Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

Sep 30, 2024

ACLU Reaction to Biden Administration’s Changes to Most Recent Asylum Ban

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced today that it will make it harder for people to exercise their right to seek asylum by further entrenching the restrictions in its...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Court case: Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Sep 23, 2024

ACLU Sues Immigration and Customs Enforcement for Records Regarding Potential Expansion of Immigration Detention

NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to obtain records regarding the agency’s potential plans t...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Sep 18, 2024

New ACLU Report Unveils How Immigration Enforcement Impedes Texans’ Ability to Seek Abortion Care

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Sep 17, 2024

Federal Appeals Court Reverses Habeas Decision, Denies Right to Bond Hearing in Mandatory Detention Case

Decision undermines immigrants’ right to due process, sets dangerous precedent for people in immigration detention awaiting deportation

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Aug 28, 2024

ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging U.S. Government’s Unlawful Detention and Inhumane Treatment of Acquitted Man

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian national who was acquitted of terrorism-related charges last year, filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern D...

Issue Areas: National Security Immigrants' Rights

Aug 26, 2024

New Report Exposes Rampant Abuse in Louisiana ICE Detention Facilities

Evidence gathered over two years reveals physical and sexual abuse, medical neglect, deprivation of basic necessities, and lack of language access

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

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