Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Dec 12, 2023
ACLU Urges Senate to Abandon Disastrous Anti-Immigrant Proposals in Supplemental Funding Negotiations
The White House is reportedly offering sweeping, draconian measures targeting immigrants to Senator James Lankford, the Republican lead negotiator, as it seeks to move forward on i...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 08, 2023
Court Approves Historic Settlement in ACLU’s Family Separation Lawsuit
SAN DIEGO — A federal court has approved a historic settlement involving the American Civil Liberties Union’s years-long lawsuit on behalf of thousands of traumatized children ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Dec 08, 2023
ACLU Urges Senate to Reject Extreme Trump Era Anti-Immigrant Policies in Supplemental Funding Negotiations
WASHINGTON — Today, Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, issued the following statement in response to reports that the White House is pro...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 04, 2023
ACLU Comment on Senate Supplemental Funding Negotiations
In response to reports that Senate Democrats have walked away from foreign aid negotiations that traded away our asylum system and other critical protections for people fleeing dan...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 30, 2023
ACLU Demands CBP, Medical Contractors Be Held Accountable for Serious Violations in Immigration Detention Facilities
WASHINGTON — In response to a damning new whistleblower complaint around serious medical neglect and government contract violations in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilit...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 30, 2023
ACLU, Advocates Demand U.S. Government Reverse Policy that Discriminates Against Non-English Speaking Asylum Seekers
WASHINGTON — A coalition of 100 advocacy organizations across the country sent a letter today to the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice demanding that U.S....
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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