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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 sent 280+ immigrants to CECOT, a notorious torture prison in El Salvador, with no due process & no notice to their loved ones or attorneys.
Some of the men have begun sharing their stories about the horrific abuse and torture they endured.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
Some of the men have begun sharing their stories about the horrific abuse and torture they endured.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The Trump administration sent 280+ immigrants to CECOT, a notorious torture prison in El Salvador, with no due process & no notice to their loved ones or attorneys.
Some of the men have begun sharing their stories about the horrific abuse and torture they endured.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
Some of the men have begun sharing their stories about the horrific abuse and torture they endured.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
Tune in to our latest Freedom to Thrive Podcast episode, where Hector talks with NILC’s Vice President of Litigation & Legal Strategy Efrén C. Olivares.
Efrén shares childhood memories, stories of resistance, and how his immigrant experience shaped his commitment to justice.
Listen: bit.ly/43JP2p3
Efrén shares childhood memories, stories of resistance, and how his immigrant experience shaped his commitment to justice.
Listen: bit.ly/43JP2p3
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Tune in to our latest Freedom to Thrive Podcast episode, where Hector talks with NILC’s Vice President of Litigation & Legal Strategy Efrén C. Olivares.
Efrén shares childhood memories, stories of resistance, and how his immigrant experience shaped his commitment to justice.
Listen: bit.ly/43JP2p3
Efrén shares childhood memories, stories of resistance, and how his immigrant experience shaped his commitment to justice.
Listen: bit.ly/43JP2p3
TUNE IN NOW: NILC's President @kicamatos.bsky.social joins @joyannreid.bsky.social to discuss the Trump administration's war time threats — and what they mean for our democracy.
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MAGA Fakes vs America | The Joy Reid Show Live
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November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
TUNE IN NOW: NILC's President @kicamatos.bsky.social joins @joyannreid.bsky.social to discuss the Trump administration's war time threats — and what they mean for our democracy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ts...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ts...
Undocumented immigrants have never been able to access SNAP benefits — and now Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" blocks many lawfully present immigrants from accessing SNAP, too.
Here's what the latest SNAP guidance means for immigrant families ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4oYaorg
Here's what the latest SNAP guidance means for immigrant families ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4oYaorg
Clarifying Access: What New Federal SNAP Restrictions and Guidance Mean for Immigrant Communities
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a lifeline that prevents millions of families from going hungry. The devastating budget bill passed last summer dramatically restricted eligibil...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Undocumented immigrants have never been able to access SNAP benefits — and now Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" blocks many lawfully present immigrants from accessing SNAP, too.
Here's what the latest SNAP guidance means for immigrant families ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4oYaorg
Here's what the latest SNAP guidance means for immigrant families ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4oYaorg
ICE's violence and abuse is being paid for with our tax dollars. Unacceptable.
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
ICE's violence and abuse is being paid for with our tax dollars. Unacceptable.
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NEW POD: I spoke with Juan Montano, a US citizen whose mom was kidnapped by ICE & held in detention for two weeks, and @heidiraltman.bsky.social of @nilc.org to discuss the cruelty of the immigration detention system.
Watch ⬇️ or listen wherever you get your podcasts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFCE...
Watch ⬇️ or listen wherever you get your podcasts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFCE...
How America's Immigration Detention System Is Purposefully Cruel w/ Juan Montano & Heidi Altman |#11
YouTube video by Representative Pramila Jayapal
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November 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
NEW POD: I spoke with Juan Montano, a US citizen whose mom was kidnapped by ICE & held in detention for two weeks, and @heidiraltman.bsky.social of @nilc.org to discuss the cruelty of the immigration detention system.
Watch ⬇️ or listen wherever you get your podcasts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFCE...
Watch ⬇️ or listen wherever you get your podcasts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFCE...
We're so honored to be @shortyawards.bsky.social's Large Non-Profit of the Year! 🎉
We were also recognized in the Instagram, Medium Length Video, and Immigration & Refugees categories.
And thanks to your votes, we won the Audience Honor in all 3 categories. Your support means the world to us. ❤️
We were also recognized in the Instagram, Medium Length Video, and Immigration & Refugees categories.
And thanks to your votes, we won the Audience Honor in all 3 categories. Your support means the world to us. ❤️
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We're so honored to be @shortyawards.bsky.social's Large Non-Profit of the Year! 🎉
We were also recognized in the Instagram, Medium Length Video, and Immigration & Refugees categories.
And thanks to your votes, we won the Audience Honor in all 3 categories. Your support means the world to us. ❤️
We were also recognized in the Instagram, Medium Length Video, and Immigration & Refugees categories.
And thanks to your votes, we won the Audience Honor in all 3 categories. Your support means the world to us. ❤️
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When they try to silence one of us, we stand united. David Huerta’s courage reminds us that democracy only survives when we refuse to back down. #JusticeForDavid
November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
When they try to silence one of us, we stand united. David Huerta’s courage reminds us that democracy only survives when we refuse to back down. #JusticeForDavid
🎙️Our latest Freedom to Thrive Podcast episode just dropped!
Comedian and actor Mo Amer joins our host, Hector Flores from Las Cafeteras, to share how comedy and his immigration journey shaped his hit Netflix show "Mo" and his comedy specials.
Tune in ⤵️
www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
Comedian and actor Mo Amer joins our host, Hector Flores from Las Cafeteras, to share how comedy and his immigration journey shaped his hit Netflix show "Mo" and his comedy specials.
Tune in ⤵️
www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🎙️Our latest Freedom to Thrive Podcast episode just dropped!
Comedian and actor Mo Amer joins our host, Hector Flores from Las Cafeteras, to share how comedy and his immigration journey shaped his hit Netflix show "Mo" and his comedy specials.
Tune in ⤵️
www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
Comedian and actor Mo Amer joins our host, Hector Flores from Las Cafeteras, to share how comedy and his immigration journey shaped his hit Netflix show "Mo" and his comedy specials.
Tune in ⤵️
www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
2025 is the deadliest year for immigrants in ICE custody in 20 years — at least 24 people have died in ICE custody since January, signaling a deeply dangerous trend. 🧵
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
2025 is the deadliest year for immigrants in ICE custody in 20 years — at least 24 people have died in ICE custody since January, signaling a deeply dangerous trend. 🧵
300 federal agents stormed a Chicago apartment complex, rappelling from helicopters, zip-tying people, and parading them in front of cameras.
They arrested 37 people. But no one was charged with a crime.
ICE doesn’t protect our communities — it tears them apart.
https://bit.ly/3JVVlPx
They arrested 37 people. But no one was charged with a crime.
ICE doesn’t protect our communities — it tears them apart.
https://bit.ly/3JVVlPx
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
300 federal agents stormed a Chicago apartment complex, rappelling from helicopters, zip-tying people, and parading them in front of cameras.
They arrested 37 people. But no one was charged with a crime.
ICE doesn’t protect our communities — it tears them apart.
https://bit.ly/3JVVlPx
They arrested 37 people. But no one was charged with a crime.
ICE doesn’t protect our communities — it tears them apart.
https://bit.ly/3JVVlPx
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BREAKING: We won a court order to block the unlawful National Guard deployment to Memphis.
Today’s ruling makes clear that no governor or president can deploy military force into our communities without legal authority, public accountability, or a genuine emergency.
www.nilc.org/press/tennes...
Today’s ruling makes clear that no governor or president can deploy military force into our communities without legal authority, public accountability, or a genuine emergency.
www.nilc.org/press/tennes...
Tennessee Court Blocks Unlawful National Guard Deployment in Memphis
A Tennessee court today ruled that Governor Bill Lee’s deployment of the National Guard to Memphis—initiated at President Trump’s request—was unlawful, reaffirming that state and federal leaders canno...
www.nilc.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I donate monthly to NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER @nilc.org
You should too.
You should too.
BREAKING: We won a court order to block the unlawful National Guard deployment to Memphis.
Today’s ruling makes clear that no governor or president can deploy military force into our communities without legal authority, public accountability, or a genuine emergency.
www.nilc.org/press/tennes...
Today’s ruling makes clear that no governor or president can deploy military force into our communities without legal authority, public accountability, or a genuine emergency.
www.nilc.org/press/tennes...
Tennessee Court Blocks Unlawful National Guard Deployment in Memphis
A Tennessee court today ruled that Governor Bill Lee’s deployment of the National Guard to Memphis—initiated at President Trump’s request—was unlawful, reaffirming that state and federal leaders canno...
www.nilc.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
BREAKING: We won a court order to block the unlawful National Guard deployment to Memphis.
Today’s ruling makes clear that no governor or president can deploy military force into our communities without legal authority, public accountability, or a genuine emergency.
www.nilc.org/press/tennes...
Today’s ruling makes clear that no governor or president can deploy military force into our communities without legal authority, public accountability, or a genuine emergency.
www.nilc.org/press/tennes...
The Trump admin is planning to reinstate an outdated public charge wealth test—another attack designed to sow fear & confusion in our communities.
At a time when too many families are going hungry, this effort only further privileges the rich & puts at risk our collective health and well-being.
At a time when too many families are going hungry, this effort only further privileges the rich & puts at risk our collective health and well-being.
November 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The Trump admin is planning to reinstate an outdated public charge wealth test—another attack designed to sow fear & confusion in our communities.
At a time when too many families are going hungry, this effort only further privileges the rich & puts at risk our collective health and well-being.
At a time when too many families are going hungry, this effort only further privileges the rich & puts at risk our collective health and well-being.
History warns that authoritarian overreach often starts by targeting trans and immigrant communities. Because our stories show what's possible.
This #TransgenderAwarenessWeek, we honor trans brilliance & leadership, standing for a world where all can live authentically with dignity, free from fear.
This #TransgenderAwarenessWeek, we honor trans brilliance & leadership, standing for a world where all can live authentically with dignity, free from fear.
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
History warns that authoritarian overreach often starts by targeting trans and immigrant communities. Because our stories show what's possible.
This #TransgenderAwarenessWeek, we honor trans brilliance & leadership, standing for a world where all can live authentically with dignity, free from fear.
This #TransgenderAwarenessWeek, we honor trans brilliance & leadership, standing for a world where all can live authentically with dignity, free from fear.
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We're currently monitoring what's happening with DACA and informing our community as the case moves through Judge Hanen in the Texas Federal Court. New briefs were just filed, but nothing has changed for now. Renewals are still open, and DACA recipients remain protected.
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
We're currently monitoring what's happening with DACA and informing our community as the case moves through Judge Hanen in the Texas Federal Court. New briefs were just filed, but nothing has changed for now. Renewals are still open, and DACA recipients remain protected.
"What I have said repeatedly is that the path to authoritarianism in this country is being built on the backs of immigrants. They will begin with immigrants. They will not end with immigrants." -NILC President Kica Matos
https://n.pr/47LOL6q
https://n.pr/47LOL6q
Trump's National Guard deployments aren't random. They were planned years ago
President Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations — and possibly invoking the Insurrection Act...
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"What I have said repeatedly is that the path to authoritarianism in this country is being built on the backs of immigrants. They will begin with immigrants. They will not end with immigrants." -NILC President Kica Matos
https://n.pr/47LOL6q
https://n.pr/47LOL6q
🎙️ Freedom to Thrive: Resistance, Justice, Resilience Podcast is back with Season 2! We're kicking off with “Comedy is Resistance” featuring our new host, Hector Flores, and comedian Cristela Alonzo — a bold conversation on how comedy brings joy & fuels activism.
Listen today: https://bit.ly/483sXTY
Listen today: https://bit.ly/483sXTY
National Immigration Law Center Freedom to Thrive Podcast | freedomtothrive
The National Immigration Law Center’s Freedom to Thrive podcast, powering pro-immigrant narratives one story at a time.<br />The podcast sheds light on immigration truths missing from the national dia...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
🎙️ Freedom to Thrive: Resistance, Justice, Resilience Podcast is back with Season 2! We're kicking off with “Comedy is Resistance” featuring our new host, Hector Flores, and comedian Cristela Alonzo — a bold conversation on how comedy brings joy & fuels activism.
Listen today: https://bit.ly/483sXTY
Listen today: https://bit.ly/483sXTY
Under Trump's directive, ICE is targeting schools and daycare centers. In Chicago last week, armed agents dragged a childcare worker out of a daycare in front of children.
Here’s how educators and advocates can help protect their communities ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oHtl1l
Here’s how educators and advocates can help protect their communities ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oHtl1l
Protecting Immigrant Access to Public K-12 Schools: State Legislation
This issue brief is designed for individuals or groups advocating for state legislation to protect access to a free public K-12 education for immigrant students and for immigrant students to be safe a...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Under Trump's directive, ICE is targeting schools and daycare centers. In Chicago last week, armed agents dragged a childcare worker out of a daycare in front of children.
Here’s how educators and advocates can help protect their communities ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oHtl1l
Here’s how educators and advocates can help protect their communities ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oHtl1l
In September, we filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from unlawfully expelling vulnerable, unaccompanied Guatemalan children from the United States.
Read our latest FAQ to learn more about our case and what’s happening now: https://bit.ly/486PwIg
Read our latest FAQ to learn more about our case and what’s happening now: https://bit.ly/486PwIg
Frequently Asked Questions: L.G.M.L. v. Noem
Read our latest FAQ on L.G.M.L. v. Noem, a class action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful plan to summarily expel children detained by ORR from the United States.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In September, we filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from unlawfully expelling vulnerable, unaccompanied Guatemalan children from the United States.
Read our latest FAQ to learn more about our case and what’s happening now: https://bit.ly/486PwIg
Read our latest FAQ to learn more about our case and what’s happening now: https://bit.ly/486PwIg
Trump’s false claim that we’re “at war” gives him dangerous power to target immigrants and justify violence in our cities. It's a threat to our democracy.
Read NILC President Kica Matos' full @time.com op-ed: https://bit.ly/3XrxY3r
Read NILC President Kica Matos' full @time.com op-ed: https://bit.ly/3XrxY3r
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Trump’s false claim that we’re “at war” gives him dangerous power to target immigrants and justify violence in our cities. It's a threat to our democracy.
Read NILC President Kica Matos' full @time.com op-ed: https://bit.ly/3XrxY3r
Read NILC President Kica Matos' full @time.com op-ed: https://bit.ly/3XrxY3r
“The truth is, my mom would not have died if immigration had not deported her."
Nory's mother, Estela, had health issues and died months after deportation because she couldn't access the care she needed to survive.
No one should be deported to their death.
https://bit.ly/3XkRjDv
Nory's mother, Estela, had health issues and died months after deportation because she couldn't access the care she needed to survive.
No one should be deported to their death.
https://bit.ly/3XkRjDv
Nory and her mother were deported together. Then she was orphaned.
Estela’s death at 45 followed her rapid deportation, leaving her teenage daughter to navigate a new life in Guatemala on her own — afraid of the same gang violence her mother originally fled.
19thnews.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“The truth is, my mom would not have died if immigration had not deported her."
Nory's mother, Estela, had health issues and died months after deportation because she couldn't access the care she needed to survive.
No one should be deported to their death.
https://bit.ly/3XkRjDv
Nory's mother, Estela, had health issues and died months after deportation because she couldn't access the care she needed to survive.
No one should be deported to their death.
https://bit.ly/3XkRjDv
"...Armed federal agents rappelled from helicopters...kicking down doors & throwing flash bang grenades, rounding up adults & screaming children alike, detaining them in zip-ties..."
The militarization of our neighborhoods is not normal and makes all of us less safe.
https://bit.ly/4oSjJAr
The militarization of our neighborhoods is not normal and makes all of us less safe.
https://bit.ly/4oSjJAr
'Military-Style' ICE Raid In Chicago Shows Escalation in Tactics
Witnesses said children were taken from their homes unclothed and separated from their parents during the raid.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"...Armed federal agents rappelled from helicopters...kicking down doors & throwing flash bang grenades, rounding up adults & screaming children alike, detaining them in zip-ties..."
The militarization of our neighborhoods is not normal and makes all of us less safe.
https://bit.ly/4oSjJAr
The militarization of our neighborhoods is not normal and makes all of us less safe.
https://bit.ly/4oSjJAr
Green card holders have certain rights protected under the U.S. Constitution.
If you're a green card holder, make sure you know your rights and the risks you may face under the current Trump administration.
Learn more: www.nilc.org/resources/gr...
If you're a green card holder, make sure you know your rights and the risks you may face under the current Trump administration.
Learn more: www.nilc.org/resources/gr...
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Green card holders have certain rights protected under the U.S. Constitution.
If you're a green card holder, make sure you know your rights and the risks you may face under the current Trump administration.
Learn more: www.nilc.org/resources/gr...
If you're a green card holder, make sure you know your rights and the risks you may face under the current Trump administration.
Learn more: www.nilc.org/resources/gr...