Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Mar 13, 2018
ACLU Comment on Federal Appeals Court Texas SB4 Ruling
SAN ANTONIO — A federal appeals court today upheld portions of Texas’ anti-immigrant SB4 law. The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging the law.
Lee Gelernt, deputy dir...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: City of El Cenizo et al v. State of Texas et al
Mar 09, 2018
ACLU Files National Class-Action Lawsuit Over Trump Administration’s Practice of Forcibly Separating Parents and Young Children
Action Broadens Existing Lawsuit Involving Congolese Mom and 7-Year-Old Daughter
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Mar 04, 2018
New Campaign Targets Trump Demanding Solution to the DACA Crisis He Created
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, United We Dream, MoveOn.org, and SEIU kicked off a new campaign demanding Donald Trump take action to save 800,000 immigrant yout...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 01, 2018
Sunday: ACLU, UWD, MoveOn.org, Advocates to Launch New Campaign Pressuring Trump to Protect Immigrant Youth
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
SUNDAY: ACLU, UWD, MoveOn, Advocates to Launch New Campaign Pressuring Trump to Protect Immigrant Youth
WHAT:The American Civil Liberties Union, United We Drea...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 27, 2018
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Immigration Detention Ruling
WASHINGTON – In a 5-to-3 decision in Jennings v. Rodriguez, the Supreme Court overturned a ruling requiring that immigrants subjected to prolonged detention must be given a custo...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Jennings v. Rodriguez
Feb 27, 2018
ACLU Wins Protections for DACA Recipients Unlawfully Targeted by Trump Administration
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge ruled last night in favor of three young immigrants and a class of others like them who have had their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)...
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.