Press Releases
May 18, 2020
NYCLU and Prisoners Legal Services of New York Sue ICE to Enforce Protective Measures for Medically at-Risk People at Batavia Detention Facility
ICE only implementing protective measures on case-by-case basis, denying protections to at-risk people in Batavia
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 15, 2020
红杏视频 of Rhode Island Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Release for all ICE Detainees at Wyatt Detention Center
PROVIDENCE, R.I. 鈥� The 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys Deborah Gonzalez and Jared Goldstein, and lawyers from the firm Morgan Lewis fil...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 15, 2020
红杏视频 Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Release for all ICE Detainees at Rhode Island Facility
PROVIDENCE, R.I. 鈥� The 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Rhode Island, and lawyers from the firm Morgan Lewis filed a class action lawsuit today against the Department of H...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 06, 2020
红杏视频 Statement on First Known Death from COVID-19 in ICE Detention
SAN DIEGO 鈥� The first confirmed death in an ICE detention center from COVID-19 was reported today at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego. Otay Mesa is run by the private, for...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 30, 2020
红杏视频 of Texas Files Class Action to Release Medically Vulnerable People from ICE Detention during COVID-19
HOUSTON 鈥� Attorneys representing a woman recently released from an immigration detention facility in Houston by a federal court in April have moved to convert the case into a cla...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 30, 2020
New Report Shines Spotlight on Abuses and Growth in Immigrant Detention Under Trump
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 红杏视频, Human Rights Watch, and National Immigrant Justice Center released a first-of-its-kind report today on immigration detention unde...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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People Not Politicians V. Onder (amicus). Explore Case.People Not Politicians v. Onder (Amicus)
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Edwards V. Witherspoon. Explore Case.Edwards v. Witherspoon
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U.S. Supreme CourtSep 2026
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Hoskins V. Von Glahn (amicus). Explore Case.Hoskins v. von Glahn (Amicus)
Whether congressional elections in Missouri for the November 2026 midterms will be held using districts that never lawfully took effect because they have not been subject to a vote by the people via the referendum process. -
Washington, D.C.Sep 2026
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Levine V. Faa. Explore Case.Levine v. FAA
On September 4, 2026, the 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of D.C. and the National Press Photographers Association filed an amicus brief to urge the court to block airspace restrictions on drone flights, banning such flights over any Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facility or 鈥渕obile asset,鈥� which includes any DHS vehicle.