Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Sep 23, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Sues Immigration and Customs Enforcement for Records Regarding Potential Expansion of Immigration Detention
NEW YORK — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ today filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to obtain records regarding the agency’s potential plans t...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 18, 2024
New ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Report Unveils How Immigration Enforcement Impedes Texans’ Ability to Seek Abortion Care
New ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Report Unveils How Immigration Enforcement Impedes Texans’ Ability to Seek Abortion Care
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 17, 2024
Federal Appeals Court Reverses Habeas Decision, Denies Right to Bond Hearing in Mandatory Detention Case
Decision undermines immigrants’ right to due process, sets dangerous precedent for people in immigration detention awaiting deportation
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 28, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Files Lawsuit Challenging U.S. Government’s Unlawful Detention and Inhumane Treatment of Acquitted Man
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian national who was acquitted of terrorism-related charges last year, filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern D...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 26, 2024
New Report Exposes Rampant Abuse in Louisiana ICE Detention Facilities
Evidence gathered over two years reveals physical and sexual abuse, medical neglect, deprivation of basic necessities, and lack of language access
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 20, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Announces Roadmap to Protect and Expand Immigrants’ Rights Under a Harris Administration
WASHINGTON – The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ (ºìÐÓÊÓƵ) released the Harris on Immigration: A New Opportunity to Reform Our Immigration System memo today, outlining Democratic nom...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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News & CommentaryNov 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Border Patrol Agents Replace Top Leadership At Ice Offices Despite Human Rights Violations. Explore News & Commentary.Border Patrol Agents Replace Top Leadership at ICE Offices Despite Human Rights Violations
As immigration enforcement expands nationwide, the Trump administration is replacing nearly half of top leaders at ICE field offices across the country with Border Patrol, an agency long criticized for its culture of cruelty and lack of accountability. -
PodcastNov 2025
Immigrants' Rights
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Deployments At Our Doorstep. Explore Podcast.Deployments At Our Doorstep
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News & CommentaryOct 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Pregnant And Postpartum Women Face Neglect And Abuse In Ice Detention. Explore News & Commentary.Pregnant and Postpartum Women Face Neglect and Abuse in ICE Detention
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ letter documents miscarriages, denial of prenatal care, and inadequate food and medical attention for women held in immigration facilities, calling for immediate release and reforms. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Trump Is Weaponizing The Uscis For The First Time In The Agency’s History. Explore News & Commentary.Trump Is Weaponizing the USCIS for the First Time in the Agency’s History
USCIS oversees applications for legal immigration, like citizenship, legal permanent residency, work authorization, and more. Trump is now staffing the agency with armed law enforcement agents to make arrests.