<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Immigrant Defenders Law Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[Immigrant Defenders Law Center is a  social justice nonprofit law firm that defends immigrant communities against injustices in the deportation system]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/news</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:04:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.immdef.org/ru/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Court Strikes Down Remain in Mexico Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS Immigrant Defenders Law Center: Jesus Contreras, media@immdef.org, 213-436-7615 Center for Gender &#38; Refugee Studies: Brianna Krong, krongbrianna@uclawsf.edu, 415-581-8835 National Immigration Project: Lilly Gonzalez, media@nipnlg.org Innovation Law Lab: Isa Peña, media@innovationlawlab.org, 503-334-8718 Court Strikes Down Remain in Mexico Policy Riverside, CA (October 9, 2026) – On Wednesday, a federal court declared the Trump administration’s...]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/court-strikes-down-remain-in-mexico</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac8146786e1da51f6fa0e5f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:28:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_8c4bb51c3bc34052940bd393b73b022b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advocates Demand Enforcement of Federal Court Order at Adelanto as Guards Say They Were Told Not to Comply]]></title><description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2026 Media contact:  Alex Comisar, Public Counsel, acomisar@actumllc.com  Jesus Contreras, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, media@immdef.org Jorge-Mario Cabrera, CHIRLA, jmcabrera@chirla.org, (562) 243-5559 Advocates Demand Enforcement of Federal Court Order at Adelanto as Guards Say They Were Told Not to Comply GEO Group officers allegedly told detained individuals that staff have a copy of the court's order but “have instructions not to follow” it, unless ICE...]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/ltvice-mte-oct26</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac80239d3466ffa9b93a631</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:36:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_8fa1d4e4e1f047ecaccb473ee30c69ce~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[October Know Your Rights Virtual Webinars ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Participe en nuestro seminario virtual el miércoles 21 de octubre a las 6:30 p.m., "Conozca Sus Derechos" para informarse sobre sus derechos constitucionales y saber cómo proceder ante un posible encuentro con ICE; además, obtendrá recursos de inmigración que ayudarán a mantener a sus seres queridos seguros y preparados en caso de que usted o un familiar sea detenido.]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/october-kyr-webinars</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac6d0ad60b96c0e26710d45</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:41:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_3135037210824195b15029109c75aa56~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Join Our September Bilingual Know Your Rights Webinar ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us Wednesday, September 16th at 6:30 pm PT, for a free Know Your Rights training covering your constitutional rights, steps to take during an ICE encounter, and trusted immigration resources to help protect your family.]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/september26kyr</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69433f7ba79f8c9ba2ad6f72</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:08:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_275f0f4f58cc462f90a2b41ca8e92d60~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Court Orders Trump Administration to Stop Starving Legal Services for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, a federal court ordered the Trump administration to release withheld funding for legal services for unaccompanied immigrant children by 12 p.m. PT on Friday, August 7, after nearly nine months of the administration failing to comply with the court’s preliminary injunction order.]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/court-orders-pay-for-kids-rep</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a74e31b421979b2d96eb711</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:53:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_ba1db5224730443799509b70a0843c18~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigrant Defenders Law Center Calls on Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Children ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal contracts that support legal services for unaccompanied immigrant children are set to expire on July 31, threatening to leave tens of thousands of vulnerable children without an attorney and without a meaningful opportunity to present their cases in immigration court.]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/save-kids-legal-rep</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a516c68caeb8c9a25089997</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:43:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_8b587a2c982d4a0e98c4a3acb938a487~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FEDERAL COURT ORDERS IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENTS TO CONDITIONS AT ADELANTO ICE FACILITY THAT VIOLATE INDIVIDUALS' CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND PROVISIONALLY CERTIFIES CLASS ACTION]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal judge granted, in part, a preliminary injunction ordering the government to immediately remedy unconstitutional conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, and provisionally certified a class action on behalf of everyone detained at the facility. ]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/lt-pi-win</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5a9668e447e3bde5853e9a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:06:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_294eea5d08c044bbbd72b0345e69542a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ImmDef Celebrates Preservation of Birthright Citizenship  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA -   On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Trump v. Barbara, affirming that America remains a place where every child born here is recognized as an equal citizen under the U.S. Constitution and that this right cannot be erased by a xenophobic, partisan agenda.]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/scotus-brc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3c52c172c7d18238cab585</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:37:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_6e6db6c099a04c1f927aa0898fc6cf8d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ImmDef Praises Governor Newsom and California Legislature for ADDITIONAL $100M Commitment to Defend Californians from Mass Deportations ]]></title><description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  06/29/26  Contact:   media@immdef.org, 213-634-7615    ImmDef Praises Governor Newsom and California Legislature for Additional $100M Commitment to Defend Californians from Mass Deportations  The Governor earmarked $20M to put lawyers in immigration courtrooms and give detained Californians a fighting chance to remain united with their families.   SACRAMENTO, CA. - ImmDef applauds Governor Newsom for signing the 2026–2027 California state budget, which includes $175...]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/cabudget27</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4342613c06bdad54281e03</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:16:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_16080c1f93204eb696636ca1a86b0841~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_705,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ImmDef Applauds San Diego County's $13.2M Commitment to Due Process for All  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  06/25/2026  Contact:   media@immdef.org, 213-634-7615    ImmDef Applauds San Diego County's $13.2M Commitment to Due Process for All   Investment into the Immigrant Defense Legal Program becomes the largest investment by a County to support access to legal services for detained immigrants  SAN DIEGO, CA -  On Thursday, June 25, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved $13.2 million to ensure that community members facing deportation are not forced to stand...]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/sdidlpwin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3d8374faba6cee57d91a99</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:39:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_1c8911f9365b413d817537c8bc5ac266~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_705,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ImmDef Condemns Supreme Court Rulings that De-Legalize Hundreds of Thousands and Slam the Door on Asylum Seekers  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA -    Today the Supreme Court released two devastating immigration opinions. In Mullin v. Doe, the Court gave the Trump administration sweeping authority to terminate lifesaving Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for migrants from Haiti and Syria despite ongoing violence, political collapse, and humanitarian disaster in both countries. ]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/tpsasylumscotus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3d59e6c46da0aa0d46ab72</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:52:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_92c4bfb50f474c28a7a390af7899605a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyron Shakeel Swaso Deported After Facing Retaliation for Organizing Adelanto Hunger Strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA -   Kyon Shakeel Swaso, a leading organizer of the ongoing hunger strike at Adelanto ICE prison, has been deported to Belize after a series of unlawful transfers to various detention facilities in Texas and Louisiana. The hunger strike began in response to the California Department of Justice report on the conditions of California detention centers. His deportation comes just 11 days after he publicly raised concerns about conditions within the facility.]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/swaso-deported</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2c96828d10dcf62891d7e3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:06:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_65f12a29ac24446389d701bca1787e57~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adelanto ICE Prison Hunger Strike Organizer Transferred and Being Prepared for Deportation ]]></title><description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  06/10/2026  Contact:   media@immdef.org, 213-634-7615  Tamara@ic4ij.org; (562) 212-2664   Leading voice in hunger strike at Adelanto ICE prison transferred out of state, will be deported  LOS ANGELES, CA -   Detained hunger strike participant, Kyon Shakeel Swaso, a Belizean national, has been transferred without notice - in clear violation of the California Central District Court’s General Orders - from Adelanto ICE prison to Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, and now...]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/adfhungerstrikedeportation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a29dd172a057aa1c77c5130</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:17:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_c4e17dc10d924f41b4a73cd6adec7df2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_705,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunger Strikers at Adelanto ICE Prison Speak Out on Retaliation, Medical Neglect, and Inhumane Conditions ]]></title><description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  06/03/2026  Contact:   media@immdef.org, 213-634-7615  Tamara@ic4ij.org; (562) 212-2664     Hunger Strikers at Adelanto ICE Prison Speak Out on Retaliation, Medical Neglect, and Inhumane Conditions  Four individuals participating in the hunger strike speak publicly for the first time since the start of the strike, alleging retaliation for participating  LOS ANGELES, CA -   At least 20 people detained within the Desert View Annex section of the Adelanto ICE prison in San...]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/adfhungerstrike</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a205358f9e37e2aaa16f64c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:19:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_684bdcc225044a85ad88b6b3ab78111a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_705,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CECOT Survivor Andry Hernández Romero  Flees Venezuela for Spain in Search of Safety ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andry Hernández Romero, the gay makeup artist wrongfully disappeared to El Salvador’s CECOT prison by the Trump administration under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), has fled Venezuela to seek safety and formally request asylum in Spain.  ]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/andry-hern%C3%A1ndez-flees-to-spain-for-safety</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a10d6730ac12a65423bb032</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 22:24:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_5667948e197b413197491cae85f65cff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington DC Shadow Hearing: Immigrant Children ]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Friday, March 27th, U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, hosted a hearing titled Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump’s Attack on Our Children. ]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/washington-dc-shadow-hearing-immigrant-children</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c6daccd2e55f64fe0ddc38</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:31:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_d1fc6d476e354827ba59376316cf4a3b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On One-Year Anniversary, ImmDef Files Claims against DHS on Behalf of Six Venezuelan Men Who Were Tortured in CECOT ]]></title><description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   3/13/26  Contact:  Immigrant Defenders Law Center Communications  media@immdef.org , 213-634-7615  On One-Year Anniversary, ImmDef Files Claims against DHS on Behalf of Six Venezuelan Men Who Were Tortured in CECOT   Survivors speak out and advocates call for an end to third-country transfers   LOS ANGELES, CA -  On the one-year anniversary of the Trump administration unlawfully invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to render over 250 Venezuelan men to the notorious...]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/aeaanniversary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b394d6d0cd2535b527c441</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:30:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_351bd5a5d94148299d42645ba1aae619~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_705,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refugees, Asylum, &#38; Immigration Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Holds Public Hearing on the Impact of the United States’s Forced Deportations to Third Countries ]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release 3/12/26 Contact: Immigrant Defender Law Center Communications media@immdef.org Refugees, Asylum, &#38; Immigration Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Holds Public Hearing on the Impact of the United States’s Forced Deportations to Third Countries     Washington D.C. — A coalition of 22 immigrants’ rights organizations participated today in a public hearing held by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), as part of the IACHR’s 195th session held in...]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/iachrhearing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b2f0eca7843f58b6825de4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:00:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amended Complaint: Immigration Raids Driven by Racial Discrimination]]></title><description><![CDATA[In late May 2025, the Trump administration set an arbitrary quota of 3,000 people a day to carry out its mass deportation agenda.  Shortly after, in a pattern of highly coordinated, unlawful immigration raids unfolded across Southern California. Agents—often driving unmarked cars, while wearing masks, and refusing to identify themselves — approached individuals at homes, in public spaces, at workplaces or near courthouses and detained them, sometimes violently, on the spot, and many times withou]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/vpvnoemamendedcomplaint</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a0e214ab2490cb67fae013</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:26:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_5c96b1021f664fcdbad4c8e3d28cbd02~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADELANTO DETAINEES, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC COUNSEL, CHIRLA, IMMDEF, AND WILLKIE FARR &#38; GALLAGHER LLP FILE FEDERAL LAWSUIT CHALLENGING INHUMANE CONDITIONS AT ADELANTO ICE PROCESSING CENTER]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lawsuit exposes a detention system that is cruel, inhumane, and degrading, with Adelanto serving as a stark example of the harm such conditions cause —where people have been forced to live in unsanitary conditions and subjected to punitive isolation and neglect, conditions that would be considered abuse in almost any other setting. ]]></description><link>https://www.immdef.org/blog/ltvice_filing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6977d1b98aff15125e7bd39f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:00:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6ac_d3de8f25c4b346d68865eebd4f41d1be~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ImmDef Communications</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>