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  • Biden Administration Should Immediately End Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program
    (Washington)—The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) called on the Biden administration to immediately stop processing immigrants under the Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy now that the Supreme Court has ruled the program, also known as Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), can be ended. 
  • Inhumane Policies at Texas Border Contributed to Migrants Deaths
    (San Antonio, Texas)—The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) offers its deepest condolences to the families of the nearly 50 migrants whose lives were lost in a tractor-trailer on Monday in San Antonio, Texas. The ILRC stands in solidarity with partner organizations working to dismantle the anti-immigrant and racist policies put in place by Texas officials. We also call for an end to policies including Title 42 and ‘Migrant Protection Protocols (also known as Remain in Mexico) that are causing great harm to asylum seekers. 
  • Supreme Court Dismisses GOP-led Lawsuit’s Attempt to Defend Trump-era Public Charge
    (San Francisco, CA)—The Supreme Court’s decision today to dismiss an effort by 13 GOP-led states to intervene in a federal lawsuit to defend the Trump-era public charge rule, after the government dropped its defense of the rule, is a victory for immigrant families seeking essential health care coverage, housing, food programs, and many other vital services, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) said.  
  • ILRC Commemorates Ten-Year Anniversary of DACA Program But Remains Committed to Fighting For More Full and Permanent Solutions
    (San Francisco, CA) --Today marks the ten-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy.  DACA was won through the leadership and organizing of undocumented youth, who often risked everything to fight for dignity and inclusion. DACA has provided stability to more than 830,000 individuals and continues to benefit over 611,000 people today. DACA recipients have been able to pursue higher education, secure employment, advance their careers, travel abroad to visit their home communities, and contribute to their families’ and communities’ well-being.    
  • Judge’s Decision to Keep Racist Title 42 in Place Punishes Asylum Seekers
    (Washington)—A Louisiana federal judge’s decision today to block the Biden administration’s plans to phase out the racist Title 42 policy continues to punish asylum seekers and pushes an extremely dangerous anti-immigrant agenda. 
  • 10 Organizations Urge DHS Office of CRCL to Investigate Houston Asylum Office's Mishandling of Credible Fear Interviews
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, 10 organizations filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) calling for an investigation of the Houston Asylum Office’s handling of Credible Fear Interviews (CFIs) for asylum seekers. The organizations are: the National Immigration Project, RAICES, Southern Poverty Law Center, Immigration Equality, American Gateways, University of San Francisco School of Law’s Immigration and Deportation Defense Clinic, Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), and the Immigrant Rights Clinic at Texas A&M School of Law.