Press Releases
Apr 25, 2025
ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation
Families disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 25, 2025
Appeals Court Must Reject Government’s Cruel Attempt to Keep Rümeysa Öztürk in Louisiana
In District Court Decision, Vermont Judge Detailed Why Blocking the Transfer of Rümeysa to Vermont Would be Inappropriate
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Öztürk v. Trump
Apr 25, 2025
Human Rights First Joins ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and NYCLU in Amicus Brief to Protect First Amendment Rights and Interests of NGOs Advocating for U.S. Sanctions
Today, Human Rights First, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ (ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ), and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the East...
Apr 25, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Wisconsin and ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ React to FBI Arrest of Milwaukee Judge
MILWAUKEE – The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Wisconsin and the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ released the following statement today after the FBI arrested Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan for allegedly instructing an immigrant, ...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Apr 24, 2025
New Filings: Government Admits It Had No Warrant for Mahmoud Khalil When Agents Took Him
Trump Administration Makes False Claim Khalil Was Poised to Flee, Despite Video Showing Him Cooperating
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Apr 24, 2025
Court Blocks Documentary Proof-of-Citizenship Provision in Voting Executive Order
Federal court ruled that the U.S. Election Assistance Commission must halt implementation of President Trump’s mandate to require documentary proof of citizenship in federal voter registration while case proceeds
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: League of Women Voters Education Fund v. Trump

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