Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jun 04, 2025
Federal Court Finds Alien Enemies Act Removals Unlawful, Orders Access to Judicial Process for Venezuelans Sent to Notorious CECOT Prison in March
D.C. court’s order will allow men held incommunicado since March 15 to challenge their detention and removal
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: J.G.G. v. TRUMP
Jun 04, 2025
Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Unlawful Detention of Immigrants at Guantánamo BayÂ
WASHINGTON — Immigrants’ rights advocates sued the Trump administration today over the detention of immigrants at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba.
The federal lawsuit was filed by the ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Luna Gutierrez v. Noem
Jun 03, 2025
DHS Investigation Confirms Tent Facilities Used During President Trump’s First Term Were Unsafe
Findings come as Trump administration seeks to revive same tent facilities for mass deportation program
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 30, 2025
Federal Court Rules in Favor of U.S. Citizen Illegally Detained for Deportation by Florida Sheriff
Decision affirms that U.S. citizen Peter Sean Brown was illegally detained in violation of Fourth Amendment rights
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Peter Sean Brown v. Richard Ramsay
May 29, 2025
Civil Rights Organizations Raise Alarm Over Conditions and Rights Violations at Immigrant Detention Facilities Run by Federal AgenciesÂ
Advocates detail extensive rights violations at detention facilities in Florida and Kansas, as some detained individuals are denied release even after winning their immigration casesÂ
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 28, 2025
Court Finds Trump’s Use of Obscure Immigration Law Provision to Detain Mahmoud Khalil Likely Unconstitutional
Court requests additional information before final ruling on preliminary injunction
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump

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