Press Releases
about 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
Nov 25, 2018
ACLU Responds to Reports CBP is Using Tear Gas Against Migrants at the Border
WASHINGTON — Reports released today indicate that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents are using tear gas against migrants attempting to seek asylum at the San Ysidro port ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 09, 2018
Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging New Trump Asylum Ban
SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Constitutional Rights have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the asylum ban proc...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Barr
Nov 08, 2018
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Plan to Prohibit Many Asylum Applications
NEW YORK — The Trump administration today issued an emergency regulation under which it plans to prohibit many individuals from applying for asylum in the United States.
Omar Jad...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 07, 2018
ACLU Statement on Failure of Discriminatory Measures in Midterm Elections
WASHINGTON — Several ballot measures supporting increased immigration enforcement and racial profiling failed at the ballot box yesterday. Lorella Praeli, American Civil Libertie...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
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All The Ways Palantir Is Assisting Trump’s Abusive Removal Campaign. Explore News & Commentary.All the Ways Palantir is Assisting Trump’s Abusive Removal Campaign
How culpable is the company for the constitutional and human rights violations of the deportation drive? -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
'i Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration For Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, And Warrantless Arrests. Explore News & Commentary.'I Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration for Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, and Warrantless Arrests
Immigration arrests have upended life in Minnesota as citizens detail unlawful and violent interactions with ICE in court testimonies as part of an ACLU lawsuit against the Trump administration. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
A Sunday At An Idaho Racetrack Ended In A Mass Immigration Raid. Hundreds Faced Cruel Detention Practices.. Explore News & Commentary.A Sunday at an Idaho Racetrack Ended in a Mass Immigration Raid. Hundreds Faced Cruel Detention Practices.
More than 200 federal, state, and local law enforcement launched an unlawful and discriminatory immigration raid in Wilder, Idaho. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Trump’s Firing Of Noem Signals Need For New Vision On Immigration. Explore News & Commentary.Trump’s Firing of Noem Signals Need for New Vision on Immigration
With the Department of Homeland Security losing Kristi Noem as secretary and facing a funding crisis, lawmakers have a unique opportunity to advance a new path forward for immigration.