Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Mar 12, 2019
ACLU Comment on House Introduction of Bill to Protect Dreamers, TPS, and DED Recipients
WASHINGTON — The House introduced “the Dream and Promise Act” today to protect Dreamers and eligible recipients of Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 14, 2019
ACLU Responds to Department of Homeland Security Budget
WASHINGTON — A congressional conference committee released its budget for the Department of Homeland Security late last night, just two days before the continuing resolution curr...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 15, 2019
ACLU Comment on Federal Court Victory in Census Citizenship Lawsuit
NEW YORK — A federal court has rejected the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Lib...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Department of Commerce v. New York
Dec 21, 2018
Senate Rejects Billions for Border Wall, Partial Government Shutdown Imminent
WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected President Trump’s demand that $5 billion in taxpayer money be allocated for a border wall as part of an agreement to fund the Department of Hom...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 19, 2018
Court Rules Trump Policies Denying Asylum Protections to People Fleeing Domestic and Gang Violence Are Illegal
WASHINGTON — A federal court has struck down Trump administration policies that sought to gut asylum protections for immigrants fleeing domestic violence and gang brutality.
The ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Grace v. Barr
Dec 10, 2018
ACLU Publishes Comments Criticizing Proposed Rule on Public Charge
Trump Administration Proposal Aims to Block Immigrants with Disabilities
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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. -
PodcastDec 2025
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Where Everybody Knows Your Rights. Explore Podcast.Where Everybody Knows Your Rights
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News & CommentaryNov 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Free Speech
Immigration Agents Are Retaliating Against People Who Record Them. Explore News & Commentary.Immigration Agents are Retaliating Against People Who Record Them
We’re filing a FOIA to find out how deep the problem goes -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
Immigrants' Rights
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New Report Highlights How Cbp And Border Patrol Are Becoming A Repressive Internal Intelligence Agency. Explore News & Commentary.New Report Highlights How CBP and Border Patrol are Becoming a Repressive Internal Intelligence Agency
AP report reveals how the agency uses AI and mass surveillance across the nation to target, detain, and seize money from innocent drivers