Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
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
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Rhode Island Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Release for all ICE Detainees at Wyatt Detention Center
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Release for all ICE Detainees at Rhode Island Facility
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on First Known Death from COVID-19 in ICE Detention
SAN DIEGO — 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
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Texas Files Class Action to Release Medically Vulnerable People from ICE Detention during COVID-19
HOUSTON – 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 — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, 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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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.