Bio
Naureen Shah (@naureenshah) is Deputy Director of Government Affairs, Equality Division at the American Civil Liberties Union, based in Washington, D.C. She is a human rights lawyer with history as an advocate, researcher and campaigner. Previously she was senior director of campaigns at the US section of Amnesty International and acting director of Columbia Law School’s human rights clinic. Naureen has lobbied Congress, the White House, federal agencies, the UN, EU, foreign governments and regional human rights bodies. She is the author of several reports and commentaries on human rights, immigration, detention, torture and national security. She has collaborated with and trained grassroots activists across the country. She holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School and a B.S. from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Featured work
Feb 9, 2021
This is Biden’s Chance to End ICE’s Abuses — For Good
![U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detain someone in front of a red truck.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/02/WEB21-ICE-Detains-Person-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x400.jpg)
Dec 2, 2020
Separated Families, Death, and Despair — All at the Hands of CBP. We Need Action, Now.
![Immigrant detainees walk down a hall escorted by heavily armed CBP officers.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/12/web20-cbpdetentionfacility-Wordpress_1110x740-400x400.jpg)
Dec 1, 2020
The Biden Administration Can Make Us All Safer: End ICE Collaboration Programs
![Enrique Balcazar, of Migrant Justice, an advocacy group representing immigrant farmworkers in Vermont, speaks to a crowd outside the federal court in Burlington, Vt.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/12/WEB20-police-ICE-blog-wordpress-1110x740-1-400x400.jpg)
Mar 5, 2020
Trump is Sending Special Forces-style Agents into Pro-Immigrant Cities
![On a sunny day in California, two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers escort a man in handcuffs. Trump administration officials have confirmed plans for two new tactics in their anti-immigrant agenda.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/03/CBP-Sanctuary-Cities-Header-Image-400x400.jpg)
Feb 13, 2020
Bill Barr Wants Sheriffs to Join His Attacks on State and Local Governments
![Attorney General William Barr speaks on stage at the National Sheriffs' Association Conference on February 10, 2020.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/02/AG-Barr-Sheriffs-Header-400x400.jpg)
Dec 9, 2019
Under Attack by Trump, Immigrant Justice is Advancing in the States
![ACLU issue areas](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/12/LegislativeBanner-1400x1400-400x400.jpg)
Oct 18, 2019
Why is the Trump Administration Trying to Tear This 26-Year-Old DACA Recipient Away From Her Child?
![Anahi Jaquez-Estrada](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/10/WEB19-Anahi-Jaquez-Estrada-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x400.jpg)
Jun 21, 2019
As Trump Tweets Hateful Threats, States are Protecting Immigrant Rights
![A demonstration against family separation](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web19-family-separation-protest-1160x768-400x400.jpg)
May 24, 2019
DHS Is Locking Immigrants in Solitary Confinement
![Hallway of detention center](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web19-detention-center-1160x768-400x400.jpg)