Press Releases
May 22, 2020
ACLU Files FOIA Request to Uncover Information About ICE COVID-19 Response
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a public records request today under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain documents related to the Immigration and Custo...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 20, 2020
NYCLU Response to Rensselaer County Sheriff's Renewal of 287(g) Agreement
RENSSELAER COUNTY - Today, Rensselaer County Sheriff Pat Russo renewed the county's contract with ICE to participate in the 287(g) program, committing local officers to participate...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 15, 2020
ACLU Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Release for all ICE Detainees at Rhode Island Facility
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Rhode Island, and lawyers from the firm Morgan Lewis filed a class action lawsuit today against the Department of H...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 03, 2020
ACLU Demands that ICE Suspend Civil Enforcement, Release Detainees During COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter today to the Department of Homeland Security demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) temporarily su...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 25, 2020
Montana Supreme Court Outlines Limits on Local Arrest Authority in Victory for Immigrants
Ruling Declares Federal Immigration Detainers Do Not Provide Arrest Authority Under Montana Law
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 19, 2020
ACLU Statement on ICE Enforcement During COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON — Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, backtracked on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s announcement that it would curb ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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Court CaseJul 2026
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
Jackson-edney V. Labrador. Explore Case.Jackson-Edney v. Labrador
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News & CommentaryAug 2026
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
Criminal Law Reform
We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse By Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.. Explore News & Commentary.We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.
The claimants detail being unlawfully detained, denied medical care, or targeted simply for speaking out or recording what they saw. Their experiences reveal a dangerous pattern of abuse that threatens the rights and safety of us all. -
VirginiaAug 2026
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
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In Re: Application Of The United States Of America For An Order Pursuant To 18 U.s.c. § 2703(d). Explore Case.In Re: Application of The United States Of America for an Order Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. § 2703(d)
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South CarolinaAug 2026
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
South Carolina Republican Party V. Bolchoz. Explore Case.South Carolina Republican Party v. Bolchoz
The South Carolina Republican Party has sued state election officials seeking to close South Carolina’s primary elections, excluding independent and unaffiliated voters from participating in what are often the only meaningful elections in their communities. Veterans for All Voters and The Chamberlain Network, two nonpartisan veterans’ organizations, have moved to intervene as defendants to protect their members’ right to vote in the primary of their choice and to ensure the State does not settle the case in a way that extinguishes those rights.