Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Oct 01, 2020
ACLU Statement on Trump Refugee Cap
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, the government sent its report to Congress proposing the admission of just 15,000 refugees for this fiscal year. Before Trump, no president of either part...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 29, 2020
As a Result of ACLU Litigation, Trump Administration Ends Policy Prohibiting Immigrant Minors from Accessing Abortion
Three Years After the ACLU First Challenged the Policy in Court, the Office of Refugee Resettlement Changes its Policy to Ensure Young People in its Custody Will Not be Blocked From Accessing Abortion
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 29, 2020
ACLU Statement on Reports of ICE Resuming Interior Enforcement and Detention
WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reportedly will return to full interior enforcement and detention practices, a reversal from an earlier temporary suspensio...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 21, 2020
ACLU Statement on Record-Breaking Number of Deaths in ICE Custody
As COVID-19 Continues to Ravage Detention Facilities, FY 2020 is the Deadliest Year Since FY 2005
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 18, 2020
ACLU Files FOIA Request to Uncover Information About Medical Abuse at Irwin County Detention Facility
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Georgia filed a public records request today under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain documents related to s...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 17, 2020
COVID-19 Outbreak at Adelanto ICE Detention Center
Nearly Half of Those Tested are Positive for the Virus
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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MinnesotaJan 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Hussen V. Noem. Explore Case.HUSSEN v. NOEM
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Minnesota, Covington & Burling LLP, Greene Espel PLLP, and Robins Kaplan LLP filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of three community members — and a class of similarly situated people — whose constitutional rights were violated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and other federal agents. -
PodcastDec 2025
Immigrants' Rights
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What’s On The Docket: A 2026 Scotus Briefing. Explore Podcast.What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Inside An Ice Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions. Explore News & Commentary.Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions
Seven people detail what it’s like to be held in a California immigration detention center. One man who likely has prostate cancer has continuously been denied medication and urgent treatment. -
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.