Press Releases
Sep 15, 2016
Arizona Attorney General Issues Opinion Establishing Constitutional Standards for Enforcement of Key SB 1070 Provisions, Ending Lawsuit
Immigrants’ and civil rights groups vow to monitor enforcement of “show me your papers” law
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Valle del Sol v. Whiting et al.
Jun 16, 2016
ACLU Comment on Texas Refugee Resettlement Ruling
DALLAS — A federal court has dismissed Texas’ effort to block the federal government and a nonprofit relief organization from resettling Syrian refugees in the state. The Ameri...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 13, 2016
ACLU Comment on Sheriff Arpaio Contempt Ruling
PHOENIX — A federal court has found Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his top deputies in contempt for repeatedly violating court orders to stop racially profiling Latinos a...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ortega Melendres, et al. v. Arpaio, et al.
Feb 29, 2016
Federal Court Blocks Indiana's Attempts to Interfere With Syrian Refugee Resettlement
CONTACT: Inga Sarda-Sorensen, 212-284-7347, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal court has denied Indiana's effort to prevent resettlement of Syrian refugee families...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Jun 01, 2015
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Arizona Immigration Bail Ruling
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court today announced it would not hear a challenge to an appeals court ruling striking down Arizona's Proposition 100, which denied bail to people ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 15, 2015
Federal Appeals Court Backs Remedies to Prevent Racial Profiling of Arizona Latinos in Arpaio Case
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court today affirmed an Arizona federal judge’s finding that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office engaged in unconstitutional racial profiling aga...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ortega Melendres, et al. v. Arpaio, et al.
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