Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Aug 25, 2025
ACLU Statement on Attempted Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda
BALTIMORE — This morning, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was arrested at his ICE check-in appointment. The government intends to deport him to Uganda, a country with which Abrego Garcia ha...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 23, 2025
New Lawsuit Challenges Florida’s Authority to Detain People at Notorious ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center
Facility represents a first-ever and unlawful use of 287(g) agreements to create a state-run immigration jail
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 17, 2025
ACLU Statement on Trump Administration’s Use of Fort Bliss Military Base as Immigration Detention Camp
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun detaining people at Fort Bliss as part of its mass deportation campaign. The military base – which has land across El Paso, Texa...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 14, 2025
ACLU Raises Alarm Over Trump Administration Seeking to Ban Non-Citizens from Accessing Community Health and Education Programs
HHS Reinterpretation of PRWORA Threatens Health and Education Outcomes for Children, People with Disabilities
Aug 12, 2025
District Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting ICE from Detaining Immigrants in Abusive Conditions at 26 Federal Plaza
Order places limitations on number of people allowed in holding rooms, grants access to legal calls
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 01, 2025
Legal Orgs Sue Trump Admin Over Unlawful Policy of Arresting People Who Attend Mandated Court Hearings
NEW YORK — Today, on behalf of The Door and African Communities Together, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), ÀÏÊìÅ®ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû (ACLU), Make the Road New Yor...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: African Communities Together v. Lyons
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