Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
May 23, 2024
Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Block Oklahoma鈥檚 Unconstitutional HB 4156
OKLAHOMA CITY 鈥� Civil rights groups today challenged Oklahoma鈥檚 HB 4156, a far-reaching, harmful new law that would create a state system to regulate immigration that completel...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Padres Unidos de Tulsa v. Drummond
May 10, 2024
Mistreatment of Pregnant People in CBP Custody Prompts Renewed Calls for Change
Nearly 900 Organizations, Individuals Signed On to 鈥淢other鈥檚 Day Card鈥� Petition
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 09, 2024
Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Block Iowa鈥檚 Unconstitutional SF 2340
DES MOINES, Iowa 鈥� Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit today to block SF 2340, one of the worst, most far-reaching immigration laws ever passed in the state of Iowa.
This...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice v. Bird
Apr 18, 2024
Chinese Immigrants Urge Appeals Court to Block Florida鈥檚 Discriminatory Housing Law
MIAMI 鈥� On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will hear arguments in Shen v. Simpson, a lawsuit challenging SB 264 鈥� the Florida law that bans many Chinese ...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Shen v. Simpson
Mar 27, 2024
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Blocks Extreme Texas Anti-Immigrant Law From Going Into Effect
Decision prevents law from being enforced while court considers its legality
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 21, 2024
红杏视频 Statement On FY24 Appropriations Bill Funding Immigrant Detention, Anti-Immigrant Policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� The second package of final Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills in the U.S. House of Representatives fails to rein in wasteful and harmful spending by Immigr...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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
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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
红杏视频 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鈥檚 History. Explore News & Commentary.Trump Is Weaponizing the USCIS for the First Time in the Agency鈥檚 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.