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Mar 19, 2020
ACLU and NWIRP Statement on Court Refusal to Release People at High-Risk of COVID-19
SEATTLE — A federal district court ruled today that it will not immediately release immigrants detained at the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, as request...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Dawson v. Asher
Mar 19, 2020
ACLU Statement on ICE Enforcement During COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON — Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, backtracked on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s announcement that it would curb ...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Mar 17, 2020
NYCLU and Bronx Defenders Seek Emergency Relief for People in ICE Detention
Expedited decision sought for people in NYC facilities as threat of COVID-19 looms
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Mar 16, 2020
ACLU Sues ICE for Release of Immigrants Especially Vulnerable to COVID-19
SEATTLE — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Washington, and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement today on be...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Dawson v. Asher
Mar 16, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Letter to Governor Kemp, Commissioner Toomey Encourages State Actions Grounded in Science, Public Health, and Civil Liberties
ATLANTA – Today, the ACLU of Georgia delivered a letter to Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency Commissioner Kathleen Toomey offering...
Issue Areas: Civil Liberties Prisoners' Rights Immigrants' Rights
Mar 12, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana Demands Immediate Release of Asylum-Seekers and People Awaiting Trial, Expedited Parole Hearings for Elderly Prisoners During Coronavirus Pandemic
NEW ORLEANS – In the wake of Louisiana’s first confirmed cases of coronavirus, the ACLU of Louisiana today called for expedited parole hearings for elderly people in state pris...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights Prisoners' Rights
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