The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and its Palestine Subcommittee stand with Leqaa Kordia, her family, attorneys, and advocates across the country to demand her immediate release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Prairieland Detention Center. Leqaa is the last protester to remain in ICE detention for pro-Palestine speech during protests at Columbia University. She is […]
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National Lawyers Guild Members Win Temporary Restraining Order Against Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) In Portland, Oregon
DHS has been shooting tear gas, pepper balls, rubber bullets, and other “less lethal” munitions at people protesting the ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, blanketing the neighborhood in tear gas and other chemical agents, for months. Protesters and journalists have been injured by these munitions, and DHS has targeted journalists for doing their jobs. Some […]
Rest In Power Alex Pretti
To our neighbors: The last day Alex Pretti was alive was a day of triumph. Minneapolis went on strike. One thousand businesses closed. One hundred faith leaders were arrested in a civil disobedience action. Tens of thousands marched in the streets. It was called the Day of Truth and Freedom. Alex Pretti is a hero. […]
Who Isn’t a Domestic Terrorist: 19th Prairieland Defendant Should Concern Us All
The Trump administration and the State of Texas continue their campaign to paint anyone as a “domestic terrorist”. This time, they arrested Lucy, the 19th Prairieland Defendant, under accusations of Hindering Prosecution of Terrorism. Why? For allegedly having Signal calls and teaching folks how to delete Signal messages. These cases in North Texas should concern […]
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) Portland Chapter is outraged by the continuing unchecked violence by federal agents against our communities
We mourn the life of Renee Nicole Good, the legal observer who was killed this week in Minnesota by ICE Agent Jonathan Ross. We condemn both CBP and ICE presence in Portland, especially as two community members were shot this week by federal CBP agents. This week’s violence is a harrowing escalation but is not […]
National Lawyers Guild condemns US imperialist aggression against Venezuela!
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) joins the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) in condemning in the strongest and most unequivocal terms the US bombing of Caracas as well as the attacks on Miranda, La Guaira, and Aragua. We also express our outrage that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, have been kidnapped […]
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and the NLG Minnesota Chapter mourn the killing of Renee Nicole Good at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and condemn the unchecked violence of ICE agents across the country
To the people of Minneapolis. To the people of the Twin Cities. To the people of Minnesota. Once again the eyes of the world are on our city. ICE murdered Renee Nicole Good. An ICE agent stood in front of her car and shot her through the windshield. She died there. Blocks from her home. […]
NLG Condemns Texas’ Unlawful and Discriminatory Designation of CAIR as a “Terrorist Organization”
November 19, 2025 The National Lawyers Guild (NLG), the nation’s oldest and largest progressive bar association committed to the legal defense of people’s movements, unequivocally condemns the Texas Governor’s November 18th proclamation designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a “terrorist” and “transnational criminal” organization. This designation is without legal or factual basis and […]
2026 NLG Resolutions, Amendments, and Elections
As a democratic organization, the work and focus of the Guild is decided by our members. Each year, we hold plenaries in which members discuss programmatic priorities, often in the form of resolutions. We also update our governing documents, our Bylaws and Constitution, and elect new officers to serve on the NLG National Executive Committee. […]
Alarming Criminalization of Green Card Holder Based on “Antifa Materials”
As the federal government’s repression of dissent expands, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is increasingly alarmed at the situation evolving in Johnston County, Texas, in relation to the Prairieland Defendants’ July 4 anti-ICE noise demonstration. On October 15, the U.S. Attorney General’s Office indicted Daniel “Des” Sanchez, a local Dallas artist, for transporting “a box […]
