Press Releases
Jan 12, 2021
ACLU Statement Ahead of Trump’s Border Visit
WASHINGTON — The following is a statement from Astrid Dominguez, director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas’ Border Rights Center, regarding President Trump’s pl...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 11, 2020
ACLU Affiliates in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont File Lawsuit Challenging Border Patrol Checkpoints
Asks court to disallow CBP from conducting border patrol checkpoints for general crime control, as well as the checkpoint in Woodstock, New Hampshire
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 27, 2020
Union Pacific Railroad Police Cuts Ties with ICE
Officers No Longer Permitted to Report People Based on Suspected Immigration Status
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 02, 2020
ACLU Statement on ICE and CBP Deployment
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents and resources to various ci...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 26, 2020
New Border Community Watch Line to Launch in El Paso and RGV
EL PASO, Texas – The ACLU Border Rights Center today launched a telephone and text service for border residents to report Border Patrol interference in the community. Residents c...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 26, 2020
ACLU’s Lawsuit Against Teller County Sheriff’s ICE Operations Moves to Appeals
DENVER – ACLU of Colorado has appealed a ruling of the Teller County District Court dismissing a taxpayer lawsuit seeking to stop Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell from enforc...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
About the ACLU
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