Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jun 06, 2018
ACLU, Immigrants’ Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Census Citizenship Question
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, and Arnold & Porter filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of immigrants’ rights groups chal...
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Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Department of Commerce v. New York
Jun 06, 2018
Federal Court Allows ACLU Challenge to Proceed in Case Against Trump Administration’s Family Separation Practice
SAN DIEGO — A federal judge ruled that the American Civil Liberties Union’s challenge to the Trump administration’s practice of forcibly separating asylum-seeking parents and...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
May 25, 2018
ACLU Comment on Trump Assistant Secretary of State Nomination
WASHINGTON — President Trump nominated Ronald Mortensen to Assistant Secretary of State today.
Lorella Praeli, director of immigration policy and campaigns at the American Civil ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 25, 2018
ACLU Secures DACA Renewal for Georgia Activist
NEW YORK — The Department of Homeland Security has agreed to renew Jessica Colotl’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and work permit to resolve a lawsuit brought b...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 22, 2018
ACLU Obtains Documents Showing Widespread Abuse of Child Immigrants in U.S. Custody
New Report Is Based on Thousands of Government Documents Obtained Through the Freedom of Information Act That Detail Horrific Stories
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 22, 2018
ACLU Comment on Education Secretary DeVos Remarks About Reporting Undocumented Students to ICE
WASHINGTON — In testimony before the House Education and the Workforce committee today, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said it’s up to local schools whether they want to re...
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.