Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Nov 08, 2017
ACLU Challenges Unjustified Detention of Iraqi Nationals
DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union and partner organizations have filed a brief asking a federal court to order the release of Iraqi nationals who have been detained fo...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Hamama v. Adducci
Nov 03, 2017
Government Releases 10-Year-Old Rosa Maria Hernandez After ACLU Files Lawsuit
Child With Cerebral Palsy Detained by Border Agents After Surgery Reunited With Family
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: R.M.H. v. Lloyd
Nov 03, 2017
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Vacate Jane Doe Abortion Ruling
Govt. Attacks ACLU in Effort to Mask its Own Litigation Failures
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 02, 2017
ACLU Comment on Reports that Trump Does Not Want Fix for Dreamers Attached to Spending Bill
WASHINGTON — President Trump reportedly told Senate Republicans at a White House meeting today that legislation addressing Dreamers’ status should not be included as part of th...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 01, 2017
ACLU Comment on Trump’s Call to End Immigration Program, Send NYC Attack Suspect to Guantánamo
NEW YORK — President Trump today urged Congress to end a longtime immigration program, invoked “extreme vetting,” and said he is considering sending the man arrested in yeste...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 31, 2017
ACLU Challenges Government Detention of 10-Year-Old Rosa Maria Hernandez
Child With Cerebral Palsy Was Detained by Border Agents Immediately After Surgery, Lawsuit Seeks to Free Her
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: R.M.H. v. Lloyd
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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.
