Press Releases

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Sep 16, 2017

California Legislature Approves Bill to Limit State and Local Role in Deportations

The California Values Act will disentangle state and local law enforcement from the federal government’s deportation machine
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Aug 11, 2017

ACLU reta encarcelamientos de adolescentes inmigrantes por la administración Trump

Demanda colectiva acusa que los esfuerzos para detener y deportar a niños se basan en alegaciones de pandilla sin fundamento
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Aug 11, 2017

ACLU Challenges Trump Administration’s Jailing of Immigrant Teens

Class Action Suit Charges that Efforts to Detain and Deport Children are Based on Unfounded Gang Allegations
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Jul 17, 2017

ACLU of Northern California Sues Madera County for Violating Open Meetings Law

County Secretly Made Invalid Changes, Entangling County Jail Operations with Federal Deportation Machine
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Open Government
May 11, 2017

Advocates Applaud Gov. Brown for Providing Additional Funding for Deportation Defense

Immigrants Who Have Legal Representation in their Deportation Cases Are More Likely to Win their Cases than Immigrants Who Don't
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights