📢 Don't miss your opportunity to protect immigrant rights full time as a staff attorney at NIJC! We're looking for human rights and immigration attorneys with all years of experience, including recent law graduates, to join our team. Get more details about the position and apply NOW to join us: https://lnkd.in/g2kRy6xK Please share this post with people in your network! #Hiring #NewJobs #ImmigrationLaw #Attorney #LegalJobs
National Immigrant Justice Center
Legal Services
Chicago, Illinois 13,698 followers
Human rights org providing legal services to & advocating for immigrants through policy reform, litigation & education.
About us
The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) is a non-partisan human rights leader. Known widely for its expertise in immigration law and direct legal services, NIJC protects individuals and advocates for policy reform. NIJC is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with offices in Goshen and Indianapolis, Indiana; San Diego; and Washington, D.C. Commenting Policy: This is a page for pro-migrant supporters, and we encourage open discussion and invite you to share your opinion on our issues. However, we reserve the right to delete posts containing any of the following elements: - profanity - misinformation - spam / off-topic - personal attacks - promoting violence - promoting illegal or questionable activities - promoting hate - disparaging in tone, disrespectful, or deliberately provocative We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to connecting with each of you to defend human rights for immigrants.
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http://immigrantjustice.org
External link for National Immigrant Justice Center
- Industry
- Legal Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1984
- Specialties
- Immigration Law, Policy Advocacy, Impact Litigation, and Justice
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Employees at National Immigrant Justice Center
Updates
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NIJC Senior Policy Analyst Jesse Franzblau recently joined The Border Chronicle podcast to expose the rapid expansion of our country's immigration detention system and how it costs taxpayers BILLIONS of dollars while private prison companies profit from the inhumane treatment of people in ICE detention facilities. Listen to the full episode below. PLUS read our new ICE detention snapshot to learn more about the world's largest immigration detention system: https://lnkd.in/gXD2979r
The Expanding Immigrant Detention Nexus: A Podcast with Jesse Franzblau
theborderchronicle.com
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We are so proud to share that NIJC Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy received a Lifetime Achievement Award this week from the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago during their 90th Annual Votive Red Mass of the Holy Spirit. It's exciting to see our leader recognized for her hard work, advocacy, and life-long commitment to protecting immigrant rights. Thank you to the event sponsors Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Jenner & Block, Helen Brach Foundation, Daniel Murray and James J. Convery. Leave a comment below to join us in congratulating Mary Meg!
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Aspiring Americans deserve dignity and safety, not racist, xenophobic tropes that strip them of their humanity. Read this insightful opinion piece in Teen Vogue explaining how false narratives are too often weaponized to harm real people.
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📢 Exciting opportunity to join our team! 😊 We're hiring a senior attorney on NIJC's Immigrant Legal Defense project! Do you want to use your expertise to protect immigrant rights and ensure people have access to counsel? The senior attorney position provides legal representation and immigration legal service counseling to asylum seekers, including children, adults, and families appearing before the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Get more details and apply now to join us: https://lnkd.in/g2kRy6xK And share this post with people in your network! #Hiring #NewJobs #ImmigrationLaw
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This fall, sharpen your legal skills to help people seeking asylum! Experts from NIJC will hold a hybrid training for pro bono attorneys about current asylum practices in the Chicago Immigration Court, with options to attend in-person in both Chicago and Indianapolis or virtual via Zoom. During this training, we will guide participants through: 1) the basics of asylum law, 2) tips for working with asylum-seeking clients, and 3) how to prepare and present your case. Free CLE credit is available in both Illinois and Indiana - thank you to our colleagues at Faegre Drinker for hosting! Registration is required to participate in this free training. Learn more and register at: https://lnkd.in/gc3u-X7u 🖊️📚⚖️
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We condemn President Biden's decision to further entrench unlawful asylum restrictions that violate due process and human rights, effectively shutting off access to asylum for the vast majority of people arriving at the U.S. border. "Finalizing the June 2024 rule makes permanent an asylum ban that is already illegal on its face, without curing any of the legal or humanitarian harms that the rule has already caused. This action will only lead to more confusion at the border and serious rights abuses for people seeking safety. The U.S. must adhere to domestic and international laws protecting the rights of people to seek asylum and refuge regardless of their manner of entry,” said NIJC Director of Litigation Keren Zwick. Read our official response to the Biden administration's anti-asylum rules here:
NIJC Condemns Decision to Finalize Anti-Asylum Rule Amid Rampant Rights Violations
immigrantjustice.org
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"Just measuring the success of this final rule based on low numbers, that is a political look at what is a challenging, complex policy issue that’s not going away for the United States government anytime soon." NIJC Policy Director Nayna Gupta spoke to NBC News about the Biden administration's inhumane new rule that restricts asylum access even more and puts thousands of people's lives at risk.
Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border
nbcnews.com
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Last week, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and NIJC had a workshop to help people apply for asylum. Thanks to the dedication of attorneys from our pro bono community, we assisted 11 people in navigating their asylum claims! We greatly appreciate everyone’s effort to make this possible. Show Katten some love in the comments below!
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Ready to make strides for a great cause? 🏃♀️🏃♂️ Lace up your sneakers and sign up for the NIJC 5K for Immigrant Justice--just TWO WEEKS away! You can join us virtually or in person in Goshen, Indiana. Every step you take brings us closer to providing life-changing legal services to more people in our communities. #5KforImmigrantJustice #StrengthInCommunity #FitnessJourney 🌎💪
NIJC Community 5K for Immigrant Justice
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