Press Releases

ACLU of Arizona, Kino Border Initiative, the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project Denounce CBP’s Prolonged Closure of the Lukeville Port of Entry

After a month-long closure, CBP reopened the Lukeville port of entry. In response to the port's reopening, the ACLU of Arizona, Kino Border Initiative and the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project issued to following statement.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU Issues Travel Advisory for Texas After Passage of Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law

The ACLU affiliates of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Arkansas issued a travel advisory warning people traveling through Texas to know their rights and take significant precautions to protect themselves following the passing of SB4.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Final Class Settlement is Granted in ACLU Gender-Affirming Care Lawsuit

The consent decree permanently prohibits the state of Arizona from excluding gender-affirming care from its employee health plan. 
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights
Court Cases: Toomey v. Arizona

ACLU of Arizona Reacts to Governor Hobbs’ Executive Order Ensuring Access to Gender-Affirming Healthcare

The ACLU, ACLU of Arizona, and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP filed a lawsuit in 2019 challenging state healthcare exclusions.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights
Court Cases: Toomey v. Arizona

ACLU Seeks Contempt Order Against Phoenix over Recent Encampment Sweep

The ACLU is asking a judge to find the city of Phoenix in contempt of a court order that prohibits it from violating the constitutional rights of unhoused people during encampment sweeps. 

ACLU Amicus Supports Withdrawal of Arizona Death Warrant

The ACLU has submitted an amicus brief supporting the attorney general’s request to withdraw the death warrant of Aaron Gunches.