of racism, aiming to prioritize wealth and whiteness in immigration policies.
Learn more about what's being proposed and how to fight back⬇️
www.nilc.org/articles/why...
Learn more about what's being proposed and how to fight back⬇️
www.nilc.org/articles/why...
Why You Should Care About the Public Charge Rule and Its Racist Goals
The Department of Homeland Security’s proposed change to the public charge regulations broadens its racist agenda.
www.nilc.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Department of Homeland Security’s proposed change to the public charge rule is part of its broader agenda of racism, aiming to prioritize wealth and whiteness in immigration policies.
Learn more about what's being proposed and how to fight back⬇️
www.nilc.org/articles/why...
Learn more about what's being proposed and how to fight back⬇️
www.nilc.org/articles/why...
Reposted by National Immigration Law Center
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
🎙️Tune in to our latest Freedom to Thrive Podcast episode, “Courage is Contagious,” where host Hector Flores sits down with world-renowned artist and activist Dread Scott.
In a moment defined by fear, Dread reminds us that courage is what keeps movements alive.✊🏽
www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
In a moment defined by fear, Dread reminds us that courage is what keeps movements alive.✊🏽
www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
December 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🎙️Tune in to our latest Freedom to Thrive Podcast episode, “Courage is Contagious,” where host Hector Flores sits down with world-renowned artist and activist Dread Scott.
In a moment defined by fear, Dread reminds us that courage is what keeps movements alive.✊🏽
www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
In a moment defined by fear, Dread reminds us that courage is what keeps movements alive.✊🏽
www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
The Trump administration is failing to protect workers. The Department of Labor isn't enforcing workers’ rights or fining companies for labor law violations — leaving workers to pay the price ⤵️
NEW ANALYSIS: Federal regulatory agencies charged with enforcing wage and workplace safety conditions are taking drastically fewer actions against companies, and proposed rule changes by the administration will give workers even fewer protections. 🧵
goodjobsfirst.org/worker-prote...
goodjobsfirst.org/worker-prote...
Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The Trump administration is failing to protect workers. The Department of Labor isn't enforcing workers’ rights or fining companies for labor law violations — leaving workers to pay the price ⤵️
It's outrageous and cruel to expand an already sweeping, discriminatory policy designed to bar Muslims and people of color from entering the United States.
All of us must stand up to Trump’s attempts to inflict suffering in his bid to distract Americans from his authoritarian power grabs.
All of us must stand up to Trump’s attempts to inflict suffering in his bid to distract Americans from his authoritarian power grabs.
BREAKING: The Trump administration expands travel ban to include Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria.
Trump expands travel ban, adding 5 more countries and imposing new limits on others
The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
It's outrageous and cruel to expand an already sweeping, discriminatory policy designed to bar Muslims and people of color from entering the United States.
All of us must stand up to Trump’s attempts to inflict suffering in his bid to distract Americans from his authoritarian power grabs.
All of us must stand up to Trump’s attempts to inflict suffering in his bid to distract Americans from his authoritarian power grabs.
Across America, a secret police force is operating in plain sight. ICE and other federal agents are throwing people into unmarked vans, lurking outside of schools & attacking people in Home Depot parking lots.
Learn how this secrecy is sowing fear and distrust & how we can hold them accountable ➡️
Learn how this secrecy is sowing fear and distrust & how we can hold them accountable ➡️
December 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Across America, a secret police force is operating in plain sight. ICE and other federal agents are throwing people into unmarked vans, lurking outside of schools & attacking people in Home Depot parking lots.
Learn how this secrecy is sowing fear and distrust & how we can hold them accountable ➡️
Learn how this secrecy is sowing fear and distrust & how we can hold them accountable ➡️
Reposted by National Immigration Law Center
I’m grateful to have partners like Heidi Altman and @nilc.org in the fight to defend immigrants from ICE and the Trump administration.
We will keep fighting for a system that greets immigrants and asylum seekers with community support, not handcuffs.
We will keep fighting for a system that greets immigrants and asylum seekers with community support, not handcuffs.
December 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I’m grateful to have partners like Heidi Altman and @nilc.org in the fight to defend immigrants from ICE and the Trump administration.
We will keep fighting for a system that greets immigrants and asylum seekers with community support, not handcuffs.
We will keep fighting for a system that greets immigrants and asylum seekers with community support, not handcuffs.
“People tell us, ‘We need to stay in our own lane. We need to focus on our health work. We need to stay in the clinics, in the hospital.’
But we know this is our lane. Health justice is our collective responsibility." ✊🏽
boyleheightsbeat.com/healthcare-w...
But we know this is our lane. Health justice is our collective responsibility." ✊🏽
boyleheightsbeat.com/healthcare-w...
Healthcare workers march at White Memorial to protest ICE in hospitals
The People’s Care Collective led a march from downtown Los Angeles to Boyle Heights, urging hospitals to protect patient privacy.
boyleheightsbeat.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“People tell us, ‘We need to stay in our own lane. We need to focus on our health work. We need to stay in the clinics, in the hospital.’
But we know this is our lane. Health justice is our collective responsibility." ✊🏽
boyleheightsbeat.com/healthcare-w...
But we know this is our lane. Health justice is our collective responsibility." ✊🏽
boyleheightsbeat.com/healthcare-w...
Branding immigrants as “garbage” and Somalia as “barely a country” is more than racist rhetoric. It’s a blueprint for dismantling decades of progress.
www.nilc.org/articles/tru...
www.nilc.org/articles/tru...
Trump’s Words Aren’t Just Insults—They’re Policy Signals
Trump’s insults on Rep. Ilhan Omar represent policy plans to advance racial discrimination and white supremacy in the American immigration system.
www.nilc.org
December 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Branding immigrants as “garbage” and Somalia as “barely a country” is more than racist rhetoric. It’s a blueprint for dismantling decades of progress.
www.nilc.org/articles/tru...
www.nilc.org/articles/tru...
ICE is detaining pregnant people in life-threatening conditions — violating its own policy and against medical advice.
They must be released immediately.
https://lat.ms/3Mv7MD2
They must be released immediately.
https://lat.ms/3Mv7MD2
Pregnant immigrants held for months in detention despite rules against it
With the immigration crackdown, more pregnant women are being detained. The ACLU alleges a woman was shackled while miscarrying and others were denied prenatal care.
www.latimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
ICE is detaining pregnant people in life-threatening conditions — violating its own policy and against medical advice.
They must be released immediately.
https://lat.ms/3Mv7MD2
They must be released immediately.
https://lat.ms/3Mv7MD2
🎙️Listen to our latest Freedom to Thrive Podcast episode, “We Have the Power,” where host Hector Flores talks with legendary civil rights and labor activist Dolores Huerta.
www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
December 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🎙️Listen to our latest Freedom to Thrive Podcast episode, “We Have the Power,” where host Hector Flores talks with legendary civil rights and labor activist Dolores Huerta.
www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
Our immigration system is failing the very human rights standards the U.S. once helped establish.
This #HumanRightsDay, read our latest blog to learn about the gap between America’s human rights promises and the reality for immigrants today.
www.nilc.org/articles/the...
This #HumanRightsDay, read our latest blog to learn about the gap between America’s human rights promises and the reality for immigrants today.
www.nilc.org/articles/the...
The Abuse in America’s Immigration System Upends the International Human Rights Mandate We Helped Create
NILC commentary on the 75th declaration of International Human Rights Day, American leadership and the United Nations, and immigration justice.
www.nilc.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Our immigration system is failing the very human rights standards the U.S. once helped establish.
This #HumanRightsDay, read our latest blog to learn about the gap between America’s human rights promises and the reality for immigrants today.
www.nilc.org/articles/the...
This #HumanRightsDay, read our latest blog to learn about the gap between America’s human rights promises and the reality for immigrants today.
www.nilc.org/articles/the...
Immigration agents stayed in a sick Salvadoran woman's hospital room around the clock, pressuring her to say she was well enough to leave.
She said it was like "being tortured."
ICE has no place in hospitals, period.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
She said it was like "being tortured."
ICE has no place in hospitals, period.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
How an ICE hospital incident sparked alarm about the patient rights of immigrants
ICE agents monitored the private medical conversations of a detained Salvadoran woman. Such incidents prompted L.A. County to approve new protections for patients.
www.latimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Immigration agents stayed in a sick Salvadoran woman's hospital room around the clock, pressuring her to say she was well enough to leave.
She said it was like "being tortured."
ICE has no place in hospitals, period.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
She said it was like "being tortured."
ICE has no place in hospitals, period.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
5 things parents and legal guardians should know about their rights in detention ⏩
5 cosas que los padres y tutores legales deben saber sobre sus derechos en detención ⏩
5 cosas que los padres y tutores legales deben saber sobre sus derechos en detención ⏩
December 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
5 things parents and legal guardians should know about their rights in detention ⏩
5 cosas que los padres y tutores legales deben saber sobre sus derechos en detención ⏩
5 cosas que los padres y tutores legales deben saber sobre sus derechos en detención ⏩
DHS's proposed 'public charge' rule gets rid of clear guidelines altogether — in an attempt to sow fear across immigrant communities and keep eligible people from accessing benefits they need.
Here's what you need to know about this proposed change & how to stop it ⤵️
www.nilc.org/articles/tel...
Here's what you need to know about this proposed change & how to stop it ⤵️
www.nilc.org/articles/tel...
Tell the Government You Don’t Want to Get Rid of the Current “Public Charge” Rule
On November 19, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security published a proposed change in regulation that would alter the impact of “public charge.”
www.nilc.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
DHS's proposed 'public charge' rule gets rid of clear guidelines altogether — in an attempt to sow fear across immigrant communities and keep eligible people from accessing benefits they need.
Here's what you need to know about this proposed change & how to stop it ⤵️
www.nilc.org/articles/tel...
Here's what you need to know about this proposed change & how to stop it ⤵️
www.nilc.org/articles/tel...
With so much false information online about immigrants and public benefits, including health care, it's critical to know the facts.
We're setting the record straight: www.nilc.org/articles/can...
We're setting the record straight: www.nilc.org/articles/can...
Can Undocumented Immigrants Access Health Care?
Setting the record straight about immigrants and public benefits.
www.nilc.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
With so much false information online about immigrants and public benefits, including health care, it's critical to know the facts.
We're setting the record straight: www.nilc.org/articles/can...
We're setting the record straight: www.nilc.org/articles/can...
"They're creating authoritarianism on the backs of immigrants.
They will start with immigrants, they won't end with immigrants."
Watch NILC President Kica Matos break down ICE's lawless actions and how we can fight back:
https://www.youtube.com/live/uGJB5im7LRk?si=0JS2HuOYzHllqchV&t=1834
They will start with immigrants, they won't end with immigrants."
Watch NILC President Kica Matos break down ICE's lawless actions and how we can fight back:
https://www.youtube.com/live/uGJB5im7LRk?si=0JS2HuOYzHllqchV&t=1834
A Moral Monday: Let Them Eat Cake! | The Joy Reid Show LIVE!
YouTube video by The Joy Reid Show
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"They're creating authoritarianism on the backs of immigrants.
They will start with immigrants, they won't end with immigrants."
Watch NILC President Kica Matos break down ICE's lawless actions and how we can fight back:
https://www.youtube.com/live/uGJB5im7LRk?si=0JS2HuOYzHllqchV&t=1834
They will start with immigrants, they won't end with immigrants."
Watch NILC President Kica Matos break down ICE's lawless actions and how we can fight back:
https://www.youtube.com/live/uGJB5im7LRk?si=0JS2HuOYzHllqchV&t=1834
President Trump's vile attacks on Somali immigrants—beloved community members in Minnesota & beyond—are steeped in anti-Blackness.
This language seeks to dehumanize our neighbors and normalize state violence. We must stand with one another and reject it for the white nationalist propaganda it is.
This language seeks to dehumanize our neighbors and normalize state violence. We must stand with one another and reject it for the white nationalist propaganda it is.
December 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
President Trump's vile attacks on Somali immigrants—beloved community members in Minnesota & beyond—are steeped in anti-Blackness.
This language seeks to dehumanize our neighbors and normalize state violence. We must stand with one another and reject it for the white nationalist propaganda it is.
This language seeks to dehumanize our neighbors and normalize state violence. We must stand with one another and reject it for the white nationalist propaganda it is.