Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
May 30, 2026
Legal Organizations File Lawsuit Over Immigration Detention Conditions at Camp East Montana in El Paso’s Fort Bliss Military Base
People detained by ICE describe rights violations at nation’s largest immigration detention center, including severe medical neglect, violence by guards, inhumane conditions.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Akari Angye et al v. ICE
May 26, 2026
ACLU-NJ and ACLU Statement on the Events at Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center
NEWARK — Yesterday, federal agents reportedly fired pepper balls and tear gas at people gathered outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, in...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Civil Liberties
May 18, 2026
After ICE Admitted Having No Justification for Arrests at Immigration Courthouses, District Court Grants Stay Prohibiting ICE From Conducting Courthouse Arrests
ICE is now largely prohibited from conducting civil immigration arrests at immigration courts in New York City
NEW YORK – Following Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: African Communities Together v. Lyons
May 15, 2026
After New Evidence of DOJ Misconduct, Mahmoud Khalil Calls On Board of Immigration Appeals to Terminate Case
Mr. Khalil Separately Appealed the Removal Order to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
May 14, 2026
Federal Court Blocks Key Provisions of S.B. 4, Texas’ Extreme Anti-Immigration Law
AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas granted provisional class certification and a motion for preliminary injunction Thursday blocking four k...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: LML v. Martin
May 11, 2026
ACLU Applauds U.S. Appellate Court Decision Upholding Detained Immigrants’ Right to Bond Hearings
The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Michigan applauds today’s federal appeals court decision holding that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is illegally d...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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