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May 21, 2025
ICE Refuses to Allow Mahmoud Khalil to Hold His Newborn Son
Mr. Khalil's legal team filed a letter requesting the federal court overseeing Mr. Khalil’s case order ICE to permit a family contact visit
Issue Areas: Free Speech Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
May 20, 2025
U.S. District Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against Oklahoma’s Unconstitutional HB 4156
The law was enjoined last year pursuant to a request from the United States. Oklahoma has been temporarily restrained from enforcing H.B. 4156.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Padres Unidos de Tulsa v. Drummond
May 16, 2025
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Ruling in Alien Enemies Act Case 
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to remove Venezuelans being detained in northern Texas and held that the gove...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court case: WMM v. Trump
May 13, 2025
Civil Rights Groups File Amended Federal Lawsuit to Block Oklahoma’s Unconstitutional HB 4156
The law was enjoined last year pursuant to a request from the United States. The Trump Administration dismissed the lawsuit and Oklahoma has started enforcing the law.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Padres Unidos de Tulsa v. Drummond
May 09, 2025
District Court Strikes Down Restrictions in Biden-Era Rule Severely Limiting Asylum
WASHINGTON — The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today issued a victory for the plaintiffs in Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. U.S. Department of Homela...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
May 09, 2025
Rümeysa Öztürk To Be Freed From Detention as Case Proceeds
Targeted by Trump administration for co-authoring an op-ed, Ms. Öztürk will return home to Massachusetts
Issue Areas: Free Speech Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Öztürk v. Trump
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