Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Nov 21, 2022
Ahead of 20th Anniversary, ACLU Calls for Major Overhaul at the Department of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON — Almost 20 years after President George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security, the American Civil Liberties Union has released a new policy brief, outli...
Nov 10, 2022
ACLU Comment on New ORR Guidance on Abortion Access for Pregnant Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth
WASHINGTON — The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announced new guidance today to ensure unaccompanied immigrant minors have access to abortion. The policy is twofold: First,...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 18, 2022
New Records Detail DHS Purchase and Use of Vast Quantities of Cell Phone Location Data
The records, which the ACLU obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, shed light on the government’s ability to obtain our most private information by simply opening the federal wallet
Mar 04, 2022
Immigrants’ Rights Organizations Respond to Federal Court Victory Blocking the Government From Expelling Families to Danger Under Title 42
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court today issued a ruling that will prohibit the government from misusing public health authorities (Title 42) to summarily expel families seekin...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas
Feb 11, 2022
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Criminal Law Impacting Free Speech of Allies of Undocumented Individuals
NEW YORK — The Ninth Circuit Appeals Court yesterday struck down criminal law 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv), which makes it a felony to encourage or persuade an undocumented pers...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 17, 2021
ACLU Files FOIA Request Seeking Records Related to Detained Immigrants’ Ability to Access Counsel
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request today for records from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) related to...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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