Press Releases
Nov 10, 2022
ACLU Comment on New ORR Guidance on Abortion Access for Pregnant Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth
WASHINGTON — The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announced new guidance today to ensure unaccompanied immigrant minors have access to abortion. The policy is twofold: First,...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 17, 2021
ACLU Files FOIA Request Seeking Records Related to Detained Immigrants’ Ability to Access Counsel
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request today for records from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) related to...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 15, 2021
ACLU Sends Letter Demanding DHS Provide COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters to People in ICE Detention and Files FOIA Requests
WASHINGTON — The ACLU sent a letter today demanding Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas implement a plan to immediately provide COVID-19 vaccine bo...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 23, 2021
Court Orders ICE to Test Detained Immigrants Prior to Transfer to the Northwest Detention Center to Protect Medically-Vulnerable Detainees
WASHINGTON—This afternoon, a federal district court in the Western District of Washington ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to test detained immigrants prior to t...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 20, 2021
With Signature, NJ Gov. Murphy Stops Creation and Renewal of Immigration Detention Contracts in New Jersey
Landmark bill makes New Jersey among the first states to bar expansion and renewal of immigration detention
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 23, 2021
First-of-Its-Kind Report Reveals ICE’s Abuses Against Hunger Strikers
New Research Unveils Involuntary Medical Procedures, Force-Feeding, Solitary Confinement, and Other Forms of Retaliation
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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.