Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Apr 26, 2018
ACLU Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign to Educate Immigrant Communities on Their Rights When Dealing with ICE
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union is launching today a six-figure advertising buy to ensure immigrant communities know their legal rights in interactions with Immig...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 10, 2018
ACLU Comment on Justice Department Notice to Halt Legal Orientation Program for Immigrants
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review made public today its plans to stop providing incarcerated immigrants with basic information ab...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 06, 2018
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Zero Tolerance Policy at Border
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today that it is implementing a “zero-tolerance” policy to prosecute immigrants entering the U.S. at the border.
Cecillia Wang, ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 02, 2018
Court Orders Trump Administration to Stop Blocking Abortion for Young Immigrant Women in U.S. Custody
Judge Allows Case to Proceed as a Class Action and Issues Preliminary Injunction
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 30, 2018
ACLU Comment on State Department Notices Requiring Social Media Information From Visa Applicants
WASHINGTON — The State Department today published two notices that would require almost all visa applicants to submit social media information for review in order to travel or im...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Privacy & Technology
Mar 29, 2018
ACLU Comment on New ICE Policy that Allows Detention of Pregnant Women
WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement made public a policy today that revokes guidance limiting the detention of pregnant women. The new policy removes various reporti...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
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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
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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. -
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Where Everybody Knows Your Rights. Explore Podcast.Where Everybody Knows Your Rights