NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER
PO BOX 34573, WASHINGTON, DC 20043 www.nilc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ESTABLISHED IN 1979, THE NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC) IS THE LEADING NATIONAL LEGAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN THE U.S. EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED TO DEFENDING AND ADVANCING THE RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE MOST VULNERABLE IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES.

FIGHTING THE PUBLIC CHARGE "WEALTH" TEST: SINCE 2017, NILC HAS BEEN CO-LEADING THE NATIONAL PROTECTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST EFFORTS TO STRIP IMMIGRANTS' ACCESS TO CRITICAL HEALTHCARE, SAFETY NET, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY PROGRAMS. ONE OF THE PRIMARY ISSUES THE PIF CAMPAIGN HAS FOCUSED ON IS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY "PUBLIC CHARGE" RULE, A WEALTH TEST DESIGNED TO DRASTICALLY RESTRICT IMMIGRANTS' ABILITY TO ESTABLISH PERMANENT RESIDENCY OR GET ON A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP IF THEY USE SAFETY-NET PROGRAMS. NILC IS CO-COUNSELING LITIGATION CHALLENGING THIS RULE AND HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH PIF CAMPAIGN PARTNERS TO ADDRESS THE WIDESPREAD CHILLING EFFECT IT HAS CAUSED, WHICH RAMPED UP AFTER IT WAS ALLOWED BY COURTS TO GO INTO EFFECT IN FEBRUARY 2020. IN EARLY DECEMBER 2020, A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT ISSUED A DECISION THAT UPHELD PREVIOUS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS BLOCKING THE RULE'S IMPLEMENTATION. APART FROM LITIGATION, NILC ALSO EDUCATED PIF PARTNERS AND POLICYMAKERS ON THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PUBLIC CHARGE AND COVID-19, AND MONITORED OTHER PUBLIC CHARGE-RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY CHANGES THAT THREATEN IMMIGRANTS' ACCESS TO PUBLIC HOUSING ASSISTANCE, FOOD STAMPS, AND OTHER INCOME SUPPORTS.

WINNING IN THE STATES: CREATED IN 2018, NILC'S WINNING IN THE STATES INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE PRO-IMMIGRANT POLICIES AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL AND AMPLIFY THOSE VICTORIES TO FUEL MOMENTUM FOR OTHER SUCH POLICY SOLUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN 2020, NILC PROVIDED INTENSIVE SUPPORT TO BOLSTER WITS PARTNER ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO EXPAND IMMIGRANTS' ACCESS TO DRIVER'S LICENSES, WHICH RESULTED IN KEY POLICY VICTORIES. NILC ALSO WORKED WITH WITS PARTNERS TO PROMOTE "SAFE SPACES" IN SCHOOLS AND COURTHOUSES, LIMITS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTANGLEMENT WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS, AND OTHER PRO-MIGRANT STATE AND LOCAL MEASURES. NILC RECENTLY PRODUCED A REPORT, "SHARED CRISIS, SHARED SOLUTIONS: STATE AND LOCAL ADVOCACY FOR AN IMMIGRANT-INCLUSIVE RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS," SHOWCASING EXAMPLES OF INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC SUPPORT, HEALTH ACCESS, AND WORKPLACE PROTECTION POLICY INITIATIVES.

CHALLENGING THE MUSLIM, REFUGEE, AND AFRICAN BANS: SINCE JANUARY 2017, WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMP ISSUED THE FIRST SWEEPING EXECUTIVE ORDER BARRING PEOPLE FROM SEVERAL PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM COUNTRIES FROM ENTERING THE U.S., NILC HAS FILED MULTIPLE LEGAL CASES INCLUDING THE FIRST ONE TO CHALLENGE THE INITIAL ORDER, AS WELL AS OTHER MODIFICATIONS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MADE AFTER COURT DECISIONS TIME AND TIME AGAIN SUPPORTED LEGAL ARGUMENTS THAT THE VARIOUS BANS WERE UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND DISCRIMINATORY. LEVERAGING THE OPPORTUNITY PROVIDED BY LITIGATION, NILC ALSO CO-LED A CAMPAIGN WITH KEY PARTNERS FROM THE MUSLIM, ARAB, AND SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY FOCUSED ON MOBILIZING BROAD OPPOSITION AGAINST THE BAN, EDUCATING POLICYMAKERS ON THE NEED TO REPEAL THE BAN, AND HIGHLIGHTING THE ISLAMOPHOBIA AND DISCRIMINATION UNDERGIRDING NOT ONLY THE EXECUTIVE ORDER, BUT ALSO BACK-DOOR RESTRICTIONS THAT SEEK TO BAR MUSLIMS FROM REUNITING WITH FAMILY OR RESETTLING IN THE U.S.

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