The Immigrant Justice Network, along with a coalition of grassroots and national organizations, demands that Congress take legislative action to disentangle the criminal legal and immigration systems that propagate mass incarceration and mass deportation, paving a New Way Forward for immigrant justice.
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Every year during Second Chances month we reflect on the barriers to re-entry that formerly incarcerated people face. Many people leave jail or prison with significant trauma and few resources to rebuild their lives. Incarceration separates people from their social networks and forces people to start at square one; additionally, federal and local governments often […]
Together, Immigrant Justice Network (IJN) members and New Way Forward Campaign partner organizations developed this Platform for Immigrant Justice based on our collective decades of deep experience fighting criminalization and advancing a vision of immigrant justice that centers individuals who have had contact with the criminal legal system. Together, we call on President Biden to […]
The Immigrant Justice Network (IJN) and our partner organizations call on President Biden to take strong action on behalf of all immigrants. Immigration policies cannot rely on outcomes from a criminal legal system that is fundamentally unjust, racialized, and built to target Black and Brown people.
Nearly one in three adults in America has a criminal record. Even after being released from prison or jail, formerly incarcerated people continue to face lifelong effects of their imprisonment, including barriers to employment, education, housing, public assistance, and other necessary resources to reenter society. Black people and other communities of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and […]
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