Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Oct 19, 2018
ACLU, Rep. Castro, and Others Deliver 200,000 Petitions Demanding Greyhound Stop Allowing Border Patrol Raids
DALLAS — More than 200,000 signed petitions were delivered today to Greyhound’s headquarters demanding the transportation company stop allowing Border Patrol officials to board...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 12, 2018
ACLU Comment on Report that Trump Administration is Exploring New Plans to Separate and Detain Families
NEW YORK — The Trump administration is reportedly looking into new options that could once again rip children apart from their immigrant parents or keep families languishing in d...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Oct 02, 2018
ACLU Comment on Government Report Criticizing Trump Family Separations
NEW YORK – An internal government report criticized the Trump administration’s implementation of the family separation policy, citing poor planning, lack of communication, and ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Oct 02, 2018
Court Grants Relief for Class of Immigrant Teens Wrongly Jailed Without Due Process and No Evidence of Trump Accusations of “Gang Affiliation”
Trump Administration Must Justify Detention of Teens at Immediate Hearings
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 19, 2018
ACLU Comment on New Bill to Increase Jailing of Immigrant Families at the Border and Continue Family Separations
WASHINGTON — Senator Ron Johnson introduced today a bill on the detention of immigrant families.
Under the bill, the Department of Homeland Security would self-inspect family det...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 13, 2018
ACLU Comment on Asylum Agreement in Family Separation Challenge
NEW YORK — An agreement was reached overnight on asylum rights for families separated by the Trump administration. The legal challenge remains ongoing but the agreement, if appro...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
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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. -
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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