Press Releases

California Welcoming Taskforce Statement Re: Election of President Donald Trump

Let us be clear: We vow to continue to do the crucial work of welcoming immigrants into our country. We have done this work across multiple presidencies, and this work will always continue.

Press Rights Coalition Calls on California Officials to Respect First Amendment Rights and Ensure Transparency at Homeless Encampment Sweeps

The First Amendment Coalition, Los Angeles Press Club, and National Press Photographers Association, joined by a coalition of 20 press rights and civil liberties organizations, today call on California officials to operate with maximum transparency and respect the role of the press in observing...

ACLU Commends New Directive Requiring Border Patrol to Safeguard and Return Migrants’ Personal Belongings

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published a groundbreaking new directive to curb longstanding inconsistencies and abuses in Border Patrol’s handling of migrants’ personal belongings.

California Welcoming Task Force Reacts to Biden Executive Order on Asylum

“We know from experience that punitive border policies such as this executive order will do nothing to fix our immigration and asylum systems in the U.S. We need all levels of government to come together to aid and increase safe pathways for people fleeing violence and persecution.”

THIS MOTHER’S DAY: CONTINUED MISTREATMENT OF PREGNANT PEOPLE IN CBP CUSTODY PROMPTS RENEWED CALLS FOR CHANGE

900-Plus Organizations, Individuals Signed On to “Mother’s Day Card” Petition.

Court Approves Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit Regarding Processing Delays for People in Immigration Custody

Cancino Castellar v. Mayorkas Settlement Will Ensure Immigrants in DHS Custody Have Prompt First Appearances Before Immigration Judges to Begin Their Immigration Cases

Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit Aims to Improve San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Response to COVID-19 in Jails

Today, a superior court judge approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit challenging conditions in San Diego County jails that placed people who are incarcerated at heightened risk for severe illness or death due to COVID-19.

ACLU Welcomes End of Title 42, Demands the Biden Administration Restore Access to Asylum

New Asylum Ban Will Continue Title 42’s Restriction of Migrants’ Legal and Human Right to Claim Asylum in the U.S.

ACLU Commends Decision to Hold Special Election to Fill D4 Vacancy

Civil Rights Organization Urges Supervisors to Fund Nonpartisan Voter Engagement to Increase Turnout – Because “Democracy is Priceless”