Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Feb 07, 2017
ACLU, Groups File New Challenge to Trump Muslim Ban
BALTIMORE — The American Civil Liberties Union and other partner organizations today filed a new federal lawsuit challenging President Trump’s Muslim ban executive order, charg...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 04, 2017
ACLU Comment on Seattle Judge’s Ruling Blocking Trump Muslim Ban
NEW YORK — A federal judge in Seattle last night temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban executive order.
Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ R...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 02, 2017
ACLU Files Demands for Documents on Implementation of Trump’s Muslim Ban
WASHINGTON — Fifty American Civil Liberties Union affiliates filed 18 coordinated Freedom of Information Act requests today with local U.S. Customs and Border Protection offices ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Feb 02, 2017
Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Trump Order on Behalf of Tens of Thousands of Immigrants Living in U.S. Legally
Lawsuit Argues Trump Muslim Ban Unlawfully Targets U.S. Residents Seeking Citizenship and Immigration Status
Jan 25, 2017
ACLU: Trump’s Border and Sanctuary City Plans Will Violate Civil Liberties
WASHINGTON — President Trump today signed executive orders authorizing funding for the building of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, dramatically ramping up immigration detent...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 25, 2017
ACLU: Los Planes de Trump Para Las Fronteras y Las Ciudades Santuario Violarán Las Libertades Civiles
WASHINGTON — El Presidente Trump hoy firmó órdenes ejecutivas que autorizan el financiamiento para construir un muro a lo largo de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, d...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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