Press Releases
Nov 22, 2017
Teenage Client Freed After ACLU Wins Relief for Immigrant Minors Jailed Without Due Process
NEW YORK — F.E., a seventeen-year-old from Brentwood, New York, has returned home to his family after being detained for five months in jail-like facilities run by the federal Of...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 21, 2017
ACLU Wins Relief for Immigrant Teens Wrongly Arrested and Jailed Without Due Process
Court Establishes Nationwide Class, Orders Trump Administration to Allow Immediate Hearings
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 08, 2017
ACLU Challenges Unjustified Detention of Iraqi Nationals
DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union and partner organizations have filed a brief asking a federal court to order the release of Iraqi nationals who have been detained fo...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Hamama v. Adducci
Oct 31, 2017
ACLU Challenges Government Detention of 10-Year-Old Rosa Maria Hernandez
Child With Cerebral Palsy Was Detained by Border Agents Immediately After Surgery, Lawsuit Seeks to Free Her
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: R.M.H. v. Lloyd
Oct 26, 2017
ACLU Responds to ICE Plans to Expand Detention Sites in Four Major Cities
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union joined 13 legal service providers and immigrants’ rights organizations today to urge Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) t...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 25, 2017
After a Month of Obstruction by the Trump Administration, Jane Doe Gets Her Abortion
WASHINGTON — More than a month after she made her decision, Jane Doe was able to obtain an abortion this morning. She was able to get the abortion care after an appeals court in ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Immigrants' Rights
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