Press Releases
about 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
Nov 12, 2020
FOIA Lawsuit Seeks to Compel USCIS to Release Documents about Asylum Process
The ACLU of Maine, the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (“RHRC”) at the University of Maine School of Law, and the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (“ILAP”) have filed a Fre...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 13, 2020
Los Angeles County Settles Immigrant Detention Suit for $14 Million
More than 18,500 Victims of ICE Holds Were Unlawfully Detained
Issue Areas:
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
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