Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Aug 30, 2025
Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration Fast-Track Deportation Policy
WASHINGTON — A federal court has blocked the Trump administration’s fast-track deportation policy.
The decision late last night stems from a lawsuit filed by the American Civil...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Make the Road New York v. Noem
Aug 26, 2025
Federal Court Orders Trump Administration to Remedy Damage Caused by Family Separation Settlement Breach
SAN DIEGO — A federal court that twice ruled the Trump administration violated a settlement agreement stemming from the American Civil Liberties Union’s family separation lawsu...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Aug 25, 2025
ACLU Condemns President Trump’s Threats to Use the Military in Cities Across the Country
NEW YORK – The Washington Post reported over the weekend that the Trump administration plans to deploy military troops to Chicago against a made-up crime wave. President Trump ha...
Aug 25, 2025
ACLU Statement on Attempted Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda
BALTIMORE — This morning, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was arrested at his ICE check-in appointment. The government intends to deport him to Uganda, a country with which Abrego Garcia ha...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 23, 2025
New Lawsuit Challenges Florida’s Authority to Detain People at Notorious ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center
Facility represents a first-ever and unlawful use of 287(g) agreements to create a state-run immigration jail
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 17, 2025
ACLU Statement on Trump Administration’s Use of Fort Bliss Military Base as Immigration Detention Camp
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun detaining people at Fort Bliss as part of its mass deportation campaign. The military base – which has land across El Paso, Texa...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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News & CommentaryOct 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Pregnant And Postpartum Women Face Neglect And Abuse In Ice Detention. Explore News & Commentary.Pregnant and Postpartum Women Face Neglect and Abuse in ICE Detention
ACLU letter documents miscarriages, denial of prenatal care, and inadequate food and medical attention for women held in immigration facilities, calling for immediate release and reforms. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Trump Is Weaponizing The Uscis For The First Time In The Agency’s History. Explore News & Commentary.Trump Is Weaponizing the USCIS for the First Time in the Agency’s History
USCIS oversees applications for legal immigration, like citizenship, legal permanent residency, work authorization, and more. Trump is now staffing the agency with armed law enforcement agents to make arrests. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Trump Is Abusing His Power To Build A Dangerous, National Policing Force. Explore News & Commentary.Trump is Abusing His Power to Build a Dangerous, National Policing Force
Trump is building out a paramilitary policing force unaccountable to the public. But states have tools to resist this dangerous abuse of power and protect communities from intimidation. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Women's Rights
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Effort To Bar Some Immigrant Families From Head Start. Explore News & Commentary.Federal Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar Some Immigrant Families From Head Start
The ruling halts a Trump administration directive that would have excluded certain immigrant children from Head Start, a program serving families who are eligible nationwide. The decision ensures immigrant families can continue to access early education, child care, and critical support services while the ACLU’s lawsuit moves forward.