Press Releases
about 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
Jun 13, 2018
ACLU Comment on House Immigration Legislation Negotiations
WASHINGTON — Members of the House are currently in negotiations on immigration legislation to be voted on next week. Lorella Praeli, American Civil Liberties Union director of im...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 08, 2018
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration’s Reported Plan to Transfer Detained Immigrants to Federal Prisons
NEW YORK — The Trump administration is reportedly planning to transfer an estimated 1,600 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees to federal prisons.
Omar Jadwat, director ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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MinnesotaJan 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Hussen V. Noem. Explore Case.HUSSEN v. NOEM
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Minnesota, Covington & Burling LLP, Greene Espel PLLP, and Robins Kaplan LLP filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of three community members — and a class of similarly situated people — whose constitutional rights were violated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and other federal agents. -
PodcastDec 2025
Immigrants' Rights
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What’s On The Docket: A 2026 Scotus Briefing. Explore Podcast.What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Inside An Ice Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions. Explore News & Commentary.Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions
Seven people detail what it’s like to be held in a California immigration detention center. One man who likely has prostate cancer has continuously been denied medication and urgent treatment. -
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.