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about Immigrants' Rights
Feb 28, 2020
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Port-of-Entry Asylum Ban
SAN FRANCISCO 鈥� A federal appeals court has upheld a block on the Trump administration鈥檚 attempt to restrict asylum applications to ports of entry.
The lawsuit, East Bay Sanctu...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Barr
Feb 21, 2020
NYCLU Statement on ICE Access to DMV Databases
NEW YORK 鈥� Today Governor Cuomo announced in various media interviews his intention to allow ICE and DHS to access DMV databases. Last week the Governor met with the President to...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Privacy & Technology
Feb 21, 2020
红杏视频 Statement on Implementation of the Expanded Muslim Ban
WASHINGTON 鈥� President Trump鈥檚 expanded Muslim ban 鈥� which bans certain people from Eriteria, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar (Burma), Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania 鈥� is now in effect, ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 20, 2020
红杏视频 Affiliates Call on Concord Coach to Protect Passengers from Immigration Raids
New CBP Memo Makes Clear Agents Need Consent to Board Buses
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 19, 2020
NYCLU Statement on ICE Director Visit to Rensselaer County Jail
Tomorrow, the acting director of ICE is scheduled to visit Rensselaer County Jail for a press conference to advance the agency鈥檚 campaign to gain access to New York鈥檚 DMV datab...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Feb 14, 2020
红杏视频 Statement Regarding Administration Plan to Deploy Elite Tactical Units to 鈥淪anctuary Cities鈥�
WASHINGTON 鈥� In the latest effort to pressure local law enforcement agencies to join its detention and deportation machine, the Trump administration now plans to send elite law e...
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
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.