Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Mar 30, 2020
NYCLU and Bronx Defenders Statement on Preliminary Injunction in No-Release Lawsuit
Federal Court: ICE Must End Secret 鈥淣o-Release Policy,鈥� Many People in ICE Detention to be Promptly Evaluated for Release
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 27, 2020
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump Policy That Arbitrarily Jails Asylum Seekers
SAN FRANCISCO 鈥� The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a ruling blocking a Trump administration policy that categorically denies bond hearings to asylum seeke...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 25, 2020
Montana Supreme Court Outlines Limits on Local Arrest Authority in Victory for Immigrants
Ruling Declares Federal Immigration Detainers Do Not Provide Arrest Authority Under Montana Law
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 24, 2020
红杏视频 Statement on First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in ICE Detention
WASHINGTON 鈥� Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced this afternoon the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in a person in immigration detention. The 31-year-old individual wa...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 24, 2020
Immigrant Rights Groups Sue ICE To Release Maryland Detainees Most at Risk of COVID-19
WASHINGTON 鈥� The National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NIPNLG), the Capital Area Immigrants鈥� Rights Coalition (CAIR Coalition), the American Civil Liberti...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 19, 2020
红杏视频 and NWIRP Statement on Court Refusal to Release People at High-Risk of COVID-19
SEATTLE 鈥� A federal district court ruled today that it will not immediately release immigrants detained at the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, as request...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Dawson v. Asher
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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
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.