Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jun 24, 2025
As Communities Mobilize Against Increasing ICE Abuses, Members of Congress Must Fulfill Their Responsibility to Conduct Oversight of Immigration Detention
Washington, DC — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, Detention Watch Network, and the National Immigrant Justice Center today released a new guide for members of Congress to cond...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 20, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil to Be Freed From Detention, Reunite With Wife and Son as Case Proceeds
Targeted by Trump administration for his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights, Mr. Khalil can go home to his family in New York after over three months in detention in rural Louisiana
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Jun 16, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil Renews Request for Immediate Release from Illegitimate ICE Detention
The new filing in federal court comes after ICE said they would keep Mr. Khalil detained based on false allegations following a court ruling that detention on the Secretary of State’s say-so is unconstitutional
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Jun 14, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement: 2,100 Protests Take Place Nationwide
More than five million people across the country rallied to condemn the Trump Administration’s escalating abuses of power
Jun 13, 2025
Ahead of Father’s Day, Celebrity Dads Share Mahmoud Khalil’s Letter to His Newborn Son
Mo Amer, Mark Ruffalo, Mahershala Ali, Tom Morello, W. Kamau Bell, Arian Moayed, Dallas Goldtooth and Alex Winter came together on behalf of Mahmoud Khalil and his family to call for his freedom
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Jun 10, 2025
Federal Court Finds Trump Administration Breached ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Family Separation Settlement Agreement  Â
SAN DIEGO — A federal court in California ruled the Trump administration breached the settlement agreement stemming from the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s family separation ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
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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.