Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jun 15, 2017
ACLU Statement on Anniversary of DACA
Organization Will Host Facebook Live Today at 4 p.m. ET
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 14, 2017
ACLU Statement on Nomination of Director of U. S. Citizenship And Immigration Services
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the nomination of Lee Francis Cissna tomorrow as director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Lorella ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 12, 2017
Tribunal federal ordena al gobierno a reconsiderar su decisión de revocar el DACA de una DREAMer en Georgia
ATLANTA — Una corte federal de distrito concedió la orden preliminar que impide que la administración de Trump revoque el estatus de Jessica Colotl bajo el Programa de Acción...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 12, 2017
Federal Court Orders Government to Reconsider Decision to Revoke Georgia DREAMer’s DACA
ATLANTA — A federal district court today granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from revoking Jessica Colotl’s status under Deferred Action for Chil...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 12, 2017
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Ruling in Gender Equity Citizenship Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today ruled that one of the last remaining federal laws treating men and women differently violates equal protection. Congress cannot legislate bas...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Sessions v. Morales-Santana
Jun 08, 2017
ACLU Comment After Today’s Hearing on DREAMer’s DACA Revocation
ATLANTA — The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia today heard arguments in the case of Jessica Colotl, a Georgia DREAMer whose protections under Deferred Act...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Colotl v. Kelly
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News & CommentaryJan 2025
Immigrants' Rights
"I Thought That Death Was Imminent""I Thought That Death Was Imminent"
Jean Paul* fled civil war in Cameroon, risking his life on an arduous journey that included four days spent walking in the Darién Gap, to seek asylum in the U.S. Today, he’s ready to tell his story. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Immigrants' Rights
Trump’s Remarks on Birthright Citizenship, ExplainedTrump’s Remarks on Birthright Citizenship, Explained
The president-elect has said he intends to end birthright citizenship. We break down why that’s clearly unconstitutional. -
News & CommentaryNov 2024
Immigrants' Rights
How Biden Can Act Now to Limit Trump’s Mass Deportation AgendaHow Biden Can Act Now to Limit Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda
In our series on how Biden can use the lame duck period to secure civil liberties and civil rights, we examine how Biden can combat President-elect Trump’s plans to execute the largest mass deportation plan in U.S. history. -
News & CommentaryOct 2024
Immigrants' Rights
Anti-Immigrant Extremists Want to Use this 226-Year-Old Law to Implement a Mass Deportation ProgramAnti-Immigrant Extremists Want to Use this 226-Year-Old Law to Implement a Mass Deportation Program
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was used to justify World War II-era internment of noncitizens, and now Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the law to target immigrant communities