Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Apr 16, 2020
Iowa Advocacy Organizations Ask ICE to Decrease Detention of Immigrants Detained in County Jails to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
DES MOINES, Iowa — Today 37 Iowa legal and advocacy organizations, attorneys, and law firms asked Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 10, 2020
NYCLU Seeks Emergency Bond Hearings for Detained Immigrants at Key Facilities in New York and Louisiana
NEW YORK – The New York Civil Liberties Union and Equal Justice Under Law today sought a preliminary injunction in Onosamba-Ohindo v. Barr, a federal class-action lawsuit against...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 09, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of New Hampshire Files Emergency Federal Lawsuit Seeking Hearing for Detained Immigrant
CONCORD, N.H. — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of New Hampshire filed an emergency federal lawsuit yesterday afternoon with Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic/Greater Boston Legal Services on beh...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 08, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Texas Files Lawsuit Against ICE to Release Medically Vulnerable People from Texas Detention Facility
HOUSTON – The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Texas, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, and the national ºìÐÓÊÓƵ today sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and DHS officials on behalf of four immigra...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 07, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Announcement that ICE will Release Medically Vulnerable People
WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced in a letter to Congress this afternoon that it will be reviewing the cases of people in detention who may be medically ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 03, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Demands that ICE Suspend Civil Enforcement, Release Detainees During COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ sent a letter today to the Department of Homeland Security demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) temporarily su...
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.