News & Commentary about Immigrants' Rights

The fundamental constitutional protections of due process and equal protection embodied in our Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to every person, regardless of immigration status.

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Oct 31, 2024

Anti-Immigrant Extremists Want to Use this 226-Year-Old Law to Implement a Mass Deportation Program

Loren Khogali, the executive director at the ACLU of Michigan, and Razi Jafri, a Detroit-based documentary filmmaker and producer joined Kamau in conversation on stage for the Know Your Rights bus tour.

Oct 15, 2024

At Liberty Live with W. Kamau Bell: Detroit’s Activist Roots - Engaging Communities in the Fight for Justice

Anti-demonization of immigrants demonstrators hold signs that reads 'NO ONE CHOOSES TO BE A REFUGEE' 'STOP DEMONIZING HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS' 'ACCUSING IMMIGRANTS OF EATING PETS IS AN OLD RACIST LIE.

Oct 7, 2024

Three Ways the Media Introduces Bias to the Immigration Debate

Sep 20, 2024

How Border Policing Harms Undocumented People Seeking Abortion Care

A graphic featuring Harris and imagery pertaining to immigration.

Aug 20, 2024

How a Harris Administration Could Chart a New Course for Immigration Reform

Washington DC USA - 6-4-2024 President Biden issuing a proclamation to close the Southern border to non-citizens.

Jun 27, 2024

Biden’s Executive Order: New Asylum Ban, Old Tactics

With and American flag in the background, four people in the act of voting, stand behind voter booths as they make their selections.

Jun 25, 2024

What Voters Really Want for Immigration and Public Safety Reform

A graphic featuring Trump and imagery pertaining to immigration.

Jun 6, 2024

Trump on Immigration: Tearing Apart Immigrant Families, Communities, and the Fabric of Our Nation

The silhouette of a hand holding on to a gate.

May 13, 2024

A Mistake Shouldn’t Mean Exile or Prolonged Mandatory Detention

Asylum supporter holding up a sign reading " ASYLUM IS A HUMAN RIGHT".

Apr 18, 2024

The Government Denies People Access to Asylum Because of Language Barriers. We're Fighting Back.