Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Sep 27, 2023
ACLU Sues Private Prison Company After Preventable Death of Asylum Seeker at Torrance Detention Facility
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The wrongful death estate of Kesley Vial, a 23-year-old Brazilian asylum seeker, has filed a lawsuit against the private prison company CoreCivic, which runs ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 20, 2023
ACLU Applauds TPS Redesignation for Venezuela
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced today that it will redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela, extending protections for migrants from the South A...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 13, 2023
ACLU Comment on Federal Court Ruling on DACA
HOUSTON — A federal court in Texas ruled today that the Biden administration’s DACA regulation is unlawful, but did not order an immediate end to the program. Under the courtâ€...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 12, 2023
Rep. David Trone Echoes ACLU Call for Termination of Partnership Agreement Between ICE and Frederick County SheriffÂ
WASHINGTON — U.S. Congressman David Trone (MD-6) has sent a letter urging Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to terminate an immigration ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 06, 2023
ACLU Challenges Six Year Detention of Salvadoran Asylum Seeker
LAFAYETTE, La. — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Louisiana filed a writ of habeas corpus in federal court today seeking the release of Jessica Patricia Barahona-Ma...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 03, 2023
Federal Appeals Court Grants Stay in Biden Asylum Ban Case
Court does not rule on merits and places case on speedy review schedule
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court today said the Biden administration’s new asylum ban, which was...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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