Immigrant Rights
The ACLU has been one of the nation's leading advocates for the rights of immigrants, refugees and non-citizens, challenging unconstitutional laws and practices, countering the myths upon which many of these laws are based. The ACLU supports rights for all people within the United States and is committed to expanding and enforcing the civil liberties and civil rights of non-citizens and to combating public and private discrimination against immigrants.
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ICE Out of Pinal County Jail: Advocates Call for an End to Immigration Detention Contract
A coalition of local and national immigrants’ and civil rights organizations, faith groups and community members today called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to end its detention contract with the Pinal County Jail (PCJ) in Florence, Arizona.
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El Experto Independiente en Derechos de los Migrantes de la ONU Empieza su Misión de Indagación de hechos en Estados Unidos
      La Visita Oficial Incluye un Recorrido de la Frontera México Estados Unidos y Centros de Detención de Inmigrantes PARA DISTRIBUCION INMEDIATA30 de abril de 2007 CONTACTO:  Paul Silva, ACLU, (212) 549-2689 or 2666, media@aclu.org   Rebecca Rauber, ACLU of San Diego, (619) 232-2121 x26  
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Grupos de Derechos Civiles Argumentan Hoy en el Trubunal Federal que la ley de “NO FIANZA” de Arizona es Inconstitucional
      COMUNICADO DE PRENSA PARA DISTRIBUCIÓN INMEDIATA 13 de diciembre de 2010
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MALDEF, ACLU y NILC Anuncian Demanda en Contra de la Ley de Arizona
      PARA DISTRIBUCION INMEDIATA Abril 29, 2010 CONTACTO: Maria Archuleta, ACLU, (212) 519-7808 or 549-2666; media@aclu.orgLindsay Nordstrom, ACLU of Arizona, (602) 773-6005 Laura Rodriguez, MALDEF, (310) 956-2425Grace Chang, MALDEF, (909) 706-5147Donald Gatlin, MALDEF, (202) 821-7923Adela de la Torre, NILC, (213) 674-2832
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ACLU Reacts to DOJ Decision to Hold Maricopa County Accountable for Violating Civil Rights of Latinos in Maricopa County
The U.S. Department of Justice today announced that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has committed a wide range of civil rights violations against Latinos as part of his misguided and overzealous anti-immigrant agenda and ordered the sheriff’s office to immediately end his discriminatory practices or face litigation by the federal government.
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ACLU Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling Regarding Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law
The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to hear the state of Arizona’s case regarding a dispute over its anti-immigrant law, SB 1070.
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ACLU of Arizona Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Transgender Woman Sexually Assaulted By CCA Guard
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona today filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of a 28-year-old transgender woman who was intimidated, harassed, and sexually assaulted by a Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) guard while she was in immigration custody at the CCA-owned and operated Eloy Detention Center.  CCA is the largest operator of immigration detention centers in the country and detains almost half of the 33,000 people in federal custody on any given day.  
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ACLU Legal Scholar in Tempe on November 5 to Discuss School Desegregation, Mexican-American Rights
At a time when the growing influence and impact of Latinos is being discussed and debated across the country, author and educator Philippa Strum will be in Tempe on November 5th to shed light on how a lawsuit from 1947 involving the rights of Mexican-American students continues to remain relevant today.
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Juez federal dictamina que detención y arresto de ciudadano de Estados Unidos y residente legal por parte de la MCSO durante una redada en un sitio de trabajo violaron la 4ª Enmienda
        PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA Lunes, Abril 25, 2011 CONTACTO: Alessandra Soler Meetze, ACLU de Arizona, (602) 773-6006 (oficina) ó 602-418-5499 (celular) Elizabeth Beresford, (212) 519-7808, media@aclu.org
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