Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
May 03, 2018
New ACLU Report Shows Fear of Deportation is Deterring Immigrants from Reporting Crimes
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union released a report today that shows fear of deportation is stopping immigrants from reporting crimes and participating in court pro...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 30, 2018
ACLU Comment on Central American Families Waiting to Apply for Asylum at Border
WASHINGTON — Fifty asylum-seekers from Central America are waiting at the border near San Diego to be processed by the federal government.
U.S. and international law dictate that...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
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
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New YorkMay 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Barco Mercado V. Mullin. Explore Case.Barco Mercado v. Mullin
An individual detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sued the Trump administration over lack of access to legal counsel and unsafe conditions at 26 Federal Plaza, a federal building in New York where more than 100 people have been confined, sometimes for weeks, to a temporary holding facility operated by ICE. The holding facility is only meant to temporarily hold people who are immigrants for a matter of hours as they are processed before release or transported to a longer-term detention facility. It has no beds, showers, or adequate medical support. However, as ICE has increased its arrests of immigrants, it has packed people into the holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza, where they are detained for extended periods of time, often for a week or more. Detained individuals have estimated that ICE has packed between 70 to 90 people into a room of approximately 215 square feet. -
Washington, D.C.Apr 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Brown V. Mullin. Explore Case.Brown v. Mullin
This lawsuit challenges DHS’ policy of authorizing agents to enter homes without judicially signed warrants. -
TexasMay 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Lml V. Martin. Explore Case.LML v. Martin
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and the Texas Civil Rights Project filed a class-action lawsuit on May 4, 2026, seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block several provisions of Senate Bill 4 (88-4) from going into effect May 15. The 2023 law is one of the most extreme anti-immigrant laws ever passed by any state legislature in the country.