Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jan 09, 2020
NYCLU Files Lawsuit for ORR Records on Targeting Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
NEW YORK – The New York Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit to require the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to release records related to its role in a multi-...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 16, 2019
ACLU Comment on Homeland Security Spending Bill
WASHINGTON — Congress unveiled legislation today to fund the federal government for the next nine months.
Madhuri Grewal, American Civil Liberties Union federal immigration polic...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 06, 2019
ACLU of Louisiana Condemns Use of Pepper Spray Against Immigrants at Louisiana Detention Facility
NEW ORLEANS – Calling the practice inexcusable and inhumane, the ACLU of Louisiana condemned the reported use of pepper spray against immigrants and asylum-seekers who were prote...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 27, 2019
ACLU-RI Court Brief Supports Challenge to Extradition of Man Likely to Be Tortured If Returned to His Country
The American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants’ Rights Project and the ACLU of Rhode Island have today filed a “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Bost...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 14, 2019
ACLU-TX Files Complaint Calling For End to CBP Policy of Turning Away Mexican Asylum Seekers
EL PASO, Texas – The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the ACLU Border Rights Center today filed a complaint with the Office of Inspector General of the Department of ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 14, 2019
ACLU-RI Files Brief Challenging Federal Immigration Mandates on Receipt of Law Enforcement Funds
The ACLU of Rhode Island has filed a “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston in support of a legal challenge brought by the cit...
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.
