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The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
Joseph with his Son

Nov 28, 2016

In America, No One — Including Immigrants — Should Be Locked Up Without Due Process of Law

In America, No One — Including Immigrants — Should Be Locked Up Without Due Process of Law
Amy Iwasaki Mass with her family at the Heart Mountain Internment Camp.

Nov 22, 2016

My Mother Was Incarcerated in an Internment Camp as a Child. She Tells Us 2016 Reminds Her of 1942.

My Mother Was Incarcerated in an Internment Camp as a Child. She Tells Us 2016 Reminds Her of 1942.
Cesar Matias

Nov 16, 2016

Victory: Federal Court Holds That the Government Can’t Lock Up Immigrants for Being Poor

Victory: Federal Court Holds That the Government Can’t Lock Up Immigrants for Being Poor
An ICE removal of undocumented immigrants

Oct 24, 2016

The Government’s Out-of-Control Detention Practices Could Bail Out the Private Prison Industry

The Government’s Out-of-Control Detention Practices Could Bail Out the Private Prison Industry
Shutting Down the Profiteers

Oct 3, 2016

Homeland Security Must Stop Using Private Prisons for Immigration Detention. Here’s How to Do It.

Homeland Security Must Stop Using Private Prisons for Immigration Detention. Here’s How to Do It.
Handcuffed hands through prison bars

Sep 21, 2016

Poverty Is Not a Crime, so Why Are People Being Trapped in Immigration Detention for Being Poor?

Poverty Is Not a Crime, so Why Are People Being Trapped in Immigration Detention for Being Poor?
young man getting arrested

Sep 19, 2016

At the UN Refugee Summit, Americans Should Examine Our Treatment of People Seeking Asylum — Not Just on a Boat in the Mediterranean, but at Our Border

At the UN Refugee Summit, Americans Should Examine Our Treatment of People Seeking Asylum — Not Just on a Boat in the Mediterranean, but at Our Border
Child on fence

Aug 31, 2016

No Review Necessary: Stop Using Private Prisons for Immigration Detention

No Review Necessary: Stop Using Private Prisons for Immigration Detention
A barbed wire fence outside a prison

Aug 19, 2016

The Justice Department’s Call to Axe Private-Prison Contracts Is A Victory. ICE Must Now Do the Same to End Federal Prison Profiteering.

The Justice Department’s Call to Axe Private-Prison Contracts Is A Victory. ICE Must Now Do the Same to End Federal Prison Profiteering.
Warehoused and Forgotten

May 4, 2016

The Best Way of Stopping Out-of-Control Immigration Prosecutions Is to Avoid Them in the First Place

The Best Way of Stopping Out-of-Control Immigration Prosecutions Is to Avoid Them in the First Place