Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Oct 16, 2025
United We Dream, ACLU, and Partners Launch Historic $30 Million Dollar Fund to Scale Up Access to Lawyers for Families Fighting Wrongful Detention, Deportation
The Defending Our Neighbors Fund will drive millions of dollars to legal service groups providing urgent legal representation to families nationwide.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 04, 2025
ACLU and ACLU of Illinois Slam President Trump’s Imminent Activation of 300 Troops to Chicago
Following a surge of federal agents in Chicago, the Trump administration will reportedly deploy Illinois National Guard troops despite the governor’s repeated objections
Oct 03, 2025
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
BOSTON — A federal appeals court in Massachusetts today upheld a block on President Trump’s executive order that seeks to strip babies born in the United States of their U.S. c...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 01, 2025
ACLU, ACLU of Virginia, ACLU of North Carolina Sue ICE for Records Regarding Potential Expansion of Immigration Detention in Virginia
ICE ignored August 2025 FOIA request, prompting subsequent litigation
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: ACLU Foundation v. ICE
Sep 30, 2025
ACLU and ACLU of Missouri Condemn Governor Kehoe's Authorization to Deploy State National Guard to Assist ICE
Authorization of Missouri National Guard comes as Trump administration escalates use of military in cities nationwide
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 25, 2025
Community Members and Immigrants’ Rights Organizations Take Trump Administration to Court to Stop Illegal Arrests of Immigrants
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Four Washington, D.C. community members and the national immigration organization CASA sued the Trump administration today on behalf of themselves and a class of...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse And Inhumane Conditions At Largest Immigration Detention Center In The U.s.. Explore News & Commentary.Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at Largest Immigration Detention Center in the U.S.
In a letter calling to end immigration detention at Fort Bliss, interviews with 45 people report physical and sexual abuse, medical neglect, and intimidation to self-deport. -
PodcastDec 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Where Everybody Knows Your Rights. Explore Podcast.Where Everybody Knows Your Rights
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News & CommentaryNov 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Free Speech
Immigration Agents Are Retaliating Against People Who Record Them. Explore News & Commentary.Immigration Agents are Retaliating Against People Who Record Them
We’re filing a FOIA to find out how deep the problem goes -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
Immigrants' Rights
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New Report Highlights How Cbp And Border Patrol Are Becoming A Repressive Internal Intelligence Agency. Explore News & Commentary.New Report Highlights How CBP and Border Patrol are Becoming a Repressive Internal Intelligence Agency
AP report reveals how the agency uses AI and mass surveillance across the nation to target, detain, and seize money from innocent drivers