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Federal Appeals Court Reaffirms Arizona Unconstitutionally Denied Driver’s Licenses to Immigrant Youth

PASADENA, CA. — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday affirmed a lower court’s ruling that permanently blocks Arizona from denying driver’s licenses to immigrants who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Legal Organizations Tell Gov. Ducey to Oppose Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Bill

PHOENIX—Six legal organizations that advocate for the rights of immigrants sent a letter to Gov. Doug Ducey today explaining the severe legal and policy implications of an unconstitutional, anti-immigrant bill that is circulating in the Arizona Legislature.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Plaintiffs Defend Preliminary Injunction in Challenge to Sheriff Arpaio’s Workplace Raids

This morning, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting in San Francisco, will hear oral argument in Puente v. Arpaio, a case challenging the constitutionality of two provisions of Arizona law that turn undocumented immigrants into felons for working to provide for their families.

ACLU of Arizona Opposes Gov. Ducey's Plan for Arizona Border "Strike Force"

PHOENIX—The ACLU of Arizona on Friday sent a letter of concern to Gov. Doug Ducey, raising questions about the governor’s creation of an Arizona border "strike force."

ACLU Statement on Gov. Ducey’s Call for Halt of Refugee Resettlement in Arizona

PHOENIX—The ACLU of Arizona strongly opposes Gov. Doug Ducey’s call for “an immediate halt in the placement of any new refugees in Arizona.”
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Immigrants with Mental Disabilities May Reopen Deportation Cases

Los Angeles, CA – Hundreds of immigrants with mental disabilities who were ordered deported after being forced to represent themselves in court may be able to return to the U.S. under terms of a settlement approved today in a landmark class action lawsuit.

Immigrants Held for Days in Freezing, Unsanitary Cells File Class-Action Lawsuit

TUCSON — Tucson Sector Border Patrol holds men, women, and children in freezing, overcrowded, and filthy cells for extended periods of time in violation of the U.S. Constitution, a group of legal organizations allege in a class-action lawsuit filed Monday.

Federal Judge Rules Dreamers Can Keep Licenses

PHOENIX – Arizona is permanently prohibited from withholding driver’s licenses and other state-issued identification from young immigrants who have been granted permission to live and work in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Arpaio, MCSO Must Stop Targeting Undocumented Workers

PHOENIX -- Federal Judge David Campbell today put a stop to the workplace raids that have torn apart countless families in Maricopa County.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights