Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Aug 11, 2026
Legal Groups That Secured Supreme Court Birthright Victory Move to Protect Babies From Trump's Latest Attacks on Citizenship Â
CONCORD, N.H. — Legal groups that recently won a major Supreme Court victory on behalf of babies who would have been denied citizenship under a failed Trump executive order are a...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Barbara v. Donald J. Trump
Aug 06, 2026
ACLU Slams New Trump Attack on Birthright Citizenship Â
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union today condemned President Trump’s latest attacks on birthright citizenship with his new executive orders. The Supreme Court handed...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 31, 2026
Two More Federal Appeals Courts Reject Trump Policy That Seeks to Deny Access to Bond Hearings Â
NEW YORK — Two more federal appeals courts this week rejected the Trump administration’s new policy subjecting millions of immigrants to mandatory detention without access to b...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 30, 2026
Another Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump Mandatory Detention PolicyÂ
Today’s Ninth Circuit ruling joins numerous court decisions to conclude the policy is unlawful
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 29, 2026
An Assault on Due Process: Frontline Legal Service Providers Sound the Alarm as the Collapse of Legal Representation for Thousands of Unaccompanied Children Nears
WASHINGTON – Today, in a press briefing hosted by the Defending Our Neighbors Fund, frontline legal service providers across the country warned that legal representation for thou...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 29, 2026
ACLU Affiliates File More Than 50 Legal Claims Against the Federal Government on Behalf of People Harmed by Federal Law Enforcement
Claims filed across 17 states and Washington, D.C. under the Federal Tort Claims Act seek justice for citizens and noncitizens alike harmed by federal immigration agents
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
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