Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Dec 19, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û FOIA Litigation Reveals ICE Actively Considering Proposals to Expand Immigration Detention Nationwide
New Information Revealed as President-elect Donald Trump Doubles Down on Promise to Enact Mass Deportations on Day One
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 04, 2024
Federal Judge Rejects Acquitted Man’s Argument That His Immigration Detention Is Unlawful
After the U.S. forcibly extradited Mr. Trabelsi from Belgium, he was held in solitary confinement in pretrial detention for almost 10 years
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 22, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û FOIA Litigation Reveals New Information Regarding ICE’s Plans to Expand Immigration Detention in New Jersey
New information revealed as immigrants’ rights advocates prepare for potential mass deportation and detention program under the incoming Trump administration
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 18, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement on Trump’s Plan to Use Military to Mass Deport Immigrants
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump confirmed today that he intends to declare a national emergency and use the U.S. military to implement his plans for mass deportation...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 18, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Sues ICE for Records on Deportation Flight Infrastructure
Lawsuit seeks details on how ICE’s air travel infrastructure could be expanded to facilitate President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation, detention plan
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 23, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Sues Federal Agencies for Records Unveiling Conditions at Federal Prisons and Tent-Like Structures Used to Detain Immigrants
Lawsuit is ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û’s third filing in series of FOIA litigation in preparation for potential mass detention and deportation program by future presidential administrations   
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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