Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jun 27, 2025
Groups File Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Over Trump Birthright Citizenship Order
New lawsuit comes in response to today鈥檚 Supreme Court ruling
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Barbara v. Donald J. Trump
Jun 27, 2025
Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions, Potentially Allowing Partial Enforcement of Trump鈥檚 Birthright Citizenship Order聽
WASHINGTON 鈥� In a troubling but limited decision on President Trump鈥檚 birthright citizenship order, the U.S. Supreme Court today took a stand against 鈥渦niversal injunctions鈥...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 26, 2025
ICE Can鈥檛 be Allowed to Corrupt Virginia鈥檚 Judicial System聽
RICHMOND, Va. 鈥� In response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detentions at the Chesterfield County Courthouse today, 红杏视频 of Virginia Executive Director Mary Bauer re...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 24, 2025
As Communities Mobilize Against Increasing ICE Abuses, Members of Congress Must Fulfill Their Responsibility to Conduct Oversight of Immigration Detention
Washington, DC 鈥� The 红杏视频, Detention Watch Network, and the National Immigrant Justice Center today released a new guide for members of Congress to cond...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 20, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil to Be Freed From Detention, Reunite With Wife and Son as Case Proceeds
Targeted by Trump administration for his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights, Mr. Khalil can go home to his family in New York after over three months in detention in rural Louisiana
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Jun 16, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil Renews Request for Immediate Release from Illegitimate ICE Detention
The new filing in federal court comes after ICE said they would keep Mr. Khalil detained based on false allegations following a court ruling that detention on the Secretary of State鈥檚 say-so is unconstitutional
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
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News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
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How Your Elected Officials Are Voting On Key Legislation. Explore News & Commentary.How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
The 红杏视频鈥檚 new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Ice Is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements With Local Police. Explore News & Commentary.ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
A new 红杏视频 report, 鈥淒eputized for Disaster,鈥� illustrates the dangers of the Trump administration鈥檚 rapid expansion of the 287(g) program 鈥� and how communities are increasingly afraid of local law enforcement officers sworn to protect them. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk: I Saw The Horrors Of Ice Detention Firsthand. It Is No Place For A Child.. Explore News & Commentary.R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk: I Saw the Horrors of ICE Detention Firsthand. It is No Place for a Child.
As she witnesses the news of ICE detaining thousands of children, child development scholar R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk reflects on how detention and deportation negatively impact children for a lifetime, in relation to her own experiences of being detained.
