Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jun 16, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Texas Refugee Resettlement Ruling
DALLAS — A federal court has dismissed Texas’ effort to block the federal government and a nonprofit relief organization from resettling Syrian refugees in the state. The Ameri...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 14, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Settlement With ICE Will Allow Immigrants Held in Detention to Use Functional Telephones for Contacting Lawyers, Families, Government Agencies
Immigration Officials Agree to Give Immigrant Detainees Fighting Deportation Reliable Access to Phones
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Lyon v. ICE, et al
Jun 07, 2016
Dreamers’ Private Information Safe for Now
Federal judge stays order demanding DACA recipients’ personal data
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 03, 2016
In Re Angelica Villalobos, et al., [Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals]
NEW ORLEANS — The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Texas, and National Immigration Law Center today filed a petition for writ of mandamus before the Fifth Circuit Cour...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 13, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Sheriff Arpaio Contempt Ruling
PHOENIX — A federal court has found Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his top deputies in contempt for repeatedly violating court orders to stop racially profiling Latinos a...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ortega Melendres, et al. v. Arpaio, et al.
Apr 07, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Warns New Border Patrol Use-of-Force Data ‘Raises Several Alarms’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection released statistics today on use-of-force incidents for fiscal year 2015-2016, claiming a reduction in incidents but not addressin...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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