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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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US military members are seen next to a red metal and barbed wire fence at the US border

Mar 18, 2020

The Military Should not be Searching Cars or Checking Documents at the Border

The Military Should not be Searching Cars or Checking Documents at the Border
On a sunny day in California, two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers escort a man in handcuffs. Trump administration officials have confirmed plans for two new tactics in their anti-immigrant agenda.

Mar 5, 2020

Trump is Sending Special Forces-style Agents into Pro-Immigrant Cities

Trump is Sending Special Forces-style Agents into Pro-Immigrant Cities
The front of the Supreme Court, as a few people are walking up and down its stairs, on a sunny day in 2012.

Feb 27, 2020

Defending Immigrants’ Rights and Reproductive Freedom in the U.S. Supreme Court

Defending Immigrants’ Rights and Reproductive Freedom in the U.S. Supreme Court
A collage of a black-and-white image of two people hugging, overlaying a beige and red background with a barbed wire gate behind the people. This image depicts the difficulties of family separation policies that have come from the Trump administration.

Feb 26, 2020

Family Separation, Two Years After Ms. L

Family Separation, Two Years After Ms. L
The hand of a youth from Nuevo Laredo rests on the gate as he stops to watch a train pass, above the Rio Grande river on International Bridge 1 Las Americas, a legal port of entry which connects Laredo, Texas in the U.S. with Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Thursday, July 18, 2019.

Feb 26, 2020

Ban on Attorney Access for Asylum Proceedings in Inhumane CBP Jails Key to Trump's Attack on Asylum

Ban on Attorney Access for Asylum Proceedings in Inhumane CBP Jails Key to Trump's Attack on Asylum

Feb 24, 2020

From Being Tortured in Sri Lanka to the U.S. Supreme Court

From Being Tortured in Sri Lanka to the U.S. Supreme Court
The front of the Supreme Court building in Washington DC on a sunny day.

Feb 20, 2020

The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Asylum Seekers Receive Their Day in Court

The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Asylum Seekers Receive Their Day in Court
Back of an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer's vest that reads "POLICE ICE." Taken in Portland, OR.

Feb 18, 2020

ICE's Destruction of Records Must Be Stopped

ICE's Destruction of Records Must Be Stopped
Attorney General William Barr speaks on stage at the National Sheriffs' Association Conference on February 10, 2020.

Feb 13, 2020

Bill Barr Wants Sheriffs to Join His Attacks on State and Local Governments

Bill Barr Wants Sheriffs to Join His Attacks on State and Local Governments
A CBP officer watches over travellers at an airport.

Feb 3, 2020

CBP Lied ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Iranian-American Detentions, Leaked Memo Suggests

CBP Lied ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Iranian-American Detentions, Leaked Memo Suggests