Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Apr 16, 2020
Advocates Urge ICE to Suspend Enforcement Actions During Outbreak
Immigrant Communities Report Continued Harassment Despite Health Risks
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 16, 2020
Iowa Advocacy Organizations Ask ICE to Decrease Detention of Immigrants Detained in County Jails to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
DES MOINES, Iowa — Today 37 Iowa legal and advocacy organizations, attorneys, and law firms asked Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 10, 2020
NYCLU Seeks Emergency Bond Hearings for Detained Immigrants at Key Facilities in New York and Louisiana
NEW YORK – The New York Civil Liberties Union and Equal Justice Under Law today sought a preliminary injunction in Onosamba-Ohindo v. Barr, a federal class-action lawsuit against...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 09, 2020
ACLU of New Hampshire Files Emergency Federal Lawsuit Seeking Hearing for Detained Immigrant
CONCORD, N.H. — The ACLU of New Hampshire filed an emergency federal lawsuit yesterday afternoon with Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic/Greater Boston Legal Services on beh...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 08, 2020
ACLU of Texas Files Lawsuit Against ICE to Release Medically Vulnerable People from Texas Detention Facility
HOUSTON – The ACLU of Texas, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, and the national ACLU today sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and DHS officials on behalf of four immigra...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 07, 2020
ACLU Statement on Announcement that ICE will Release Medically Vulnerable People
WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced in a letter to Congress this afternoon that it will be reviewing the cases of people in detention who may be medically ...
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
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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.