For years, NNIRR has used international human rights standards to remind governments that crossing a border without documentation or overstaying a permit does not constitute a criminal offense. Though irregular entry and stay may have once ...

Job Posting  Administrative Assistant    The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) is seeking a part-time Administrative Assistant to run day-to-day office operations out of our Oakland office. This will include administering and tracking ...

According to their most recent update, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) currently detains 46,269 people as of March 9, 2025, the highest number of detainees since October 2019, when ICE detained 49,419 individuals. But this is ...

Three years ago, the U.S. and its allies evacuated thousands of Afghans who had worked with them during the war against the Taliban. But the women and girls who remain in Afghanistan now live under a ...

SAN YSIDRO MOUNTAINS, Calif. — It’s dawn at the foot of Otay Mountain, and the heat is already nauseating. Even this early in the morning, temperatures near this 3,500-foot peak reach triple digits, with this part ...

Lawmakers are fighting to bring back migrants and their children who have been unfairly deported, with a new resolution which would see them return to the U.S. Newsweek can reveal that congressmen plan to introduce a ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. — It’s a relatively quiet — and hot — afternoon at Sunland Park’s Fire Department Station 1. Some firefighters working the shift are prepping for dinner. Others are doing office work. Suddenly, a ...