Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Mar 13, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Federal Appeals Court Texas SB4 Ruling
SAN ANTONIO — A federal appeals court today upheld portions of Texas’ anti-immigrant SB4 law. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ is challenging the law.
Lee Gelernt, deputy dir...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: City of El Cenizo et al v. State of Texas et al
Mar 09, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Files National Class-Action Lawsuit Over Trump Administration’s Practice of Forcibly Separating Parents and Young Children
Action Broadens Existing Lawsuit Involving Congolese Mom and 7-Year-Old Daughter
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Mar 04, 2018
New Campaign Targets Trump Demanding Solution to the DACA Crisis He Created
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, United We Dream, MoveOn.org, and SEIU kicked off a new campaign demanding Donald Trump take action to save 800,000 immigrant yout...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 01, 2018
Sunday: ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, UWD, MoveOn.org, Advocates to Launch New Campaign Pressuring Trump to Protect Immigrant Youth
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
SUNDAY: ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, UWD, MoveOn, Advocates to Launch New Campaign Pressuring Trump to Protect Immigrant Youth
WHAT:The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, United We Drea...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 27, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Supreme Court Immigration Detention Ruling
WASHINGTON – In a 5-to-3 decision in Jennings v. Rodriguez, the Supreme Court overturned a ruling requiring that immigrants subjected to prolonged detention must be given a custo...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Jennings v. Rodriguez
Feb 27, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Wins Protections for DACA Recipients Unlawfully Targeted by Trump Administration
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge ruled last night in favor of three young immigrants and a class of others like them who have had their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)...
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.