May 13, 2025
Civil Rights Groups File Amended Federal Lawsuit to Block Oklahoma’s Unconstitutional HB 4156
The law was enjoined last year pursuant to a request from the United States. The Trump Administration dismissed the lawsuit and Oklahoma has started enforcing the law.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
May 09, 2025
District Court Strikes Down Restrictions in Biden-Era Rule Severely Limiting Asylum
WASHINGTON — The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today issued a victory for the plaintiffs in Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. U.S. Department of Homela...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
May 09, 2025
Rümeysa Öztürk To Be Freed From Detention as Case Proceeds
Targeted by Trump administration for co-authoring an op-ed, Ms. Öztürk will return home to Massachusetts
Court case: Öztürk v. Trump
May 09, 2025
ACLU Condemns Customs and Border Protection’s Revocation of Protections for Pregnant People  
WASHINGTON — Reports yesterday emerged that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) quietly revoked several Biden-era policies designed to protect vulnerable people in its custody, i...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
May 08, 2025
ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals Information About ICE Capacity, Contracts in Facilities Nationwide
For first time ever, ICE provides information regarding total capacity of immigration detention facilities run by GEO Group, Inc.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
May 07, 2025
Appeals Court Orders Trump Administration to Transfer Rümeysa Öztürk to Vermont
NEW YORK – The Second Circuit Court of Appeals today denied the Trump administration’s attempt to further delay Rümeysa Öztürk’s transfer to Vermont. The appeals court ord...
Court case: Öztürk v. Trump
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