Press Releases
Mar 17, 2020
NYCLU and Bronx Defenders Seek Emergency Relief for People in ICE Detention
Expedited decision sought for people in NYC facilities as threat of COVID-19 looms
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 16, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµSues ICE for Release of Immigrants Especially Vulnerable to COVID-19
SEATTLE — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Washington, and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement today on be...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Dawson v. Asher
Mar 12, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Louisiana Demands Immediate Release of Asylum-Seekers and People Awaiting Trial, Expedited Parole Hearings for Elderly Prisoners During Coronavirus Pandemic
NEW ORLEANS – In the wake of Louisiana’s first confirmed cases of coronavirus, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Louisiana today called for expedited parole hearings for elderly people in state pris...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Jan 09, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Louisiana Demands Humanitarian Parole for Asylum Seeker with Severe Disabilities
Manuel Amaya Portillo is being denied accommodations and sufficient medical treatment at private detention center in Louisiana
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Disability Rights
Dec 06, 2019
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Louisiana Condemns Use of Pepper Spray Against Immigrants at Louisiana Detention Facility
NEW ORLEANS – Calling the practice inexcusable and inhumane, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Louisiana condemned the reported use of pepper spray against immigrants and asylum-seekers who were prote...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 18, 2019
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµReport Highlights Death, Abuse and Neglect at Aurora ICE Detention Facility
DENVER – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers operate without meaningful accountability or oversight. One facility in particular — the Aurora Contra...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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