Press Releases
Jun 24, 2020
Bail Hearings for ICE Detainees at Wyatt Wind Down with More than Two Dozen Released
RHODE ISLAND - Three weeks of marathon bail hearings before U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy are concluding this week in response to a class-action lawsuit filed by ACLU attorneys ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 15, 2020
ACLU of Rhode Island Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Release for all ICE Detainees at Wyatt Detention Center
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys Deborah Gonzalez and Jared Goldstein, and lawyers from the firm Morgan Lewis fil...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 06, 2020
ACLU Statement on First Known Death from COVID-19 in ICE Detention
SAN DIEGO — The first confirmed death in an ICE detention center from COVID-19 was reported today at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego. Otay Mesa is run by the private, for...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 30, 2020
New Report Shines Spotlight on Abuses and Growth in Immigrant Detention Under Trump
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights Watch, and National Immigrant Justice Center released a first-of-its-kind report today on immigration detention unde...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 08, 2020
ACLU of Texas Files Lawsuit Against ICE to Release Medically Vulnerable People from Texas Detention Facility
HOUSTON – The ACLU of Texas, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, and the national ACLU today sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and DHS officials on behalf of four immigra...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 30, 2020
NYCLU and Bronx Defenders Statement on Preliminary Injunction in No-Release Lawsuit
Federal Court: ICE Must End Secret “No-Release Policy,” Many People in ICE Detention to be Promptly Evaluated for Release
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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