In this new op-ed, NIPNLG Executive Director Sirine Shebaya, writes about how whether through private prisons or contracts with local facilities, immigration detention is an abusive, inhumane, and completely unnecessary practice—and a world without it is entirely possible.

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In this new blog post, NIPNLG Supervising Attorney Victoria Neilson explains how despite never being in force, as long as the "Death to Asylum" regulations remain on the books and on the internet, they will continue sowing confusion even among federal appellate judges.

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This week, we released three new exciting resources. Visit our practice advisories page today to download our newest crim-imm case law updates and our newest advisory on the "knotty" issues of venue and choice law when it comes to video hearings in immigration court. NIPNLG members can also visit their member portal to download the most up-to-date version of our SIJS Unpublished AAO Decisions Index. 

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This month, the Department of Justice released a new denaturalization policy. Alarmingly, the policy legitimizes the denaturalization apparatus that the Trump administration builded upon. To respond, the National Immigration Project and its partners released a public statement condemning the policy and restating the groups' demands to dismantle the denaturalization apparatus.

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This January, join us for our first removal defense seminar of 2023, which will focus on the top ethical issues facing legal representatives in removal hearings. Then, in March, forget March Madness and join us instead for March Mandamus, where you'll get the skills you need to be the MVP in District Court! And on March 30th, join us for our Spring CLE - with the option to join in-person or by zoom - to learn all about motions to reopen.

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