Press Releases
Apr 13, 2023
ACLU Sues ICE to Obtain Nationwide Policies on Antiviral Medications in Immigration Detention
SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, and Goodwin today filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Se...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 07, 2023
ACLU Slams Biden’s Plans to Revive the Practice of Detaining Migrant Families
WASHINGTON — The New York Times reported yesterday that the Biden administration plans to revive the practice of detaining migrant families to deter them from coming to the south...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 23, 2021
First-of-Its-Kind Report Reveals ICE’s Abuses Against Hunger Strikers
New Research Unveils Involuntary Medical Procedures, Force-Feeding, Solitary Confinement, and Other Forms of Retaliation
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 28, 2021
ACLU Calls on Biden Administration to Shut Down ICE Detention Facilities
Low Detention Numbers Pose Unique Opportunity to Shut Down Architecture Used to Abuse and Traumatize Immigrants
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 29, 2020
As a Result of ACLU Litigation, Trump Administration Ends Policy Prohibiting Immigrant Minors from Accessing Abortion
Three Years After the ACLU First Challenged the Policy in Court, the Office of Refugee Resettlement Changes its Policy to Ensure Young People in its Custody Will Not be Blocked From Accessing Abortion
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 18, 2020
ACLU Files FOIA Request to Uncover Information About Medical Abuse at Irwin County Detention Facility
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Georgia filed a public records request today under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain documents related to s...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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