Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Apr 03, 2020
ACLU Demands that ICE Suspend Civil Enforcement, Release Detainees During COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter today to the Department of Homeland Security demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) temporarily su...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 30, 2020
NYCLU and Bronx Defenders Statement on Preliminary Injunction in No-Release Lawsuit
Federal Court: ICE Must End Secret “No-Release Policy,” Many People in ICE Detention to be Promptly Evaluated for Release
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 27, 2020
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump Policy That Arbitrarily Jails Asylum Seekers
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a ruling blocking a Trump administration policy that categorically denies bond hearings to asylum seeke...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 25, 2020
Montana Supreme Court Outlines Limits on Local Arrest Authority in Victory for Immigrants
Ruling Declares Federal Immigration Detainers Do Not Provide Arrest Authority Under Montana Law
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 24, 2020
ACLU Statement on First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in ICE Detention
WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced this afternoon the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in a person in immigration detention. The 31-year-old individual wa...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 24, 2020
Immigrant Rights Groups Sue ICE To Release Maryland Detainees Most at Risk of COVID-19
WASHINGTON — The National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NIPNLG), the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition (CAIR Coalition), the American Civil Liberti...
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.