Press Releases

ACLU COMMENT ON CDC DECISION TO LIFT TITLE 42 IMMIGRANT EXPULSION POLICY

After conducting its latest 60-day review of Title 42, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today that it will no longer expel people under the policy beginning May 23.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU Launches Border Humanity Project to Demand That the Biden Administration Rebuild the U.S. Asylum System

The Campaign’s Website Offers Stories, Policy Recommendations, and Tools for Advocating for Humane Border Policies

Elected Officials and Advocates Join the ACLU of Arizona in Calling on Secretary Mayorkas to End Title 42 expulsions

The American Civil Liberties of Arizona, elected officials, and community leaders and organizations today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calling for an end to migrant expulsions under Title 42.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

POLL SHOWS MAJORITY OF ARIZONA VOTERS SUPPORT A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP

A new poll commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Arizona was released publicly today and shows nearly two-thirds of voters in Arizona support a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU Calls on Biden Administration to Shut Down ICE Detention Facilities

The ACLU sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas today calling for the closure of 39 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ICYMI: Public Health Expert Urges Congress to Ensure Universal Access to Testing and Treatment

Immigration status shouldn’t be a death sentence, but if Congress doesn’t act soon, it will continue to be.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Immigrant Advocates File Second Lawsuit Asking Federal Court to Order Immediate Release of Detained Migrants Due to COVID-19 Risk

Immigrant advocates on Monday filed a second lawsuit in federal court, requesting the immediate release of 13 people who are at high risk for severe illness or death from COVID-19.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

New Report Shines Spotlight on Abuses and Growth in Immigrant Detention Under Trump

The report looks at how the immigrant detention system has grown since 2017, the poor conditions and inadequate medical care — even before the COVID-19 outbreak — and the due process hurdles faced by immigrants held in remote locations.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Federal Court Finds Conditions in Customs and Border Protection Detention Facilities Unconstitutional

A federal court today ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection to overhaul the way the agency detains people in its custody in the Tucson Sector.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights