Press Releases
Dec 16, 2025
ACLU Statement on House Passage of H.R. 4371
House narrowly passes bill that would subject unaccompanied immigrant children to invasive bodily searches, prolonged mandatory immigration detention
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 08, 2025
Human Rights Groups Urge ICE to End Immigration Detention at Fort Bliss Military Base, Halt Abusive Third-Country DeportationsÂ
People detained by ICE describe inhumane conditions at nation’s largest immigration detention center, including sexual abuse, coercive threats of deportation, among other violationsÂ
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Nov 13, 2025
Immigrants Sue Trump Administration Over Inhumane Conditions at California’s Largest Immigration Detention Center
Lawsuit claims that people held at California City Detention Facility are subjected to abuse, excessive isolation, denial of basic necessities including medical care
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
Oct 22, 2025
Acquitted Soccer Player Free to Reunite with Family in Belgium After Over a Decade in Solitary Confinement
Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian national and former professional soccer player who was acquitted of terrorism-related charges over two years ago, has finally been flown home to Belgium ...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 22, 2025
Nonprofits Urge ICE to End Detention of Pregnant People Following Reports of Abuse and Medical Neglect
Letter to ICE leadership details shackling, solitary confinement, and a miscarriage without care in Louisiana and Georgia facilities
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 17, 2025
District Court Grants Order Prohibiting ICE from Detaining Immigrants in Abusive Conditions at 26 Federal Plaza
NEW YORK – A U.S. District Court granted a preliminary injunction today that would improve conditions for people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at 26 Feder...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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