Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jan 24, 2017
Court Finds Federal Immigration Officials and State of Rhode Island Violated the Constitution in Detaining US Citizen
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal court has ruled that federal immigration officials and the state of Rhode Island violated the Constitution in detaining a U.S. citizen without probab...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Morales v. Chadbourne
Dec 22, 2016
ACLU Comment on Obama Rescinding Muslim and Arab Special Registration System
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced today that it will rescind the special registration system for Muslim and Arab immigrants known as NSEERS.
The dormant National Se...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 29, 2016
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in ACLU Immigration Detention Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments today in Jennings v. Rodriguez, a case that will decide the fate of thousands of people languishing in immigration prisons. America...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Jennings v. Rodriguez
Nov 17, 2016
ACLU Comment on Japanese Internment, Muslim Registry Comments from Trump Backer
WASHINGTON —A prominent backer of Donald Trump, Carl Higbie, recently cited the Japanese-American internment camps created during World War II as precedent for reviving a discred...
Nov 09, 2016
ACLU Statement on Donald Trump’s Election
NEW YORK — In response to Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States, Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, had the follow...
Oct 11, 2016
ACLU Comment on Reports Justice Department Will Charge Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio With Criminal Contempt
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department is poised to charge Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio with criminal contempt for repeatedly violating a court order to stop detaining pe...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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