Tara Tidwell-Cullen
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Abel Orozco was abducted by ICE while walking home and detained without a warrant. Now his family deals with the loss of his income while his wife fights cancer. SIGN our petition w/ OCAD & @icirr.bsky.social so Abel can have a fair day in court: ocadchi.salsalabs.org/abelsupport/...
April 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Abel Orozco was abducted by ICE while walking home and detained without a warrant. Now his family deals with the loss of his income while his wife fights cancer. SIGN our petition w/ OCAD & @icirr.bsky.social so Abel can have a fair day in court: ocadchi.salsalabs.org/abelsupport/...
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Yesterday at a joint press conference, NIJC, ACLU of IL, @icirr.bsky.social and OCAD Chi announced a federal court action against ICE's unlawful arrests that've broken the Castañon Nava settlement agreement. See our joint statement & link to a recording here: immigrantjustice.org/press-releas...
22 People Arrested in ICE Raids Announce Federal Court Action Challenging Unlawful Warrantless ICE Arrests Under New Trump Administration
Twenty-two people, including a U.S. citizen from Chicago, subjected to unlawful arrests and detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the early weeks of the second Trump administr...
immigrantjustice.org
March 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Yesterday at a joint press conference, NIJC, ACLU of IL, @icirr.bsky.social and OCAD Chi announced a federal court action against ICE's unlawful arrests that've broken the Castañon Nava settlement agreement. See our joint statement & link to a recording here: immigrantjustice.org/press-releas...
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Today, the House Oversight Committee is targeting Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago’s “Welcoming City Ordinance,” along with mayors of other cities with welcoming laws.
NIJC submitted a statement for the record highlighting 4 points 🧵
immigrantjustice.org/staff/blog/4...
NIJC submitted a statement for the record highlighting 4 points 🧵
immigrantjustice.org/staff/blog/4...
4 Things to Know about Welcoming Cities and the False Attacks on Them
On March 5, 2025, the House Oversight Committee is holding a hearing targeting Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago’s “Welcoming City Ordinance,” along with mayors of other cities with welcoming ...
immigrantjustice.org
March 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Today, the House Oversight Committee is targeting Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago’s “Welcoming City Ordinance,” along with mayors of other cities with welcoming laws.
NIJC submitted a statement for the record highlighting 4 points 🧵
immigrantjustice.org/staff/blog/4...
NIJC submitted a statement for the record highlighting 4 points 🧵
immigrantjustice.org/staff/blog/4...
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TAKE ACTION NOW: Tell Congress to oppose the budget reconciliation package that would end vital health, education, & nutrition programs for families across the country and would pour HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS of dollars into detaining & deporting community members!
Tell Congress to oppose the budget reconciliation ending vital services for families
Tell your members of Congress to oppose the budget reconciliation package that would end vital programs for families across the country and would pour hundreds of billions of dollars into detaining an...
immigrantjustice.salsalabs.org
February 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
TAKE ACTION NOW: Tell Congress to oppose the budget reconciliation package that would end vital health, education, & nutrition programs for families across the country and would pour HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS of dollars into detaining & deporting community members!
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Today the Trump administration abruptly cut funding for lawyers working with unaccompanied immigrant children. This action threatens to unlawfully deprive ~26k kids of legal representation during their immigration proceedings. NIJC's executive director responds: immigrantjustice.org/press-releas...
Trump administration ends legal services funding for unaccompanied immigrant children
Congress must act to stop unlawful freeze of programs that help children navigate the U.S. immigration system Statement of National Immigrant Justice Center Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy:
immigrantjustice.org
February 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Today the Trump administration abruptly cut funding for lawyers working with unaccompanied immigrant children. This action threatens to unlawfully deprive ~26k kids of legal representation during their immigration proceedings. NIJC's executive director responds: immigrantjustice.org/press-releas...
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We're joining Amica Center for Immigrant Rights & 7 other nonprofits to challenge the Trump admin's recent stop-work order that cut off funding for legal information programs at immigration courts and ICE detention centers. Press release & complaint here: immigrantjustice.org/press-releas...
January 31, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We're joining Amica Center for Immigrant Rights & 7 other nonprofits to challenge the Trump admin's recent stop-work order that cut off funding for legal information programs at immigration courts and ICE detention centers. Press release & complaint here: immigrantjustice.org/press-releas...
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All people in the U.S. have rights, and that INCLUDES during interactions with immigration officials. While these interactions can be stressful, you don't have to prepare for them by yourself! See our new graphic series & learn how to exercise your rights: immigrantjustice.org/know-your-ri...
January 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
All people in the U.S. have rights, and that INCLUDES during interactions with immigration officials. While these interactions can be stressful, you don't have to prepare for them by yourself! See our new graphic series & learn how to exercise your rights: immigrantjustice.org/know-your-ri...
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WATCH: NIJC Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy talked to CBS News Chicago about how important it is for people to know their rights and how NIJC is mobilizing the legal community to defend our immigrant neighbors.
Chicago groups prepare for ICE raids
Immigrant rights groups are preparing for rICE raids after President Trump promised to start his mass deportation plan in Chicago. Groups have been working for weeks to inform and educate people on th...
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January 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
WATCH: NIJC Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy talked to CBS News Chicago about how important it is for people to know their rights and how NIJC is mobilizing the legal community to defend our immigrant neighbors.
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President Trump's executive orders demonstrate his admin’s brazen disregard for law & fact, & overtly adversarial approach toward all immigrants & refugees, including children & families. Check out our explainer w/ 8 ways the orders impact our communities: immigrantjustice.org/staff/blog/l...
Leading with Cruelty: Eight Impacts of Trump’s First Day Executive Orders
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a series of executive orders upon returning to the White House for his second term. Ten of these executive orders resume his administration’s blistering wea...
immigrantjustice.org
January 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
President Trump's executive orders demonstrate his admin’s brazen disregard for law & fact, & overtly adversarial approach toward all immigrants & refugees, including children & families. Check out our explainer w/ 8 ways the orders impact our communities: immigrantjustice.org/staff/blog/l...
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"What does any of this have to do with the wrenching loss of Laken Riley, or any problem in our dysfunctional immigration system? It doesn’t. It just creates more problems — humanitarian, economic & constitutional." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | What does the Laken Riley Act have to do with Laken Riley? Almost nothing.
This is a terrible, demagogic bill that exploits a horrendous murder.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
"What does any of this have to do with the wrenching loss of Laken Riley, or any problem in our dysfunctional immigration system? It doesn’t. It just creates more problems — humanitarian, economic & constitutional." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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NEW VIDEO: Here's what you need to know about your rights and how you can prepare yourself and your loved ones for Trump's mass deportation threats! Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=czV5...
Know Your Rights: Prepare for Trump’s Mass Deportation Threats
YouTube video by Immigrant Justice
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December 19, 2024 at 8:40 PM
NEW VIDEO: Here's what you need to know about your rights and how you can prepare yourself and your loved ones for Trump's mass deportation threats! Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=czV5...
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Todas las personas en los Estados Unidos tienen derechos, independientemente de su estatus migratorio. Prenda cómo podemos proteger estos derechos:
immigrantjustice.org/es/KYR
immigrantjustice.org/es/KYR
December 13, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Todas las personas en los Estados Unidos tienen derechos, independientemente de su estatus migratorio. Prenda cómo podemos proteger estos derechos:
immigrantjustice.org/es/KYR
immigrantjustice.org/es/KYR