Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jan 17, 2018
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration’s Attempt to Repackage Failed Immigration Detainer Policies
NEW YORK — Thomas Homan, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and representatives of the National Sheriffs’ Association and Major County Sheriffs ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 16, 2018
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Appeal of DACA Ruling
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice today announced its intent to appeal directly to the Supreme Court last week’s federal district court ruling that ordered the government ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 11, 2018
ACLU Comment on Trump’s Reported ‘Shithole Countries’ Remark
WASHINGTON — President Trump reportedly opposed including protections for people from Haiti and African countries in an immigration deal, calling those places “shithole countri...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 10, 2018
ACLU Comment on New House Immigration Bill
WASHINGTON — House Republicans today introduced the Securing America’s Future Act.
Lorella Praeli, director of immigration policy and campaigns at the American Civil Liberties ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 05, 2018
ACLU Comment on White House Request for $33 Billion for Border Militarization
WASHINGTON — Reports indicate that the Trump administration is requesting nearly $18 billion to construct border barriers and $15 billion for additional border security, includin...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 03, 2018
ACLU Comment on ICE Acting Director Remarks on Sanctuary Cities
NEW YORK — Tom Homan, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, suggested in a media interview that politicians in sanctuary cities should be charged with a cr...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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. -
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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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