Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Aug 01, 2018
Civil Rights Groups Sue President Trump and ICE for Jailing Immigrants in Inhumane, Unconstitutional Conditions in Federal Prison
LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union, Prison Law Office, and Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center filed a lawsuit today against President Trump and Immigrati...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Teneng v. Trump
Jul 31, 2018
ACLU Comment on Federal Appeals Court Ruling in Maricopa County Civil Rights Case
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court today upheld the latest in several major rulings against Arizona’s Maricopa County in a long-running, class-action case that has held the Sher...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ortega Melendres, et al. v. Arpaio, et al.
Jul 25, 2018
ACLU Denounces Committee Vote for Homeland Security Funding
WASHINGTON — The House Committee on Appropriations advanced a bill today that would increase the Department of Homeland Security’s budget for Fiscal Year 2019, a total of $51.4...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 24, 2018
ACLU Comment on Today’s Family Reunification Court Hearing
SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration today acknowledged it may have deported as many as 463 parents without their children and told a federal judge it still did not have precise...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Jul 16, 2018
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Deporting Families It Separated
SAN DIEGO — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting parents and children that it forcibly separated.
The American Civil Liberties Union wo...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Jul 12, 2018
ACLU Seeks Remedies For Trump Administration’s Failure to Meet Family Reunification Deadline
SAN DIEGO — Given the Trump administration’s failure to comply with the July 10 reunification deadline for children under 5, the American Civil Liberties Union today asked a fe...
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. -
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