Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Feb 04, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on The Dream Act Introduction
WASHINGTON — In an important stride towards citizenship for the 11 million undocumented people in the United States, Sens. Durbin and Graham today reintroduced the Dream Act, whi...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 03, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Louisiana Files Suit Challenging ICE’s Illegal Indefinite Detention of a Togolese Immigrant
NEW ORLEANS – The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Louisiana, alongside the Scott Law Firm, LLC, has filed suit in federal court for the release of a Togolese immigrant being de...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 28, 2021
Jury Finds Anoka County, Minnesota Jail Committed False Imprisonment
In the first virtual federal jury trial in Minnesota, a jury Thursday found that Anoka County and its sheriff falsely imprisoned a young woman by slow-walking her booking and follo...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 28, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Louisiana Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Federal Courts Have Authority to Review Allegations of ICE Overreach
NEW ORLEANS – The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Louisiana—alongside DLA Piper LLP, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Appellate Advocacy Clinic, and George P. ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 27, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Calls on President Biden to End PACR/HARP Protocols
HOUSTON – The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Texas and the national ºìÐÓÊÓƵ are calling on President Biden to end the immigration policy known as Prompt Asylum Claim Review and the Humanitarian Asylum Rev...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 20, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on President-Elect Biden’s Day One Immigration Policies
WASHINGTON — President-elect Biden this morning released fact sheets on his executive actions and day one bill on immigration that announced several immigration policies, includi...
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.