Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Nov 09, 2018
Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging New Trump Asylum Ban
SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Constitutional Rights have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the asylum ban proc...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Barr
Nov 08, 2018
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Plan to Prohibit Many Asylum Applications
NEW YORK — The Trump administration today issued an emergency regulation under which it plans to prohibit many individuals from applying for asylum in the United States.
Omar Jad...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 07, 2018
ACLU Statement on Failure of Discriminatory Measures in Midterm Elections
WASHINGTON — Several ballot measures supporting increased immigration enforcement and racial profiling failed at the ballot box yesterday. Lorella Praeli, American Civil Libertie...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 01, 2018
ACLU Reaction to Trump Immigration Remarks Today
NEW YORK — President Trump delivered remarks on immigration today at the White House.
Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, had this reaction:
“Pr...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 31, 2018
ACLU Files Brief Supporting Victim of Sexual Assault in ICE Detention Centers
PHILADELPHIA — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a lawsuit filed by an asylum seeker who was sexually assaulted when she was 19 years old by...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: E.D. v. Sharkey
Oct 29, 2018
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Sending Army to Southern Border
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced today that it will be sending 5,200 active-duty military troops to the United States’ southern border.
Shaw Drake, policy counse...
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.
