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The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) is a center affiliated with the Heartland Alliance in the United States that "is dedicated to ensuring human rights protections and access to justice for all immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers."〔(【引用サイトリンク】About NIJC )〕 Its executive director is Mary Meg McCarthy〔(【引用サイトリンク】NIJC Staff )〕〔 and it is headquartered in Chicago.〔 ==Programs== NIJC has a number of programs dedicated to helping immigrants and affording them legal representation and protection:〔(【引用サイトリンク】Programs )〕 * Jeanne and Joseph Sullivan Program for Protection of Asylum Seekers: This is a network of approximately 1000 ''pro bono'' lawyers who seek to defend asylum rights.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Jeanne and Joseph Sullivan Project for Protection of Asylum Seekers )〕 * Defenders Initiative: This initiative seeks to provide information to defenders in criminal cases at the federal, state, and local level so that they can provide better advice to their clients on the potential immigration consequences of being convicted of crimes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Defenders Initiative )〕 * Gender Justice Initiative: This upholds the rights of immigrant women, and helps those who are victims of domestic violence and crime.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Gender Justice Initiative )〕 * Detention, Democracy and Due Process Project: This aims to uphold the due process rights of immigrants held in detention or subject to deportation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Detention, Democracy & Due Process Project )〕 * Immigrant Children's Protection Project: This aims to protect the rights of detained and non-detained immigrant children who may be subject to deportation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Immigrant Children's Protection Project )〕 * Immigrant Legal Defense Project: This offers free and low-cost legal representation and related services to immigrant families in need.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Immigrant Legal Defense Project )〕 * Counter-Trafficking Project: Provides comprehensive legal services and case management for children and adult survivors of human trafficking.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Counter-Trafficking Project )〕 * LGBT Immigrant Rights Initiative: Defends equal protections for LGBT immigrants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】LGBT Immigrant Rights Initiative )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Immigrant Justice Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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