Press Releases

ACLU National

1/3 new press release

12/7 Statement on the Confirmation of CBP Commissioner Magnus

12/2 Statement on Restart of Immigration Protection Protocols

8/5 ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Texas Migrant Transportation Order
8/2 Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Head Back to Court Over Title 42 Expulsions
7/15 ACLU Statement on Senate Confirmation Hearing of Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Nominee for Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

ACLU of Arizona

4/28/21 ACLU Calls on Biden Administration to Shut Down ICE Detention Facilities

ACLU of New Mexico

8/26/21 ACLU Demands Customs and Border Protection Investigate Recent Deadly Vehicle Pursuit, Release Vehicle Pursuit Policy

9/13/21 ACLU, Elected Officials, and Community Leaders Call On Secretary Mayorkas to End Title 42 Expulsions
8/19/22 ACLU Sues CBP for Excessive Force Against New Mexican Man at Columbus Port of Entry

6/11/23 ACLU-NM Statement on Death of Migrant Man in Sunland Park Near Border
5/13/23 Immigrant Rights Organizations Sue Corecivic and Torrance County for Chemical Attack on Asylum-Seekers Engaged in Peaceful Hunger Strike at Torrance County Detention Facility

12/20/23 Exercise increased caution in Texas due to risk of civil and constitutional rights violations 

ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties

9/1 ACLU Returns to Court Seeking Access to Counsel for People Forced to Remain in Mexico Under MPP

7/26 ACLU, Jewish Family Service Respond to OIG Review of U.S. Border Patrol’s Treatment of Asylum Seeking Woman Forced to Give Birth and Endure Postpartum Detention in a Border Patrol Station
7/13 ACLU and Jewish Family Service Urge DHS to Stop Splitting Families at the Border
6/8 ACLU-SDIC Testimony to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in Support of Creating an Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs
5/4 ACLU-SDIC Testimony Urging the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to Invest in an Immigrant Legal Defense Program Testimony

 

ACLU of Texas 
8/5 ACLU of Texas Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Texas Migrant Transportation Order
7/28 ACLU of Texas Statement on Gov. Greg Abbott’s Executive Order to Halt Migrant Travel
6/24 Texas Border Counties Put on Notice Not to Participate in Gov. Abbott’s Border Actions
6/16 ACLU of Texas Comment on Gov. Abbott’s Plan to Build Border Wall
6/10 ACLU of Texas Denounces Gov. Abbott’s Plan to Deter Immigration