Press Releases
Nov 18, 2024
ACLU Sues ICE for Records on Deportation Flight Infrastructure
Lawsuit seeks details on how ICE’s air travel infrastructure could be expanded to facilitate President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation, detention plan
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 23, 2024
ACLU Sues Federal Agencies for Records Unveiling Conditions at Federal Prisons and Tent-Like Structures Used to Detain Immigrants
Lawsuit is ACLU’s third filing in series of FOIA litigation in preparation for potential mass detention and deportation program by future presidential administrations
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 23, 2024
ACLU Sues Immigration and Customs Enforcement for Records Regarding Potential Expansion of Immigration Detention
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to obtain records regarding the agency’s potential plans t...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 17, 2024
Federal Appeals Court Reverses Habeas Decision, Denies Right to Bond Hearing in Mandatory Detention Case
Decision undermines immigrants’ right to due process, sets dangerous precedent for people in immigration detention awaiting deportation
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 28, 2024
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging U.S. Government’s Unlawful Detention and Inhumane Treatment of Acquitted Man
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian national who was acquitted of terrorism-related charges last year, filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern D...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 26, 2024
New Report Exposes Rampant Abuse in Louisiana ICE Detention Facilities
Evidence gathered over two years reveals physical and sexual abuse, medical neglect, deprivation of basic necessities, and lack of language access
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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New YorkAug 2026
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News & CommentaryAug 2026
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A Multi-generational Fight For Desegregated Schools In Los Angeles. Explore News & Commentary.A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles
For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged. -
Court CaseAug 2026
Immigrants' Rights and Detention
Jackson-edney V. Labrador. Explore Case.Jackson-Edney v. Labrador
Six transgender residents of Idaho filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging HB 752, a 2026 state law that criminalizes their use of sex-designated public restrooms consistent with their gender identity. -
News & CommentaryAug 2026
Immigrants' Rights and Detention
Criminal Law Reform
We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse By Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.. Explore News & Commentary.We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.
The claimants detail being unlawfully detained, denied medical care, or targeted simply for speaking out or recording what they saw. Their experiences reveal a dangerous pattern of abuse that threatens the rights and safety of us all.