Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Oct 02, 2018
Court Grants Relief for Class of Immigrant Teens Wrongly Jailed Without Due Process and No Evidence of Trump Accusations of “Gang Affiliation”
Trump Administration Must Justify Detention of Teens at Immediate Hearings
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 19, 2018
ACLU Comment on New Bill to Increase Jailing of Immigrant Families at the Border and Continue Family Separations
WASHINGTON — Senator Ron Johnson introduced today a bill on the detention of immigrant families.
Under the bill, the Department of Homeland Security would self-inspect family det...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 13, 2018
ACLU Comment on Asylum Agreement in Family Separation Challenge
NEW YORK — An agreement was reached overnight on asylum rights for families separated by the Trump administration. The legal challenge remains ongoing but the agreement, if appro...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Sep 06, 2018
ACLU Comment on Reports of Trump Administration Plan to Prolong Detention of Immigrant Children
NEW YORK — The Trump administration is reportedly planning to withdraw from the Flores Settlement Agreement, a decades-long agreement that limits the length of time and condition...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 30, 2018
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration’s Denial of Passports to Americans on Border
NEW YORK – The Trump administration is reportedly denying passports to Americans living on the United States-Mexico border. The ACLU challenged passport denials a decade ago, for...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 09, 2018
Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Deportation of Asylum Seekers Challenging Administration Policies
Judge Calls Government’s Deportation of Mom and Child Before Hearing ‘Unacceptable.’ Lawsuit Brought by ACLU and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Grace v. Barr
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News & CommentaryMar 2026
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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.