January 10, 2012 - National Immigrant Justice Center

Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) applauds U.S. Representatives Jared Polis (D-CO), Michael Quigley (D-IL), and 26 other members of Congress for holding the Obama administration accountable for sexual abuse against immigrants in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

December 22, 2012 - National Immigrant Justice Center

December 13, 2011 - National Immigrant Justice Center

December 12, 2011 - Midwest Coalition for Human Rights

CHICAGO – A report by two Midwest human rights groups details ongoing abuses at county jails holding immigrants in the Midwest and calls on the Obama administration to end the expansion and privatization of the abusive immigration detention system.

December 8, 2011 - National Immigrant Justice Center

December 1, 2011 - National Immigrant Justice Center

November 30, 2011 - National Immigrant Justice Center

November 21, 2011 - National Immigrant Justice Center

To meaningfully help immigrant families and other vulnerable non-citizens, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must drastically modify the recently released criteria for prosecutorial discretion. As issued, the new guidelines appear to restrict the authority of local government trial attorneys and expedite the deportation of dedicated members of our communities.

October 25, 2011 - National Immigrant Justice Center

Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) has filed complaints on behalf of four gay and transgender individuals who were abused while in immigration detention. Since April 2011, NIJC has submitted to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) a total of 17 complaints of inhumane treatment of sexual minorities.

September, 2011 - National Immigrant Justice Center