Press Releases

Trial Challenging Unconstitutional Conditions Inside U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Facilities in Arizona Ends

Today, a federal judge heard closing arguments in Doe v. Wolf, a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Arizona, the American Immigration Council, the National Immigration Law Center, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, and law firm Morrison & Foerster LLP.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

*Media Advisory* Following Seven-Day Trial, Lawyers to Discuss Legal Challenge to Inhumane Conditions Inside U.S. Customs and Border Protection Detention Facilities in Tucson

The press call comes after a seven-day trial in the lawsuit, Doe v. Wolf, where immigrant and civil rights groups advocated on behalf of detained migrant men, women, and children who experienced cold and overcrowded conditions in Border Patrol's detention centers in Tucson.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU of Arizona Comment on Proposition 205: Tucson Families Free and Together

Today, Proposition 205, an initiative aimed at protecting Tucson residents from unlawful racial profiling and ensuring that local police focus instead on public safety, was not approved by Tucson voters.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU of Arizona Launches Radio Campaign to Educate Tucson Voters on Proposition 205: Tucson Families Free & Together

In an effort to inform Tucson voters about Proposition 205: Tucson Families Free & Together, the ACLU of Arizona has launched a radio ad buy that will run in local Tucson media outlets until Election Day on November 5, 2019.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Proposition 205: Tucson Families Free & Together Protects the Rights of All

ACLU of Arizona announces endorsement of Tucson’s Sanctuary City Initiative.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Comment on Federal Appeals Court Ruling in Maricopa County Civil Rights Case

A federal appeals court today upheld the latest in several major rulings against Arizona’s Maricopa County in a long-running, class-action case that has held the Sheriff’s Office to account for systemic civil rights violations.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU of Arizona Launches First-Ever Voter Education Push, in U.S. Senate Race

The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona launched its first-ever statewide effort to educate voters about the urgent civil liberties and civil rights issues at stake in elections. The U.S. Senate race is the focus of the voter education push.

Compensation Program for MCSO Immigration Stop Victims Now Open

People who were stopped or held by MCSO between December 23, 2011, and May 24, 2013, in violation of the preliminary injunction in Ortega Melendres v. Penzone (previously Ortega Melendres v. Arpaio) may apply to participate in the court-ordered compensation program.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights