The immigrant justice movement calls for descheduling, not rescheduling
The federal government is moving to decrease the criminal penalties for marijuana use by changing its legal status within the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) listings or schedules of drugs, a process dubbed “rescheduling.” Merely rescheduling marijuana under federal law does not go far enough to reflect evolving opinion on marijuana use or protect people from […]
Immigrant Justice Network Vote Recommendations on H.R. 5717 and H.R. 7909
The Immigrant Justice Network urges your boss to vote NO on H.R. 5717, No Bailout forSanctuary Cities Act and vote NO on H.R. 7909, Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Actwhich are scheduled for a House floor vote later this week.
Community Alert: “Keeping Families Together” Parole in Place Program
The recently announced Keeping Families Together Parole-in-Place process will grant temporary permission to remain and work in the United States to certain people, as well as enable themto apply for a green card. This could potentially help hundreds of thousands of people who are either married to U.S. citizens or who are the stepchildren of […]
Immigrants Deserve a Second Chance
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 […]
Admin Platform Policy Memo
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 […]
Platform for Immigrant Justice
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.
A Second Chance for All
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 […]
“How Did We Get Here?” Video Series
The immigration and criminal legal system have worked together to target, incarcerate, and deport thousands of immigrants every year. But how did we get here? How has the United States been able to create the largest immigration detention system in the world? Criminalizing Migration For decades, the laws that make migration a criminal offense have […]
DHS Enforcement of Deportation Priorities Explainer
On September 30, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a memo on its immigration“enforcement priorities” – creating three main categories of people who will be targeted for arrest,detention, and deportation. This Memo went into effect on November 29, 2021 and will replace the priormemos issued by the Biden administration on its detention and deportation […]
Strategic Plan Executive Summary 2020-2024
The Immigrant Justice Network (IJN) is a leading advocacy voice against the criminalization of immigrants in the United States. Grounded in racial justice values, we build power to defend the dignity of all immigrants. This document details our strategic plan for 2020-2024.