Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Feb 07, 2025
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Demand Trump Administration Provide Information, Access to Immigrants Transferred to Guantánamo Bay
WASHINGTON – Immigrants’ rights advocates signed a letter today urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Defense (DOD), and State Department to provide i...
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Immigrants' Rights
Feb 03, 2025
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Efforts to Completely Shut Down Asylum at the Border
WASHINGTON — Immigrants’ rights advocates sued the Trump administration today over the president’s recent proclamation aimed at completely shutting down asylum at the border,...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 30, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Urges Appeals Court to Uphold Ruling Protecting Expedited Citizenship for Military Service Members
WASHINGTON – Four years after a district court ruled that a Trump-era policy blocking military service members’ expedited path to citizenship was unlawful, the American Civil L...
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National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 24, 2025
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on SF 2340, Iowa’s Anti-Immigrant Law
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today upheld a temporary block on SF 2340, Iowa's worst-ever immigration law.
The Iowa law was passed during the...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 23, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Blasts Trump Administration Threats Against State and Local Officials
Memo and Public Letter to DOJ Affirm That States Have No Obligation to Help Carry Out Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 22, 2025
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Fast-Track Deportation Policy
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of the District of Columbia, and the New York Civil Liberties Union today sued the Trump administration over its plan to mas...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Make the Road New York v. Benjamine Huffman
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VermontApr 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Free Speech
Mahdawi V. Trump. Explore Case.Mahdawi v. Trump
Whether a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. can be arrested and detained on the basis of their political speech and advocacy. -
Court CaseFeb 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Raices V. Noem. Explore Case.RAICES v. Noem
Immigrants’ rights advocates sued the Trump administration over the president’s recent proclamation aimed at completely shutting down asylum at the border, a move that puts thousands of lives at risk. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
Immigrants' Rights
How We Help The Immigrant Community Feel Seen. Explore News & Commentary.How We Help the Immigrant Community Feel Seen
When Jeannie Parent and her volunteer group, KWESI, visit immigrants held in a California detention center, she’s inspired by the sense of connection and community she can foster in spite of the circumstances. -
ColoradoApr 2025
Immigrants' Rights
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Foundation V. U.s. Immigration And Customs Enforcement. Explore Case.ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Foundation v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement