Press Releases

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Feb 26, 2025

United Farm Workers and Bakersfield Residents Sue Border Patrol for Unlawful Practices

CBP’s January immigration raids terrorized communities and tore apart families
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Feb 20, 2025

TPS Holders Sue Trump Administration To Protect Venezuelan U.S. Residents

Civil Rights Groups Challenge Trump's Lawless Termination of Humanitarian Relief for 600,000 People
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Aug 28, 2024

California's Immigration Detention Facilities Plagued by Human Rights Abuse, New Report Finds

Report comes during a time of mass organizing and resistance by detained immigrants, including labor and hunger strikes
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Aug 29, 2023

California Prisons Systematically Profile and Report Suspected Immigrants to ICE, New Report Reveals

Unearthed Emails Shed Light on CDCR’s Discriminatory, Proactive Deportation Program
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform, Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice
Jun 26, 2023

ACLU Launches California’s First Database to Track Conditions in the State’s Immigration Detention Facilities

Launch Follows Lawsuit to Compel ICE to Disclose Its Record of California Detention Center Grievances
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Apr 27, 2023

Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Californians Sue State Prison System For Illegally Discriminating Against People Suspected of Being Born Outside the U.S.

Racial Justice and Immigrant Rights Leaders Call on Governor Newsom to Halt CDCR's Cooperation with ICE
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Mar 29, 2023

Detained Individuals Forced to Pause Hunger Strike at Central Valley Immigration Detention Facilities, Following Weeks of Retaliation and Medical Negligence

Strikers Endured Violent Dorm Raids, Out-of-State Transfers for Engaging in Peaceful Protest Against Inhumane Conditions
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights