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Advancing and defending the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants & their loved ones.
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National Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · Oct 28
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. ❤️
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Send a message to your legislators now to refuse to increase funding for ICE and CBP. We demand real accountability and an end to this state-sponsored violence.

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January 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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These are the bare minimum reforms needed to protect our communities from the escalating and violent operations.
The Urgency These are the bare minimum reforms needed to protect our communities from the escalating and violent operations. The Trump administration has made clear that it will increase the speed and ferocity of its attacks.Just hours after Renee Good’s killing, J.D. Vance took to Fox News to boast of 10,000 new ICE agents going “door to door” throughout our country, using personal data harvested by private contractors.Does this sound like a democracy? Would you feel safe opening your door? If not, contact your Congressperson now.
January 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Our demands ⬇️
Congress can and must use its Article I power to limit these out-of-control agencies and require that they serve the public, not terrorize communities with impunity. They should: Refuse to vote for any FY2026 appropriations bill that includes increased funding for ICE or Border Patrol, including funds for detention. Refuse to vote for any appropriations bill for DHS beyond January 30 unless it: Strengthens restrictions on ICE and Border Patrol’s ability to conduct dragnet arrest operations and target people based on their race, language or accent, place of employment, or location at the time of the apprehension; Ends border patrol deployment to our cities and rejects its ever-expanding mandate in immigration enforcement; and Limits DHS's reprogramming and transfer authority, including specifically preventing reprogramming and transferring funds for detention.
January 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Since H.R. 1's passage, the number of people in immigration detention has skyrocketed. And private prison companies are reaping record profits.
These are the bare minimum reforms needed to protect our communities from the escalating and violent operations.
January 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Last year, legislators gave DHS a windfall of $170 billion to supersize its deportation force and detention network, making ICE’s budget larger than most of the world’s militaries.
The Horrors of H.R. 1:Last year, Congress gave the Department of Homeland Security a windfall of $170 billion to supersize its deportation force and detention network. As a result of the signing of H.R. 1, ICE gained a larger budget than most of the world’s militaries.
January 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Renee Nicole Good’s killing is not an isolated incident.
Renee Nicole Good’s Killing Is Not an Isolated Incident.On January 7, an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a wife and mother of three, at point blank range. Just a day later, CBP agents shot two people in Portland, OR. These acts of violence did not happen in a vacuum. As reported by the New York Times, in the last five months, immigration officers have shot at least nine people. As a whole, 2025 was the deadliest year for immigrants in ICE custody in 20 years — and Congress helped pave the way.
January 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Since taking office, the Trump admin has unleashed a campaign of terror in our neighborhoods. This violence is the predictable result of an out-of-control agency acting with impunity.

As Congress negotiates the gov't spending bill, they're considering more funding for ICE & CBP. What's at stake⤵️
Congress Can Curb ICE & CBP’s Reign of Terror This Month. Here’s What They Must Do.CW: This content contains details related to death that may be upsetting What’s Happening:The House and Senate Appropriations process is underway. This means we have a critical window to demand that our elected representatives leverage budget negotiations to rein in ICE and CBP’s violence. Since taking office, the Trump administration has unleashed a campaign of terror in our cities and neighborhoods. Masked federal agents, equipped for war, are dragging people from their cars, zip-tying children, firing tear gas at high schoolers, and pointing guns at peaceful observers and protestors. They are setting up checkpoints in our cities and detaining people based on the color of their skin, their language or accent, or where they happen to be. These actions are working as designed — terrorizing and wreaking havoc in our communities.
January 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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"The Trump administration has granted ICE agents virtual impunity to visit terror and violence on immigrant communities across our country. The violence has to stop, immediately." - @kicamatos.bsky.social, NILC President
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Minneapolis shooting is a brutal start to Trump’s ‘largest operation’ targeting immigrants
Before the killing of Renee Nicole Good, local leaders and human rights advocates had been bracing for a catastrophe
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January 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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📣ICE OUT of our communities.
January 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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Millions of people across America are watching the videos of an ICE agent shooting and killing Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, and they know that Donald Trump and Kristi Noem are LYING.

We can see what happened with our own eyes. We won’t believe their propaganda.
January 8, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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Under the Trump administration, immigrants are facing relentless pressure to "self-deport" using the CBP Home app.

➡️Check out our Know Your Rights guidance here: https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-cbp-home/
Know Your Rights: CBP Home
President Trump’s Project Homecoming pressures immigrants to “self-deport” using the CBP Home mobile application. This resource provides more information.
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January 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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Full statement: www.nilc.org/press/nilc-s...
NILC Statement on Killing of Woman in Minneapolis by ICE
WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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Two actions you can take right now⤵️

📣Tell Congress to block additional funding for ICE:
act.nilc.org/page/92601/a...

📣Urge your state legislators to fight back against secret police tactics:
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Tell Congress: No Funding for More ICE Detention Beds
Urge your representatives to reject more money for ICE detention.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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In this dangerous time, we share a collective responsibility to defend our democracy and protect our neighbors.

Congress must block new funding for DHS's mass deportation regime. State and local officials can and should use every law at their disposal to hold ICE accountable and protect residents.
January 8, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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Today, in a horrifying act, an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, an unarmed Minneapolis mother.

We join elected officials of conscience calling for ICE to get out of our cities and communities. The violence must stop.
January 8, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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Tune in to our second season here: www.freedomtothrive.com/episodes/
Podcast: Freedom to Thrive - Freedom To Thrive
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January 7, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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Urgent: Congress is considering a proposal to fund additional ICE detention beds.

Trump's 2025 Reconciliation Bill already gave ICE $45B, making detention deadlier. More money would only worsen the crisis.

📣Urge your reps to reject more money for ICE detention: act.nilc.org/page/92564/a...
Tell Congress: No Funding for More ICE Detention Beds
Urge your representatives to reject more money for ICE detention.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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"Organizing is nothing but relationships...finding where we connect more than where we disconnect. And that’s been my mantra as an artist and now as a storyteller."

Get to know the host of our Freedom to Thrive Podcast, artist & activist Hector Flores of Las Cafeteras 👇
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Las Cafeteras’ Hector Flores hosts new immigration podcast
The Eastside musician and activist explores resistance, comedy and resilience on the new season of Freedom to Thrive.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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As #DACA faces relentless attacks, Congress must deliver a pathway to citizenship NOW.

They can do that by passing the DREAM Act—a bipartisan bill backed by overwhelming public support.

Hey, Senate, what are you waiting for? Pass the DREAM Act now: https://bit.ly/48W2rxv
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January 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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It’s as simple as that. ❤️
January 6, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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The 2025 Reconciliation Bill is a payday for private prison execs.💰

Where they see dollar signs & the Trump Admin sees its vision of 100,000 filled immigration detention “beds—we see human rights violations.

The U.S. must end private immigration detention. Here's why ⬇️
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H.R. 1 cashes in on private prison cruelty
The Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) makes private prison executives and investors richer, ignoring human rights abuses in immigration detention centers.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Hundreds of thousands of immigrant youth are living in uncertainty, facing the constant threat of detention and deportation.

We can't wait any longer. Congress must deliver a pathway to citizenship now.

Call on your Senators to pass the DREAM Act ⤵️
https://bit.ly/48W2rxv
Take Action!
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January 2, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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"[ICE] is asking themselves what they can get away with in terms of violating civil liberties for these patients...that’s the true pilot program: how far can they overreach?"
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ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women, even during labor: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labor and delivery
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January 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Our fight continues.
Next up: 2026.✊🏽
2025 our resistance, in numbers Our community took more than 80,000 actions. We submitted a public comment opposing the Trump administration’s immigrant registration rule, backed by 7,051 supporter signatures. We urged elected officials to conduct oversight of ICE and take immediate steps to curb its abuse. er 15,000 people signed our petition demanding that ICE release Jackie Merlos from wrongful detention. In October, she returned home to her children. We fought in court to defend immigrants’ rights.We successfully stopped the Trump administration from expelling hundreds of unaccompanied children to Guatemala.We filed a critical lawsuit to stop an Idaho law that would’ve prevented immigrants from accessing life-saving health care.We blocked the illegal deployment of the National Guard to Memphis. We empowered our communities with Know Your Rights tools.Our Know Your Rights guides and videos were viewed over 11 million times, providing people with information when they needed it most.We provided close to 30 trainings on worksite raids, enforcement trends, and immigrant workers’ rights, reaching over 2,000 advocates nationwide.We launched Know Your Rights ads on bus shelters in Aurora, Colorado, reaching hundreds of thousands of people per week.
December 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM