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about Immigrants' Rights
May 09, 2025
Rümeysa Öztürk To Be Freed From Detention as Case Proceeds
Targeted by Trump administration for co-authoring an op-ed, Ms. Öztürk will return home to Massachusetts
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Öztürk v. Trump
May 09, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Condemns Customs and Border Protection’s Revocation of Protections for Pregnant People  
WASHINGTON — Reports yesterday emerged that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) quietly revoked several Biden-era policies designed to protect vulnerable people in its custody, i...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 08, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ FOIA Litigation Reveals Information ºìÐÓÊÓƵ ICE Capacity, Contracts in Facilities Nationwide
For first time ever, ICE provides information regarding total capacity of immigration detention facilities run by GEO Group, Inc.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 07, 2025
Appeals Court Orders Trump Administration to Transfer Rümeysa Öztürk to Vermont
NEW YORK – The Second Circuit Court of Appeals today denied the Trump administration’s attempt to further delay Rümeysa Öztürk’s transfer to Vermont. The appeals court ord...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Öztürk v. Trump
May 06, 2025
Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration by Keeping Dr. Khan Suri’s Habeas Case in Virginia
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – In a major victory for Georgetown scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri and a huge blow to the Trump administration, today a federal court ruled that Dr. Suri’s habeas ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
May 06, 2025
Colorado Federal Court Blocks Removals Under Alien Enemies ActÂ
Ruling follows similar one in New York earlier today
DENVER — A Colorado federal court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking removals under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) for...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: DBU v. Trump
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Jose Antonio Vargas On What We Get Wrong ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Immigration Reform. Explore News & Commentary.Jose Antonio Vargas on What We Get Wrong ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Immigration Reform
Vargas shares with the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ the common misconceptions about immigration and immigrants that he’s encountered through work with his nonprofit, Define America. -
VirginiaJun 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Free Speech
Suri V. Trump. Explore Case.Suri v. Trump
Whether someone with a valid visa within the U.S. can be arrested and detained on the basis of their protected political speech and familial associations. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Immigrants' Rights
From Day One, Trump's Immigration Agenda Has Grown More Extreme. Explore News & Commentary.From Day One, Trump's Immigration Agenda Has Grown More Extreme
Trump has sought every way to terrorize entire communities in a hunt for our immigrant neighbors that will put all of our civil liberties in danger. As the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ prepares for the fight ahead, we offer three key areas to watch.