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Jun 20, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil to Be Freed From Detention, Reunite With Wife and Son as Case Proceeds
Targeted by Trump administration for his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights, Mr. Khalil can go home to his family in New York after over three months in detention in rural Louisiana
Issue Areas: Free Speech Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Jun 16, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil Renews Request for Immediate Release from Illegitimate ICE Detention
The new filing in federal court comes after ICE said they would keep Mr. Khalil detained based on false allegations following a court ruling that detention on the Secretary of State’s say-so is unconstitutional
Issue Areas: Free Speech Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Jun 14, 2025
ACLU Statement: 2,100 Protests Take Place Nationwide
More than five million people across the country rallied to condemn the Trump Administration’s escalating abuses of power
Issue Areas: Civil Liberties Immigrants' Rights Free Speech
Jun 13, 2025
Ahead of Father’s Day, Celebrity Dads Share Mahmoud Khalil’s Letter to His Newborn Son
Mo Amer, Mark Ruffalo, Mahershala Ali, Tom Morello, W. Kamau Bell, Arian Moayed, Dallas Goldtooth and Alex Winter came together on behalf of Mahmoud Khalil and his family to call for his freedom
Issue Areas: Free Speech Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Jun 10, 2025
Federal Court Finds Trump Administration Breached ACLU Family Separation Settlement Agreement   
SAN DIEGO — A federal court in California ruled the Trump administration breached the settlement agreement stemming from the American Civil Liberties Union’s family separation ...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Jun 10, 2025
Groups Take Legal Action to Halt Trump Fast-Track Deportation Policy 
WASHINGTON — Immigrants’ rights groups are asking a court to block the Trump administration’s fast-track deportation policy. The move is part of an ongoing lawsuit filed by t...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Make the Road New York v. Noem
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