Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Sep 30, 2025
ACLU and ACLU of Missouri Condemn Governor Kehoe's Authorization to Deploy State National Guard to Assist ICE
Authorization of Missouri National Guard comes as Trump administration escalates use of military in cities nationwide
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 25, 2025
Community Members and Immigrants’ Rights Organizations Take Trump Administration to Court to Stop Illegal Arrests of Immigrants
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Four Washington, D.C. community members and the national immigration organization CASA sued the Trump administration today on behalf of themselves and a class of...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 23, 2025
New Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Widespread Denial of Due Process in Immigration Courts
Denying bond hearings violates rights, upends decades of precedent
BOSTON – The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, together with the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights P...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 19, 2025
ACLU Seeks Order to Immediately Release Journalist Mario Guevara, Who May Be Sent to El Salvador At Any Moment
ATLANTA – Today, the Board of Immigration Appeals declined to release Mr. Guevara on bond, despite an immigration judge’s previous order granting his release. Instead, the boar...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Guevara v. Francis
Sep 17, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil to Challenge Immigration Judge’s Unprecedented Ruling
NEWARK, N.J. – Following the Trump administration’s latest effort to weaponize the immigration system to silence Mahmoud Khalil for his advocacy in support of Palestinian human...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Sep 17, 2025
District Court Grants Order Prohibiting ICE from Detaining Immigrants in Abusive Conditions at 26 Federal Plaza
NEW YORK – A U.S. District Court granted a preliminary injunction today that would improve conditions for people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at 26 Feder...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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News & CommentaryOct 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Pregnant And Postpartum Women Face Neglect And Abuse In Ice Detention. Explore News & Commentary.Pregnant and Postpartum Women Face Neglect and Abuse in ICE Detention
ACLU letter documents miscarriages, denial of prenatal care, and inadequate food and medical attention for women held in immigration facilities, calling for immediate release and reforms. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Trump Is Weaponizing The Uscis For The First Time In The Agency’s History. Explore News & Commentary.Trump Is Weaponizing the USCIS for the First Time in the Agency’s History
USCIS oversees applications for legal immigration, like citizenship, legal permanent residency, work authorization, and more. Trump is now staffing the agency with armed law enforcement agents to make arrests. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Trump Is Abusing His Power To Build A Dangerous, National Policing Force. Explore News & Commentary.Trump is Abusing His Power to Build a Dangerous, National Policing Force
Trump is building out a paramilitary policing force unaccountable to the public. But states have tools to resist this dangerous abuse of power and protect communities from intimidation. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Women's Rights
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Effort To Bar Some Immigrant Families From Head Start. Explore News & Commentary.Federal Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar Some Immigrant Families From Head Start
The ruling halts a Trump administration directive that would have excluded certain immigrant children from Head Start, a program serving families who are eligible nationwide. The decision ensures immigrant families can continue to access early education, child care, and critical support services while the ACLU’s lawsuit moves forward.