The New Jersey Consortium for Immigrant Children (NJCIC) was founded in May 2015 to mobilize allies across immigration law and other disciplines in welcoming and serving an unprecedented 80% increase of unaccompanied children (UCs) to New Jersey. This movement of allyship increased in strength and catapulted into action during the height of the family separation crisis, with a more than twofold increase of UCs new to New Jersey and without strong networks of support nor access to critical legal relief and interrelated services. Today, NJCIC continues to meet this legacy of harm and current moments of crisis as the statewide legal services and policy advocacy organization dedicated to empowering New Jersey’s young immigrants.

We achieve our mission by

• providing holistic, youth-centered legal representation,
• driving systemic change to advance immigrant rights and
• building community through collaboration and education.

Our mission, in its daily operations, works toward a just and equitable New Jersey where young immigrants can flourish and lead full, fearless lives.