On July 1, 2025, Southern California residents, workers, and advocacy groups across various industries sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in federal court for abducting and disappearing community members using unlawful stop and arrest practices and confining individuals at a federal building in illegal conditions while denying them access to attorneys. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A federal district court heard oral arguments in Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (CLSEPA) v. HSS on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, to weigh whether to grant a preliminary injunction to protect critical legal services for unaccompanied immigrant children.

Riverside, CA (April 17, 2025) – Yesterday a federal court granted an emergency stay halting the government’s reimplementation of the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols, or Remain in Mexico policy, which forces people seeking asylum to await their U.S. immigration court dates under perilous conditions in Mexico.

The Central American Resource Center, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, and Immigrant Defenders Law Center Move to Intervene in Case Against Trump Administration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2023 CONTACT: Alicia Vargas 213.653-1442 avargas@immdef.org WASHINGTON – As reported by current news...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2023 CONTACT: Alicia Vargas 213.653-1442 avargas@immdef.org WASHINGTON – Immigrant Defenders Law...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 16, 2023 Press Contact: press@welcomewithdignity.org' Washington, D.C. – The #WelcomewithDignity campaign...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 8, 2023 Press Contact: press@welcomewithdignity.org Washington, D.C. – The #WelcomewithDignity campaign...

L.A. Welcomes coalition confirms the arrival of three buses on Friday marking these the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th buses to arrive in Los...

Alarming news reports indicate that Texas state troopers are separating families at the United States-Mexico border. Families belong...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 25, 2023 Contact: Alicia Vargas; avargas@immdef.org LOS ANGELES, CA – A California federal judge ruled...

On the second anniversary of the Biden administration, ImmDef reflects on the overall failure of the administration to welcome immigrants...

The Administration plans to enhance the use of expedited removal and propose a new policy that will create a rebuttable presumption of...

San Diego, CA — For the past nearly three years, the U.S. government has used a policy called Title 42 to expel people seeking asylum wit...

Immigrant Defenders Law Center Urges Congress to Take Action to Create Permanent Pathway to Citizenship for DACA Recipients and Undocumen...

Immigrant Defenders Law Center Denounces Anti-Immigrant Political Stunts and Praises Massachusetts Community for Welcoming Migrants with...

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States certified its decision in Biden v Texas, which affirmed President Biden’s power to fina...

The Supreme Court of the United States released its decision today on Biden v Texas, affirming President Biden’s power to finally end the...