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about 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
Jun 10, 2019
ACLU Statement on Border Patrol Data Breach
WASHINGTON — Customs and Border Patrol today announced photos of travelers leaving and entering the country were recently compromised in a data breach. Neema Singh Guliani, senio...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights Privacy & Technology
Jun 04, 2019
House of Representatives Passes Historic Bill to Protect Immigrants from Deportation
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed the Dream and American Promise Act, H.R. 6, today to protect Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced ...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
May 22, 2019
House Judiciary Committee Advances Legislation to Protect Dreamers, TPS and DED Recipients from Deportation
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee passed the Dream Act and the American Promise Act tonight, which together would provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, Temporar...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Apr 08, 2019
Federal Court Blocks Trump’s Forced Return to Mexico Policy
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s new policy that forced asylum seekers to return to Mexico and remain there while their cases ...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf
Apr 07, 2019
ACLU Comment on Nielsen Resignation as Homeland Security Secretary
WASHINGTON — In response to the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, American Civil Liberties Union Political Director Ronald Newman said: “Kirstjen Nie...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
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