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Dec 05, 2017
ACLU Comment on Today’s Congressional Developments for Dreamers
WASHINGTON — A group of Senators led by Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and John Cornyn (R-Tex.) introduced the SECURE Act today. Lorella Praeli, American Civil Liberties Union director ...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Dec 05, 2017
Rosario Dawson Featured In New Ad Campaign “It’s Time For You To Choose” Targeting California Republicans On Dream Act
Ads Launched By California ACLU Affiliates Shows ICE Agents Ripping Mother Away From Her Kids. Group to Target Reps. Cook, Issa, Nunes, Royce, and Walters With Ads.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Dec 04, 2017
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Action on Trump Muslim Ban
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily allow the latest Muslim ban to take full effect as the case is litigated. Two federal a...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Nov 27, 2017
Federal Court Halts Deportation of Indonesian Nationals
BOSTON — A federal court has blocked the deportation of a group of Indonesian nationals, most of whom have lived in the U.S. for more than a decade and faced imminent removal to ...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Devitri v. Cronen
Nov 22, 2017
Teenage Client Freed After ACLU Wins Relief for Immigrant Minors Jailed Without Due Process
NEW YORK — F.E., a seventeen-year-old from Brentwood, New York, has returned home to his family after being detained for five months in jail-like facilities run by the federal Of...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Nov 21, 2017
ACLU Wins Relief for Immigrant Teens Wrongly Arrested and Jailed Without Due Process
Court Establishes Nationwide Class, Orders Trump Administration to Allow Immediate Hearings
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
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