Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jul 15, 2019
ACLU Comment on New Trump Asylum Restrictions
NEW YORK — The Trump administration announced sweeping asylum restrictions today.
The following reaction is from Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the Immigrants’ Rights Project...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: East Bay v. Barr
Jul 11, 2019
ACLU Files Preemptive Lawsuit to Protect Refugees from Massive Trump ICE Raids
NEW YORK — In anticipation of the Trump administration’s threatened mass arrest of thousands of families and children, four immigration legal aid nonprofit organizations filed ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 09, 2019
ACLU Opposes Department of Housing and Urban Development Proposed Rule on Mixed-Status Families in Public Housing and Section 8 Programs
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a public comment strongly opposing the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposed rule change on eligibility requirements for...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 25, 2019
Washington man illegally detained by Border Patrol at Spokane’s Greyhound bus station sues the agency for damages
“I didn’t understand what was happening, why they were keeping me, where they were taking me, or when I’d be able to see my family.”—Andres Sosa Segura
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 10, 2019
ACLU Statement on Border Patrol Data Breach
WASHINGTON — Customs and Border Patrol today announced photos of travelers leaving and entering the country were recently compromised in a data breach. Neema Singh Guliani, senio...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Privacy & Technology
Jun 04, 2019
House of Representatives Passes Historic Bill to Protect Immigrants from Deportation
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed the Dream and American Promise Act, H.R. 6, today to protect Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced ...
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.
