Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights

The Supreme Court will hear Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha, stemming from our lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful policy that subjects millions of immigrants to mandatory detention without access to bond hearings. Mandatory detention has played a key role in this administration’s cruel and lawless campaign of mass deportations. This case will decide whether the government can upend how our laws have been understood and applied for decades to lock up millions of immigrants without a chance to show there is no justification for their detention while they fight their removal. The American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, Law Office of Paul O’Dwyer, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, and MacArthur Justice Center are counsel in this case. Oral argument is expected in late February or early March 2027.

“Wilder Raids,” the ACLU’s latest short documentary features the harrowing stories of families caught in a violent immigration raid at a horse race in Wilder, Idaho last year.

Nearly 60 people have died in detention, as calls against medical neglect, inedible food, and unsanitary conditions continue. Congress must establish standards of care and accountability.