Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Aug 25, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Condemns President Trump’s Threats to Use the Military in Cities Across the Country
NEW YORK – The Washington Post reported over the weekend that the Trump administration plans to deploy military troops to Chicago against a made-up crime wave. President Trump ha...
Aug 25, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Attempted Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda
BALTIMORE — This morning, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was arrested at his ICE check-in appointment. The government intends to deport him to Uganda, a country with which Abrego Garcia ha...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 23, 2025
New Lawsuit Challenges Florida’s Authority to Detain People at Notorious ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center
Facility represents a first-ever and unlawful use of 287(g) agreements to create a state-run immigration jail
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 17, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Trump Administration’s Use of Fort Bliss Military Base as Immigration Detention Camp
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun detaining people at Fort Bliss as part of its mass deportation campaign. The military base – which has land across El Paso, Texa...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 14, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Raises Alarm Over Trump Administration Seeking to Ban Non-Citizens from Accessing Community Health and Education Programs
HHS Reinterpretation of PRWORA Threatens Health and Education Outcomes for Children, People with Disabilities
Aug 12, 2025
District Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting ICE from Detaining Immigrants in Abusive Conditions at 26 Federal Plaza
Order places limitations on number of people allowed in holding rooms, grants access to legal calls
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has media staff available to handle inquiries from journalists on national issues affecting civil liberties, including questions on legislative matters that touch on civil liberties and constitutional freedoms and inquiries related to ºìÐÓÊÓƵ lawsuits.
To schedule an interview with an ºìÐÓÊÓƵ expert, email media@aclu.org.
Contact an ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Affiliate
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has 54 local offices across the U.S. working with attorneys and activists in their communities to shape better policies and spread awareness about their states' priority civil rights issues.
Local inquiries should be directed to the appropriate ºìÐÓÊÓƵ state affiliate.
-
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Rümeysa Öztürk: I Saw The Horrors Of Ice Detention Firsthand. It Is No Place For A Child.. Explore News & Commentary.Rümeysa Öztürk: I Saw the Horrors of ICE Detention Firsthand. It is No Place for a Child.
As she witnesses the news of ICE detaining thousands of children, child development scholar Rümeysa Öztürk reflects on how detention and deportation negatively impact children for a lifetime, in relation to her own experiences of being detained. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
Congress Must Rein In Ice To Improve The State Of The Union. Explore News & Commentary.Congress Must Rein in ICE to Improve the State of the Union
President Donald Trump will likely celebrate a false sense of success in his State of the Union address. There’s strength in this union, but not the way the president thinks. -
IdahoFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Rodriguez, Et Al. V. Porter, Et Al.. Explore Case.Rodriguez, et al. v. Porter, et al.
On February 10, 2026, CLRP, along with the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Idaho and Wendy J. Olson, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, and partner at Stoel Rives, filed a putative class action lawsuit challenging an immigration raid carried out at a popular family event in Wilder, Idaho in October 2025.