History

ACIJ was founded in 2006 to defend immigrants’ rights in the wake of an increase in anti-immigrant legislation being proposed at local and state levels.  ACIJ fought local ordinances and state laws, and served as a legal resource for immigrant communities across the state.  Galvanized by the 2011 passage of HB 56, Alabama’s “worst in the nation” anti-immigrant law, ACIJ has grown into a nationally recognized coalition with eleven individuals and organizations serving on its Steering Committee, over 30 organized member communities, and thousands of individual members.

Founding members of ACIJ in 2006.