Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Apr 21, 2021
ACLU Statement on House Passage of NO BAN Act
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today passed HR 1333, the NO BAN Act. The legislation, which is endorsed by the American Civil Liberties Union, sets a higher standard f...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 16, 2021
ACLU Statement on Biden Administration’s Decision to Keep Refugee Admission Limits at Historic Low
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union released the following statement today about President Biden’s decision to keep refugee admissions for 2021 at the historic low ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 14, 2021
ACLU Statement on House Committee’s Passage of NO BAN Act
WASHINGTON – The House Judiciary Committee today passed HR 1333, the NO BAN Act. The legislation, which is endorsed by the American Civil Liberties Union, would set a higher stan...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 09, 2021
Federal Court Allows ACLU Case Challenging Border Patrol’s Use of Checkpoints to Proceed
CONCORD, N.H. – The federal district court in New Hampshire is allowing an ACLU lawsuit challenging Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) immigration checkpoints in New England...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 25, 2021
New ACLU of Michigan Report: Border Patrol Operates Far from the Border and Uses Racial Profiling and State and Local Police to Target Michigan Immigrant Communities
DETROIT – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) and researcher Dr. Geoffrey Alan Boyce released a new report exposing how Border Patrol, an agency within U...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 18, 2021
ACLU Statement on Passage of Dream and Promise Act
WASHINGTON — The following is a statement from Naureen Shah, senior advocacy and policy counsel for the ACLU, regarding passage of the American Dream and Promise Act by the U.S. ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
About the ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union has media staff available to handle inquiries from journalists on national issues affecting civil liberties, including questions on legislative matters that touch on civil liberties and constitutional freedoms and inquiries related to ACLU lawsuits.
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Local inquiries should be directed to the appropriate ACLU state affiliate.
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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.