Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
May 22, 2023
Chinese Immigrants Sue Florida Over Unconstitutional and Discriminatory Law Banning Them From Buying Land
ACLU and Partners Argue SB 264 Violates the Constitution and the Fair Housing Act
May 11, 2023
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Sue Biden Administration Over New Asylum Ban
SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Northern California, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and National Immigrant Justice Center filed a legal chal...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 10, 2023
ACLU Comment on Biden’s Asylum Ban
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration released its new asylum ban today after tens of thousands of individuals and organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, su...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 02, 2023
ACLU Comment on Biden Administration Sending Troops to Southern Border
WASHINGTON — News broke today that the Biden administration plans to send 1,500 active-duty military troops to the United States’ southern border to perform “monitoring and a...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 25, 2023
New Evidence of Horrific Treatment of Pregnant People in CBP Custody Reignites Demands For Change
180 Organizations and Medical Professionals Sign Letter to Acting Commissioner Tiller Demanding CBP Strictly Limit Detention of Pregnant, Postpartum, Nursing People, Their Infants
Apr 13, 2023
ACLU Sues ICE to Obtain Nationwide Policies on Antiviral Medications in Immigration Detention
SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, and Goodwin today filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Se...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
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All The Ways Palantir Is Assisting Trump’s Abusive Removal Campaign. Explore News & Commentary.All the Ways Palantir is Assisting Trump’s Abusive Removal Campaign
How culpable is the company for the constitutional and human rights violations of the deportation drive? -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
'i Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration For Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, And Warrantless Arrests. Explore News & Commentary.'I Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration for Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, and Warrantless Arrests
Immigration arrests have upended life in Minnesota as citizens detail unlawful and violent interactions with ICE in court testimonies as part of an ACLU lawsuit against the Trump administration. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
A Sunday At An Idaho Racetrack Ended In A Mass Immigration Raid. Hundreds Faced Cruel Detention Practices.. Explore News & Commentary.A Sunday at an Idaho Racetrack Ended in a Mass Immigration Raid. Hundreds Faced Cruel Detention Practices.
More than 200 federal, state, and local law enforcement launched an unlawful and discriminatory immigration raid in Wilder, Idaho. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Trump’s Firing Of Noem Signals Need For New Vision On Immigration. Explore News & Commentary.Trump’s Firing of Noem Signals Need for New Vision on Immigration
With the Department of Homeland Security losing Kristi Noem as secretary and facing a funding crisis, lawmakers have a unique opportunity to advance a new path forward for immigration.