Established in 2013 as the 501(c)(4) affiliate of the national immigration law center (NILC), the NILC immigrant justice fund's (IJF) mission is focused on building immigrant power and advancing effective and fair immigration policy through civic engagement campaigns. The IJF relies on its extensive connections with advocacy groups nationwide, advocacy experience, expertise on issues that affect immigrants' daily lives, and distinctive use of policy, legal, and communications strategies to ensure that immigrants' rights advocates have a powerful impact on the shape and nature of immigration reform policies that come under consideration in congress and in states and localities across the country.