Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Dec 21, 2020
ICE Defied Court Orders, Maintained Secret No-Release Policy: NYCLU, Bronx Defenders
ICE official reveals that the agency refused to comply with court order to cease use of rigged assessment tool
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 15, 2020
NYCLU on NY Banning ICE from Courthouses
ALBANY, N.Y. — Today Governor Cuomo signed the Protect Our Courts Act into law, securing stronger protections against ICE's practice of conducting arrests and enforcement actions...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 04, 2020
ACLU Statement on Ruling to Reinstate DACA
WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis tonight ordered the full reinstatement of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on Monday, extending 2-y...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 04, 2020
Man Seized for ‘Latino Appearance’ Will Not be Deported
Court Finds that Immigration Officials Unlawfully Arrested Man at Bus Stop
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Racial Justice
Nov 30, 2020
Federal Court Rules that Detained Immigrants Must Receive Timely Access to Judges
Ruling Creates 10-Day Requirement, is First in the Nation to Establish Presentment Standards In Immigration Court
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 18, 2020
District Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Illegal Border Expulsions
NEW YORK — A district court today issued an order blocking application of the Trump administration’s “Title 42” order to all unaccompanied children, nationwide, in a class-...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: PJES v. Pekoske
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News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
+2 Issues
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.