Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Feb 12, 2026
ACLU of Minnesota and ACLU Comment on the Trump Administration Announcing an End to Operation Metro Surge
MINNEAPOLIS — Today, “Border Czar” Tom Homan announced that the administration is ending its domestic federal deployment – Operation Metro Surge – in Minnesota. This depl...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
Feb 12, 2026
ACLU Statement on Senate Vote to Block Funding for Department of Homeland Security Without Reforms
Senate blocks funding measure for DHS, as pressure mounts on Congress to rein in ICE’s abuses
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 10, 2026
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Federal, State, and Local Police for Mass Immigration Raid at Family Event in Wilder, Idaho
BOISE – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Idaho filed a putative class action lawsuit today challenging an immigration raid carried out at a popular family event...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Rodriguez, et al. v. Porter, et al.
Jan 29, 2026
ACLU Statement on Senate Vote for Excessive ICE Funding Without Limitations
Senate blocks bill that would have provided blank check for ICE, following widespread condemnation from voters, business leaders in aftermath of killing of Alex Pretti
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 29, 2026
ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals ICE Actively Considering Opening Seven New Immigration Detention Centers
NEW YORK – New documents obtained by the ACLU, ACLU of Virginia, and ACLU of North Carolina reveal that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is considering seven new locatio...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 24, 2026
ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota Demand Immediate Action After Federal Agents Kill Another Person
MINNEAPOLIS — Today, federal agents shot and killed a man in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in front of witnesses. Video from an on-t...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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IdahoFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Rodriguez, Et Al. V. Porter, Et Al.. Explore Case.Rodriguez, et al. v. Porter, et al.
On February 10, 2026, CLRP, along with the ACLU of Idaho and Wendy J. Olson, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, and partner at Stoel Rives, filed a putative class action lawsuit challenging an immigration raid carried out at a popular family event in Wilder, Idaho in October 2025. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Into The Black Hole: Navigating The Center Of Trump’s Deportation Force In Louisiana. Explore News & Commentary.Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump’s Deportation Force in Louisiana
One legal advocate reflects on how she researched the opaque immigration landscape in Louisiana, connected with detained people, and designed a blueprint for immigration work amid the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown. -
MinnesotaJan 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Hussen V. Noem. Explore Case.HUSSEN v. NOEM
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Minnesota, Covington & Burling LLP, Greene Espel PLLP, and Robins Kaplan LLP filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of three community members — and a class of similarly situated people — whose constitutional rights were violated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and other federal agents.