Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Aug 17, 2025
ACLU Statement on Trump Administration’s Use of Fort Bliss Military Base as Immigration Detention Camp
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun detaining people at Fort Bliss as part of its mass deportation campaign. The military base – which has land across El Paso, Texa...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 14, 2025
ACLU Raises Alarm Over Trump Administration Seeking to Ban Non-Citizens from Accessing Community Health and Education Programs
HHS Reinterpretation of PRWORA Threatens Health and Education Outcomes for Children, People with Disabilities
Aug 12, 2025
District Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting ICE from Detaining Immigrants in Abusive Conditions at 26 Federal Plaza
Order places limitations on number of people allowed in holding rooms, grants access to legal calls
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 01, 2025
Legal Orgs Sue Trump Admin Over Unlawful Policy of Arresting People Who Attend Mandated Court Hearings
NEW YORK — Today, on behalf of The Door and African Communities Together, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Make the Road New Yor...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: African Communities Together v. Lyons
Jul 30, 2025
Federal Appeals Court Denies Trump Administration Bid to Re-detain Mahmoud Khalil
The administration must comply with court order blocking use of foreign policy bar to deport him
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Jul 29, 2025
Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Stripping Bond Eligibility for Millions of Immigrants
Riverside, CA —Last night, immigrants’ rights advocates filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to strike down a new policy enacted by ICE ending...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Bautista, et al. v. Noem
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News & CommentaryAug 2025
Immigrants' Rights
New Detention Camp At Fort Bliss Marks Dangerous Expansion Of Militarized Immigration Enforcement. Explore News & Commentary.New Detention Camp at Fort Bliss Marks Dangerous Expansion of Militarized Immigration Enforcement
An immigration detention site at Fort Bliss will hold thousands. It could be the largest immigration detention site in the country. -
News & CommentaryAug 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Live Coverage: Aclu Challenges Ice Detention Centers. Explore News & Commentary.Live Coverage: ACLU Challenges ICE Detention Centers
The ACLU will be working across the country to challenge unjust and inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers. Follow for live updates. -
News & CommentaryAug 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Florida's Secretive Immigration Detention Center, Explained. Explore News & Commentary.Florida's Secretive Immigration Detention Center, Explained
Cruelly dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the detention camp in the Everglades is drawing national outrage for violating our constitutional rights, for its inhumane conditions, and significant environmental risks. -
News & CommentaryAug 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next. Explore News & Commentary.Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next
Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship. The ACLU explains how the legal fight unfolded.