Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jan 24, 2018
ACLU Comment on Department of Justice Threats to 23 Jurisdictions Over Immigration Enforcement
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice today issued letters to 23 jurisdictions demanding the documents and threatening subpoenas over these localities’ supposed non-compliance...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 24, 2018
ACLU Launches Muslim Ban Story Campaign to Mark One-Year Anniversary
‘Living with the Muslim Ban’ Features Stories of Families Separated, Lives Uprooted
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 22, 2018
ACLU Comment on Vote to Reopen Government
WASHINGTON — In response to today’s vote in favor of a three-week continuing resolution to reopen the government, Lorella Praeli, director of immigration policy and campaigns a...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 19, 2018
ACLU Comment on Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON — After negotiations failed in Congress, the U.S. government will shut down this evening. Lorella Praeli, director of immigration policy and campaigns at the American ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 19, 2018
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Decision to Hear Muslim Ban Challenge
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the Trump administration’s latest Muslim ban. That case stems from a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling ...
Issue Areas:
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
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News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
'i Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration For Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, And Warrantless Arrests. Explore News & Commentary.'I Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration for Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, and Warrantless Arrests
Immigration arrests have upended life in Minnesota as citizens detail unlawful and violent interactions with ICE in court testimonies as part of an ACLU lawsuit against the Trump administration. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
A Sunday At An Idaho Racetrack Ended In A Mass Immigration Raid. Hundreds Faced Cruel Detention Practices.. Explore News & Commentary.A Sunday at an Idaho Racetrack Ended in a Mass Immigration Raid. Hundreds Faced Cruel Detention Practices.
More than 200 federal, state, and local law enforcement launched an unlawful and discriminatory immigration raid in Wilder, Idaho. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Trump’s Firing Of Noem Signals Need For New Vision On Immigration. Explore News & Commentary.Trump’s Firing of Noem Signals Need for New Vision on Immigration
With the Department of Homeland Security losing Kristi Noem as secretary and facing a funding crisis, lawmakers have a unique opportunity to advance a new path forward for immigration. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Your Questions Answered: Filming Ice Interactions Safely. Explore News & Commentary.Your Questions Answered: Filming ICE Interactions Safely
Despite government attacks against protesters and the press, documenting interactions with law enforcement and federal agents is protected by the First Amendment. ACLU experts break down what you need to know.