Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jun 14, 2016
ACLU Settlement With ICE Will Allow Immigrants Held in Detention to Use Functional Telephones for Contacting Lawyers, Families, Government Agencies
Immigration Officials Agree to Give Immigrant Detainees Fighting Deportation Reliable Access to Phones
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Lyon v. ICE, et al
Jun 07, 2016
Dreamers’ Private Information Safe for Now
Federal judge stays order demanding DACA recipients’ personal data
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 03, 2016
In Re Angelica Villalobos, et al., [Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals]
NEW ORLEANS — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, and National Immigration Law Center today filed a petition for writ of mandamus before the Fifth Circuit Cour...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 13, 2016
ACLU Comment on Sheriff Arpaio Contempt Ruling
PHOENIX — A federal court has found Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his top deputies in contempt for repeatedly violating court orders to stop racially profiling Latinos a...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ortega Melendres, et al. v. Arpaio, et al.
Apr 07, 2016
ACLU Warns New Border Patrol Use-of-Force Data ‘Raises Several Alarms’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection released statistics today on use-of-force incidents for fiscal year 2015-2016, claiming a reduction in incidents but not addressin...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 06, 2016
Federal Appeals Court Reaffirms Arizona Unconstitutionally Denied Driver’s Licenses to Immigrant Youth
PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling that permanently blocks Arizona from denying driver’s licenses to immigrants who have be...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Arizona Dream Act Coalition, et al v. Brewer
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