Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Feb 04, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Seattle Judge’s Ruling Blocking Trump Muslim Ban
NEW YORK — A federal judge in Seattle last night temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban executive order.
Omar Jadwat, director of the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s Immigrants’ R...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 02, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Files Demands for Documents on Implementation of Trump’s Muslim Ban
WASHINGTON — Fifty ºìÐÓÊÓƵ affiliates filed 18 coordinated Freedom of Information Act requests today with local U.S. Customs and Border Protection offices ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Feb 02, 2017
Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Trump Order on Behalf of Tens of Thousands of Immigrants Living in U.S. Legally
Lawsuit Argues Trump Muslim Ban Unlawfully Targets U.S. Residents Seeking Citizenship and Immigration Status
Jan 25, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ: Trump’s Border and Sanctuary City Plans Will Violate Civil Liberties
WASHINGTON — President Trump today signed executive orders authorizing funding for the building of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, dramatically ramping up immigration detent...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 25, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ: Los Planes de Trump Para Las Fronteras y Las Ciudades Santuario Violarán Las Libertades Civiles
WASHINGTON — El Presidente Trump hoy firmó órdenes ejecutivas que autorizan el financiamiento para construir un muro a lo largo de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, d...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 24, 2017
Court Finds Federal Immigration Officials and State of Rhode Island Violated the Constitution in Detaining US Citizen
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal court has ruled that federal immigration officials and the state of Rhode Island violated the Constitution in detaining a U.S. citizen without probab...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Morales v. Chadbourne
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New HampshireJun 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Barbara V. Donald J. Trump. Explore Case.Barbara v. Donald J. Trump
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Immigrants' Rights
+3 Issues
Live Coverage: Final Scotus Decision Day. Explore News & Commentary.Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has served as counsel or filed amicus briefs in more than half of the cases that the Supreme Court will decide today. -
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.