Press Releases
Feb 21, 2020
NYCLU Statement on ICE Access to DMV Databases
NEW YORK — Today Governor Cuomo announced in various media interviews his intention to allow ICE and DHS to access DMV databases. Last week the Governor met with the President to...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Privacy & Technology
Feb 20, 2020
ACLU Affiliates Call on Concord Coach to Protect Passengers from Immigration Raids
New CBP Memo Makes Clear Agents Need Consent to Board Buses
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 19, 2020
NYCLU Statement on ICE Director Visit to Rensselaer County Jail
Tomorrow, the acting director of ICE is scheduled to visit Rensselaer County Jail for a press conference to advance the agency’s campaign to gain access to New York’s DMV datab...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Feb 05, 2020
ICE Refuses to Disclose Immigration Raid Documents, ACLU of Texas Files Lawsuit
DALLAS – The ACLU of Texas today filed a lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for failing to produce the search warrants used to raid a workplace in Allen, Te...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 27, 2019
NJ Abolishes Agreements with ICE That Divert Local Law Enforcement to Perform Federal Immigration Duties
Monumental amendments to landmark Immigrant Trust Directive will end NJ participation in unjust, discriminatory, costly program that compromises public safety and rights
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 17, 2019
ACLU, Physicians for Human Rights Demand That CBP Improve Medical Care for Individuals Forced to Endure Substance Withdrawal at Ports of Entry
SAN DIEGO – The ACLU Border Rights Center, the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties and Physicians for Human Rights today sent a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
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
National Security
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.