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Feb 03, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Files Suit Challenging ICE’s Illegal Indefinite Detention of a Togolese Immigrant
NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, alongside the Scott Law Firm, LLC, has filed suit in federal court for the release of a Togolese immigrant being de...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Jan 28, 2021
Jury Finds Anoka County, Minnesota Jail Committed False Imprisonment
In the first virtual federal jury trial in Minnesota, a jury Thursday found that Anoka County and its sheriff falsely imprisoned a young woman by slow-walking her booking and follo...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Dec 21, 2020
ICE Defied Court Orders, Maintained Secret No-Release Policy: NYCLU, Bronx Defenders
ICE official reveals that the agency refused to comply with court order to cease use of rigged assessment tool
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Oct 13, 2020
Los Angeles County Settles Immigrant Detention Suit for $14 Million
More than 18,500 Victims of ICE Holds Were Unlawfully Detained
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Sep 29, 2020
As a Result of ACLU Litigation, Trump Administration Ends Policy Prohibiting Immigrant Minors from Accessing Abortion
Three Years After the ACLU First Challenged the Policy in Court, the Office of Refugee Resettlement Changes its Policy to Ensure Young People in its Custody Will Not be Blocked From Accessing Abortion
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Garza v. Hargan - Challenge to Trump Administration's Attempts to Block Abortions for Young Immigrant Women
Sep 29, 2020
ACLU Statement on Reports of ICE Resuming Interior Enforcement and Detention
WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reportedly will return to full interior enforcement and detention practices, a reversal from an earlier temporary suspensio...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
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