Press Releases

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Oct 19, 2016

ACLU Files Suit Seeking Information on ICE Policies for Asylum Seekers

Nationwide shift in detention polices has led to widespread denial of parole
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform, Immigrants' Rights
Sep 28, 2016

ACLU Applauds Gov. Brown for Signing Bill to Address Unjust Convictions and Prevent Unfair Deportations

AB 813 provides much-needed relief for the wrongly convicted and immigrants whose lawyers didn’t advise them of the immigration consequences of pleading guilty.
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform, Immigrants' Rights
Jun 24, 2016

ACLU Sues Federal Government for Granting Millions of Dollars to Religious Groups That Deny Young Women Access to Medical Care

Groups like the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have been awarded upwards of $10 million annually to care for unaccompanied immigrant minors despite their explicit refusal to allow them access contraception and abortion
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Reproductive Justice
Jun 23, 2016

Fresno Advocates Demand End to Secretive Deportation Program

Federal immigration agents are working inside Fresno County Jail to deport people through a program that lacks transparency, oversight, and accountability.
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform, Immigrants' Rights
Jun 13, 2016

ACLU Settlement with ICE Will Allow Immigrants Held in Detention to Use Functional Telephones for Contacting Lawyers, Families, Government Agencies

Immigration officials agree to give immigrant detainees fighting deportation reliable access to phones
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice
Nov 10, 2015

Court Rejects President Obama's Expansion of U.S. Immigration Policy

The ruling keeps on hold President Obama's executive order on immigration.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights