Press Releases

Detainees at Pinal County Jail Demand End to Detention Contract with ICE

PHOENIX and TUCSON – Earlier this week, 150 men detained at the Pinal County Jail (PCJ) in Florence, Arizona signed and released a letter documenting the facility’s deplorable conditions and calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to end its detention contract with the jail.

Unaccompanied immigrant children report serious abuse by U.S. officials during detention

CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES, PHOENIX and MIAMI—Widespread abuse of unaccompanied immigrant children at the hands of U.S. border officials spurred a group of civil and human rights organizations to file a complaint today on behalf of more than 100 children, each of whom reported experiencing abuse.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

South Tucson Officials Agree to Comprehensive Revision of Police Practices Related to SB 1070

SOUTH TUCSON, ARIZ.—The American Civil Liberties Union and officials of South Tucson late yesterday signed a comprehensive settlement overhauling the South Tucson Police Department’s policies with respect to immigration enforcement.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Federal Court Deals New Blow to Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant SB 1070

Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion upholding a preliminary injunction against the "harboring" provision of Arizona's SB 1070 law. The harboring provision was blocked by the district court in September of 2012, and the state of Arizona appealed to the Ninth Circuit.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Court Places Limits on Sheriff Arpaio to Prevent Future Racial Profiling of Latinos

A federal judge today set down far-reaching requirements to prevent continued racial profiling by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow’s order follows his ruling in May that Arpaio’s office relied on racial profiling and illegal detentions.

Arizona Governor Extends Discriminatory Driver’s License Ban Against DREAMers to Other Immigrants, Including Certain Domestic Violence Survivors

PHOENIX – A coalition of immigrant and civil rights organizations today criticized a new Arizona Motor Vehicle Division policy ending the practice of issuing drivers’ licenses to certain immigrants who receive federal authorization to live and work in the United States.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU-AZ Releases New Mobile Phone App As Part of New SB 1070 Abuse Documentation Campaign

PHOENIX– As part of its effort to fight back in the courts against SB1070’s remaining “show me your papers” provision, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona today released a new mobile phone application that allows people to report abuses under the state’s notorious racial profiling.