Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jun 06, 2018
Federal Court Allows ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Challenge to Proceed in Case Against Trump Administration’s Family Separation Practice
SAN DIEGO — A federal judge ruled that the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s challenge to the Trump administration’s practice of forcibly separating asylum-seeking parents and...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
May 25, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Trump Assistant Secretary of State Nomination
WASHINGTON — President Trump nominated Ronald Mortensen to Assistant Secretary of State today.
Lorella Praeli, director of immigration policy and campaigns at the American Civil ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 25, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Secures DACA Renewal for Georgia Activist
NEW YORK — The Department of Homeland Security has agreed to renew Jessica Colotl’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and work permit to resolve a lawsuit brought b...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 22, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Obtains Documents Showing Widespread Abuse of Child Immigrants in U.S. Custody
New Report Is Based on Thousands of Government Documents Obtained Through the Freedom of Information Act That Detail Horrific Stories
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 22, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Education Secretary DeVos Remarks ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Reporting Undocumented Students to ICE
WASHINGTON — In testimony before the House Education and the Workforce committee today, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said it’s up to local schools whether they want to re...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 21, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, University of Chicago Law School International Human Rights Clinic to Release Report on CBP Abuse of Immigrant Children
WHAT:The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s Border Litigation Project and the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School will release a new report on...
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.