Press Releases
Jun 24, 2020
Bail Hearings for ICE Detainees at Wyatt Wind Down with More than Two Dozen Released
RHODE ISLAND - Three weeks of marathon bail hearings before U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy are concluding this week in response to a class-action lawsuit filed by ACLU attorneys ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 22, 2020
ACLU Files FOIA Request to Uncover Information About ICE COVID-19 Response
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a public records request today under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain documents related to the Immigration and Custo...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 18, 2020
NYCLU and Prisoners Legal Services of New York Sue ICE to Enforce Protective Measures for Medically at-Risk People at Batavia Detention Facility
ICE only implementing protective measures on case-by-case basis, denying protections to at-risk people in Batavia
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 15, 2020
ACLU of Rhode Island Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Release for all ICE Detainees at Wyatt Detention Center
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys Deborah Gonzalez and Jared Goldstein, and lawyers from the firm Morgan Lewis fil...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 15, 2020
ACLU Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Release for all ICE Detainees at Rhode Island Facility
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Rhode Island, and lawyers from the firm Morgan Lewis filed a class action lawsuit today against the Department of H...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 06, 2020
ACLU Statement on First Known Death from COVID-19 in ICE Detention
SAN DIEGO — The first confirmed death in an ICE detention center from COVID-19 was reported today at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego. Otay Mesa is run by the private, for...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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