Press Releases
Oct 25, 2017
ACLU Comment on Reports That Dream Legislation Will Be Attached to Year-End Spending Package
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) told Republicans today that legislation addressing Dreamers’ status will be included as part of the end of the year spending packa...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 05, 2017
ACLU Statement on October 5 DACA Renewal Deadline
WASHINGTON — More than 150,000 current recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program with expiration dates between September 5, 2017, and March 5, 2018,...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 24, 2017
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration’s New Travel Ban Restrictions
NEW YORK — President Trump tonight issued a third version of his Muslim ban. Like the previous version, this ban blocks travel to the United States from six predominantly Muslim ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 24, 2017
Federal Court Again Blocks Deportation of Iraqi Nationals
DETROIT — A federal court has again blocked the deportation of Iraqi nationals in the U.S. who could face persecution, torture, and death if returned to Iraq.
The American Civil ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Hamama v. Adducci
Jun 26, 2017
Federal Court Extends Order Blocking Immediate Deportation of Iraqi Nationals
DETROIT — The federal court that blocked the immediate deportation of Iraqi nationals in Michigan last week has extended its order nationwide.
The move helps ensure that Immigrat...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Hamama v. Adducci
Jun 23, 2017
Court Hands Trump Administration Another Defeat on Immigration
Allows Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s ‘Extreme Vetting’ Program to Proceed as a Class Action
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