Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jul 24, 2019
ACLU-TN and TIRRC Statements on Sixth Circuit’s Dismissal of Tennessee’s Anti-Refugee Lawsuit
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today dismissed Tennessee legislators’ lawsuit intended to block refugee resettlement in the state due to lack of standing.
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Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 23, 2019
Concord Coach Should Refuse Warrantless CBP Raids, Says ACLU
4th Amendment Requires Warrant or Consent to Board and Search Buses
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 15, 2019
ACLU Comment on New Trump Asylum Restrictions
NEW YORK — The Trump administration announced sweeping asylum restrictions today.
The following reaction is from Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the Immigrants’ Rights Project...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: East Bay v. Barr
Jul 11, 2019
ACLU Files Preemptive Lawsuit to Protect Refugees from Massive Trump ICE Raids
NEW YORK — In anticipation of the Trump administration’s threatened mass arrest of thousands of families and children, four immigration legal aid nonprofit organizations filed ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 09, 2019
ACLU Opposes Department of Housing and Urban Development Proposed Rule on Mixed-Status Families in Public Housing and Section 8 Programs
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a public comment strongly opposing the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposed rule change on eligibility requirements for...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 25, 2019
Washington man illegally detained by Border Patrol at Spokane’s Greyhound bus station sues the agency for damages
“I didn’t understand what was happening, why they were keeping me, where they were taking me, or when I’d be able to see my family.”—Andres Sosa Segura
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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. -
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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. -
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