Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Mar 23, 2026
ACLU Launches National Ad Campaign Featuring Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” Highlighting Landmark Birthright Citizenship Supreme Court Case
On April 1, the ACLU will argue to protect America’s constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, as the U.S. Supreme Court considers Barbara v. Trump.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Barbara v. Donald J. Trump
Mar 22, 2026
ACLU Statement on Trump Administration Plans to Deploy ICE to Airport Security Lines
WASHINGTON – This weekend, President Trump threatened to send ICE agents to airports during the Department of Homeland Security partial shutdown, escalating his criticism of Cong...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Privacy & Technology
Mar 17, 2026
ACLU, National Center for Youth Law File FOIA Request Seeking Records Related to Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors’ Access to Pregnancy Care
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request today seeking information regard...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Feb 26, 2026
New ACLU Report Reveals How the Trump Administration is Using Local Police to Build a National Deportation-Policing Force Through the 287(g) Program
Report Finds At Least 77.2 Million People Live in Counties Where Local Law Enforcement Participates in the Program
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 24, 2026
Five Individuals Launch Class-Action Lawsuit Over Warrantless Immigration Arrests in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — A lawsuit was filed today on behalf of five individuals — and a class of similarly situated people — to prevent unlawful warrantless immigration arrests acro...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: ACEITUNO v. USDHS
Feb 19, 2026
Legal Groups Representing Plaintiffs File Supreme Court Brief Supporting Core Constitutional Protection of Birthright Citizenship
Courts have uniformly blocked President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order; Supreme Court arguments set for April 1
WASHINGTON — Legal organizations representing a ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Barbara v. Donald J. Trump
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TexasMay 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Lml V. Martin. Explore Case.LML v. Martin
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and the Texas Civil Rights Project filed a class-action lawsuit on May 4, 2026, seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block several provisions of Senate Bill 4 (88-4) from going into effect May 15. The 2023 law is one of the most extreme anti-immigrant laws ever passed by any state legislature in the country. -
News & CommentaryApr 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
Deaths In Detention: Ice Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps Into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths. Explore News & Commentary.Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
Despite abhorrent conditions and increasing deaths in ICE detention, the Trump administration’s new warehouse detention system would increase capacity to 96,000 people and undoubtedly lead to continued abuse. -
News & CommentaryApr 2026
Immigrants' Rights
‘my Child Is Now A Political Debate’: Immigrant Families Respond As Arguments Wrap In Landmark Challenge Against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Threats. Explore News & Commentary.‘My Child is Now a Political Debate’: Immigrant Families Respond as Arguments Wrap in Landmark Challenge against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Threats
Families share how Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order upended their hopes, and forced them to consider early births or leaving the U.S. -
New YorkApr 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Aclu Et Al. V. U.s. Department Of Health And Human Services Et Al.. Explore Case.ACLU et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL), and the New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit to demand transparency from the Trump administration regarding its treatment of pregnant unaccompanied immigrant youth in federal immigration custody. The lawsuit seeks to enforce the ACLU and NCYL’s February 2025 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for records and correspondence from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), which oversees the care and custody of unaccompanied immigrant youth until they are placed with a sponsor, usually a family member in the United States. The release of this information is important to monitor whether the Trump administration is ensuring that these marginalized young people have access to the full range of pregnancy-related care while in government custody, as is required by law.