Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jun 28, 2018
More Than One Thousand Gather in Brownsville to Protest Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda
ACLU, Local Groups, Activists Demand Immediate Reunification of Families and Denounce Jailing of Immigrants
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 26, 2018
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Muslim Ban Ruling
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Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 24, 2018
ACLU Comment on Trump’s Call to Deprive Immigrants of Due-Process Rights
NEW YORK — President Trump today advocated for eliminating due process for immigrants, saying: “When somebody comes in, we must immediately, with no Judges or Court Cases, brin...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 20, 2018
Report Links Poor Medical Care to Deaths in ICE Detention
WASHINGTON — Poor medical treatment contributed to more than half the deaths reported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for a 16-month period, Human Rights Watch, the A...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 20, 2018
ACLU Statement on Proposed Trump Executive Order on Family Separation
NEW YORK – In response to reports that President Trump will issue an executive order on family separation, Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties U...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Jun 19, 2018
ACLU Statement on Senate Committee Passage of Immigration Enforcement Funding
WASHINGTON — The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security today passed funding for the Department of Homeland Security that included massive, unwarranted spending ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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