May 10, 2024
Mistreatment of Pregnant People in CBP Custody Prompts Renewed Calls for Change
Nearly 900 Organizations, Individuals Signed On to “Mother’s Day Card” Petition
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
May 09, 2024
Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Block Iowa’s Unconstitutional SF 2340
DES MOINES, Iowa — Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit today to block SF 2340, one of the worst, most far-reaching immigration laws ever passed in the state of Iowa. This...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Apr 18, 2024
Chinese Immigrants Urge Appeals Court to Block Florida’s Discriminatory Housing Law
MIAMI — On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will hear arguments in Shen v. Simpson, a lawsuit challenging SB 264 — the Florida law that bans many Chinese ...
Court case: Shen v. Simpson
Mar 27, 2024
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Blocks Extreme Texas Anti-Immigrant Law From Going Into Effect
Decision prevents law from being enforced while court considers its legality
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Mar 21, 2024
ACLU Statement On FY24 Appropriations Bill Funding Immigrant Detention, Anti-Immigrant Policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The second package of final Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills in the U.S. House of Representatives fails to rein in wasteful and harmful spending by Immigr...
Mar 12, 2024
Supreme Court Extends Pause on Anti-Immigrant Texas Legislation that Would Overstep Federal Law
Decision prevents law from going into effect until March 18
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
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