Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Nov 27, 2019
ACLU-RI Court Brief Supports Challenge to Extradition of Man Likely to Be Tortured If Returned to His Country
The American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants’ Rights Project and the ACLU of Rhode Island have today filed a “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Bost...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 14, 2019
ACLU-TX Files Complaint Calling For End to CBP Policy of Turning Away Mexican Asylum Seekers
EL PASO, Texas – The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the ACLU Border Rights Center today filed a complaint with the Office of Inspector General of the Department of ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 14, 2019
ACLU-RI Files Brief Challenging Federal Immigration Mandates on Receipt of Law Enforcement Funds
The ACLU of Rhode Island has filed a “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston in support of a legal challenge brought by the cit...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 01, 2019
ACLU-MI Applauds Michigan Lawmaker for Introduction of Bills to Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Obtain Drivers Licenses
LANSING, Mich. — The American Civil Liberties of Michigan (ACLU) applauds Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) for the introduction of the Drive SAFE bills, which would allow for und...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 31, 2019
ACLU-CT Reaction to ICE Attempt to Seize Man at Derby Courthouse
HARTFORD – Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents today entered the Derby, Connecticut courthouse in an attempt to seize Domar Shearer, an Ansonia man, for depo...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 24, 2019
ACLU Calls New Trump Administration Family Separation Numbers Shocking
Government Admits More Than 1,500 Additional Families Ripped Apart By Its Illegal Practice
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
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All The Ways Palantir Is Assisting Trump’s Abusive Removal Campaign. Explore News & Commentary.All the Ways Palantir is Assisting Trump’s Abusive Removal Campaign
How culpable is the company for the constitutional and human rights violations of the deportation drive? -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
'i Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration For Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, And Warrantless Arrests. Explore News & Commentary.'I Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration for Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, and Warrantless Arrests
Immigration arrests have upended life in Minnesota as citizens detail unlawful and violent interactions with ICE in court testimonies as part of an ACLU lawsuit against the Trump administration. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
A Sunday At An Idaho Racetrack Ended In A Mass Immigration Raid. Hundreds Faced Cruel Detention Practices.. Explore News & Commentary.A Sunday at an Idaho Racetrack Ended in a Mass Immigration Raid. Hundreds Faced Cruel Detention Practices.
More than 200 federal, state, and local law enforcement launched an unlawful and discriminatory immigration raid in Wilder, Idaho. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Trump’s Firing Of Noem Signals Need For New Vision On Immigration. Explore News & Commentary.Trump’s Firing of Noem Signals Need for New Vision on Immigration
With the Department of Homeland Security losing Kristi Noem as secretary and facing a funding crisis, lawmakers have a unique opportunity to advance a new path forward for immigration.