Press Releases

Government’s Own Records Reveal Racial Profiling in Federal Immigration Stops

Plaintiffs are asking the court to block ongoing federal immigration raids based on newly disclosed records, body-worn camera footage and sworn testimony from government officials.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

New ACLU Report Documents Widespread and Unchecked Civil Rights Abuses by Immigration Agents in California and Nationwide During President Trump’s Second Term

Report Finds Patterns of Excessive Force, Racial Profiling, and Targeting of U.S. Citizens, Children, and Vulnerable People
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Groups Representing Plaintiffs and ACLU-SDIC Respond to Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling

In a major victory, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Workers and Advocacy Groups Challenge DHS’s Illegal Warrantless Arrest Policy 

DHS practice amounts to “arrest people and ask questions later.” 
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU Defends Court Order Barring Border Patrol's Unlawful Stop-and-Arrest Practices

Plaintiffs in United Farm Workers v. Noem asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the April 2025 preliminary injunction
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights