Following a July 24, 2025 public hearing held by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that examined widespread human rights and refugee law violations inflicted by the U.S. government, a coalition of immigrants’ rights organizations that participated in the hearing submitted a follow-up report to the Commission this week. The organizations include Al Otro Lado, Americans for Immigrant Justice, Amnesty International, the Center for Human Rights and Constitut

PRESS RELEASE – OCTOBER 16, 2025 The Annual Issue Honors Changemakers in the LGBTQ+ Community Across Entertainment, Politics, Activism, Sports, and More LOS ANGELES, CA — Alvaro M. Huerta, civil rights lawyer and Director of Litigation and Advocacy at the Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef), has been selected as an honoree on the 31st annual Out100 list, Out magazine’s annual recognition of the most influential and pioneering LGBTQ+ individuals across entertainment, poli

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Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) Condemns the Trump Administration’s Attempted Illegal Deportation of Guatemalan Children   The...

On Friday the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion permitting the government to partially resume the Remain in Mexico policy while the court considers the government’s appeal of a nationwide stay that had halted the policy’s reimplementation.