We are a membership organization of attorneys, advocates, and community members who are driven by the belief that all people should be treated with dignity, live freely, and flourish.

Core values

- **Advocacy and Litigation**: NIPNLG litigates, advocates, and educates to defend and extend the rights of noncitizens, addressing critical societal needs and issues related to immigration and criminal justice systems[2][4].
- **Support for Vulnerable Groups**: The organization focuses on those most impacted by immigration and criminal systems, particularly those with the fewest resources, and works to uplift and support them[2][4].
- **Policy Impact**: NIPNLG has achieved significant policy changes, such as the creation of USCIS’s deferred action policy for SIJS youth, reduction in detention, and favorable policies for immigrants through administrative advocacy and litigation[1][4].
- **Community Engagement and Training**: The organization conducts training, provides resources, and organizes convenings that lead to improvements in policies related to asylum, deferred action, and detention, which contributes to community well-being[4].
- **Narrative Change and Public Education**: NIPNLG advances narrative change and educates the public about important issues, such as the SIJS backlog, to promote positive change and raise awareness[1][2].