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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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Two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents take a person into custody

Jan 12, 2021

As Sheriffs Quit ICE, Joe Biden Can Lead the Way in Restoring Trust

As Sheriffs Quit ICE, Joe Biden Can Lead the Way in Restoring Trust
Juan Correa Villalonga wears an orange jumpsuit the says "stop deportations" on the back in protest against the ICE agents deporting Venezuelans.

Dec 22, 2020

A Deportation Moratorium, What Comes Next for Biden?

A Deportation Moratorium, What Comes Next for Biden?
A face recognition camera with a CBP agent in the background.

Dec 21, 2020

CBP’s Plan to Expand Face Surveillance at Airports is a Civil Liberties Disaster in the Making

CBP’s Plan to Expand Face Surveillance at Airports is a Civil Liberties Disaster in the Making
Several signs with calls to end mass incarceration and advocate for the rights of immigrants lying in the grass.

Dec 15, 2020

Biden Can End the Mass Detention of Immigrants

Biden Can End the Mass Detention of Immigrants
The hand of a seated person holding a miniature U.S. flag and immigration information at a naturalization ceremony.

Dec 11, 2020

Biden Must Restore Citizenship for Black and Brown People

Biden Must Restore Citizenship for Black and Brown People
A Customs and Border Protection officer questions immigrants in Rio Grande Valley sector of the Texas border on Aug. 20, 2019.

Dec 9, 2020

Biden Must Remove Border Patrol from Border Communities to Restore Civil Rights and Liberties

Biden Must Remove Border Patrol from Border Communities to Restore Civil Rights and Liberties
Immigrant detainees walk down a hall escorted by heavily armed CBP officers.

Dec 2, 2020

Separated Families, Death, and Despair — All at the Hands of CBP. We Need Action, Now.

Separated Families, Death, and Despair — All at the Hands of CBP. We Need Action, Now.
A pair of hands holding a cell phone at night with street lights in the background.

Dec 2, 2020

The U.S. Government Is Secretly Using Cell Phone Location Data to Track Us. We’re Suing.

The U.S. Government Is Secretly Using Cell Phone Location Data to Track Us. We’re Suing.
Enrique Balcazar, of Migrant Justice, an advocacy group representing immigrant farmworkers in Vermont, speaks to a crowd outside the federal court in Burlington, Vt.

Dec 1, 2020

The Biden Administration Can Make Us All Safer: End ICE Collaboration Programs

The Biden Administration Can Make Us All Safer: End ICE Collaboration Programs
Detainees walk past a map of the world in a hallway of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility.

Nov 30, 2020

The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to — But Likely Don’t — ºìÐÓÊÓƵ ICE Detention

The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to — But Likely Don’t — ºìÐÓÊÓƵ ICE Detention