Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

Dec 19, 2023

ACLU Issues Travel Advisory for Texas After Passage of Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law

ALBUQUERQUE – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) affiliates of New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, San Diego and Imperial Counties, and Texas issued an adv...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Dec 15, 2023

ACLU Urges Federal Court to Demand ICE Provide COVID-19 Antivirals to People in Detention

SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU Foundation of Northern California, ACLU Foundation of Southern California, and Goodwin on Thursday urged a federal court ...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Dec 14, 2023

ACLU Submits Amicus Brief in Support of Immigrant Workers Detained at Golden State Annex Facility

SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU Foundation of Northern California, and ACLU Foundation of Southern California today filed an amicus brief in In Re GEO Gr...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Dec 12, 2023

ACLU Urges Senate to Abandon Disastrous Anti-Immigrant Proposals in Supplemental Funding Negotiations

The White House is reportedly offering sweeping, draconian measures targeting immigrants to Senator James Lankford, the Republican lead negotiator, as it seeks to move forward on i...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Dec 08, 2023

Court Approves Historic Settlement in ACLU’s Family Separation Lawsuit

SAN DIEGO — A federal court has approved a historic settlement involving the American Civil Liberties Union’s years-long lawsuit on behalf of thousands of traumatized children ...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Court case: Ms. L v. ICE

Dec 08, 2023

ACLU Urges Senate to Reject Extreme Trump Era Anti-Immigrant Policies in Supplemental Funding Negotiations

WASHINGTON — Today, Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, issued the following statement in response to reports that the White House is pro...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

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