Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jun 18, 2020
ACLU Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold DACA
WASHINGTON — In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and jeopardize...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 18, 2020
ACLU-KY Comment on SCOTUS DACA Ruling
The following statement can be attributed to ACLU-KY Board of Directors Member Omar Salinas-Chacón regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on DACA in DHS v. Regents of the Uni...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 02, 2020
ACLU Statement on ICE and CBP Deployment
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents and resources to various ci...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 26, 2020
New Border Community Watch Line to Launch in El Paso and RGV
EL PASO, Texas – The ACLU Border Rights Center today launched a telephone and text service for border residents to report Border Patrol interference in the community. Residents c...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 26, 2020
ACLU’s Lawsuit Against Teller County Sheriff’s ICE Operations Moves to Appeals
DENVER – ACLU of Colorado has appealed a ruling of the Teller County District Court dismissing a taxpayer lawsuit seeking to stop Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell from enforc...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 22, 2020
ACLU Files FOIA Request to Uncover Information About ICE COVID-19 Response
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a public records request today under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain documents related to the Immigration and Custo...
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.