News & Commentary about Abuse of Immigration Detention
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![Back of an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer's vest that reads "POLICE ICE." Taken in Portland, OR.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/02/ICE-Destruction-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Feb 18, 2020
ICE's Destruction of Records Must Be Stopped
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Jan 14, 2020
The Trump Administration Weakens Standards for ICE Detention Facilities
![U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials stand at a border crossing facility on the U.S.-Canadian border](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/01/WEB20-CBP-Canadian-Border-BlogImage-WordPress-1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Jan 8, 2020
Iranian Americans Have Rights, Too — No Matter What's Happening Abroad
![Seated detainees](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/12/AP_19280760079804_OPT-400x266.jpg)
Dec 9, 2019
Immigrants have been Denied Due Process for Years. In New England, that’s about to Change.
![Hallway of detention center](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web19-detention-center-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
May 24, 2019
DHS Is Locking Immigrants in Solitary Confinement
![Immigrant Teens in Tornillo Camp](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web18-immigrantteenstornillo-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Nov 28, 2018
How Trump Weaponized the Government’s Refugee Resettlement Agency
![Immigrant detainees walk down a hall escorted by heavily armed CBP officers.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web18-cbpdetentionfacility-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Oct 2, 2018
No One Should Be Detained Without a Hearing While Fighting Deportation
![Immigrant women and children at a holding center with ankle monitors](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web18-anklemonitor-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Jul 20, 2018
We Shouldn't Take the Bait on 'Catch and Release'
![ICE agent on a bus](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web18-icebus-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Jul 5, 2018
Judge Blocks Blanket Detention of Asylum Seekers