Press Releases
about Human Rights
Apr 23, 2026
Over 120 Civil Society Groups Issue Travel Advisory for U.S. Ahead of FIFA World Cup
Groups warn that deteriorating human rights situation in U.S. could put people in host cities at risk, citing ICE abuses, suppression of speech, and more
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 27, 2026
Federal Court Orders ICE to Provide People Detained at “Alligator Alcatraz” Detention Facility Access to Legal Counsel
FORT MYERS, Fl. – A federal court granted a preliminary injunction today that requires Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Florida Department of Emergency Manageme...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
Court case: H.C.R. v. Noem
Mar 16, 2026
Legal Experts Underscore Illegality of U.S. Boat Strikes at Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Hearing
ACLU, Center for Constitutional Rights, and UN Human Rights Experts Tell International Panel to Take Immediate Action Before More People Are Killed
Issue Areas:
National Security
Human Rights
Feb 12, 2026
ACLU of Minnesota and ACLU Comment on the Trump Administration Announcing an End to Operation Metro Surge
MINNEAPOLIS — Today, “Border Czar” Tom Homan announced that the administration is ending its domestic federal deployment – Operation Metro Surge – in Minnesota. This depl...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
Feb 04, 2026
ACLU Calls On U.N. to Investigate Trump Administration's Gross Violations of Human Rights in Minnesota
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Minnesota sent an urgent submission late last night to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial D...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Jan 27, 2026
Families of Trinidadian Men Killed in Illegal Boat Strike Sue Trump Administration
Oct. 14 strike that killed Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo is part of an unprecedented bombing campaign in the Caribbean
Issue Areas:
National Security
Human Rights
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News & CommentaryApr 2026
Human Rights
Aclu Joins Coalition Calling For Fifa To Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup. Explore News & Commentary.ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup
The coalition has issued a travel advisory for fans, players, journalists, and other visitors attending the 2026 World Cup in areas impacted by the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdown. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Human Rights
+2 Issues
How One Playwright Is Using Theatre To Expose The Surveillance State. Explore News & Commentary.How One Playwright is Using Theatre to Expose the Surveillance State
As the ACLU fights to protect people’s privacy, playwright Matthew Libby discusses his play about the private companies fueling the government’s surveillance of immigrants. -
News & CommentaryApr 2026
Human Rights
+2 Issues
All The Ways Palantir Is Assisting Trump’s Abusive Removal Campaign. Explore News & Commentary.All the Ways Palantir is Assisting Trump’s Abusive Removal Campaign
How culpable is the company for the constitutional and human rights violations of the deportation drive? -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Human Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Congress Must Rein In Ice To Improve The State Of The Union. Explore News & Commentary.Congress Must Rein in ICE to Improve the State of the Union
President Donald Trump will likely celebrate a false sense of success in his State of the Union address. There’s strength in this union, but not the way the president thinks.