Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Sep 29, 2020
ACLU Statement on Reports of ICE Resuming Interior Enforcement and Detention
WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reportedly will return to full interior enforcement and detention practices, a reversal from an earlier temporary suspensio...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 21, 2020
ACLU Statement on Record-Breaking Number of Deaths in ICE Custody
As COVID-19 Continues to Ravage Detention Facilities, FY 2020 is the Deadliest Year Since FY 2005
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 18, 2020
ACLU Files FOIA Request to Uncover Information About Medical Abuse at Irwin County Detention Facility
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Georgia filed a public records request today under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain documents related to s...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 17, 2020
COVID-19 Outbreak at Adelanto ICE Detention Center
Nearly Half of Those Tested are Positive for the Virus
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 14, 2020
Federal Court Backs Trump’s Order to Kill TPS Program
300,000 People Living Legally in the U.S. — Some for Decades — Could be Deported
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 03, 2020
Federal Court Orders Buffalo, Batavia Immigration Courts to Fix Unconstitutional Bond Hearings
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A federal court yesterday halted unconstitutional practices in bond hearings at the Buffalo and Batavia immigration courts that had resulted in the jailing of hun...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
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How Your Elected Officials Are Voting On Key Legislation. Explore News & Commentary.How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
The ACLU’s new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Ice Is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements With Local Police. Explore News & Commentary.ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
A new ACLU report, “Deputized for Disaster,” illustrates the dangers of the Trump administration’s rapid expansion of the 287(g) program — and how communities are increasingly afraid of local law enforcement officers sworn to protect them.
