Press Releases
Feb 02, 2017
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµFiles Demands for Documents on Implementation of Trump’s Muslim Ban
WASHINGTON — Fifty ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ affiliates filed 18 coordinated Freedom of Information Act requests today with local U.S. Customs and Border Protection offices ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Feb 02, 2017
Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Trump Order on Behalf of Tens of Thousands of Immigrants Living in U.S. Legally
Lawsuit Argues Trump Muslim Ban Unlawfully Targets U.S. Residents Seeking Citizenship and Immigration Status
Feb 01, 2017
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµStatement on Nomination of Neil Gorsuch to U.S. Supreme Court
NEW YORK — ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ Executive Director Anthony D. Romero issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the...
Jan 31, 2017
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµStatement on Potential White House Anti-LGBT Executive Order
NEW YORK — The White House yesterday sought to distance itself from rumors of an impending anti-LGBT Executive order, pledging to continue to enforce a 2014 Obama Administration ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jan 28, 2017
Federal Court Grants Stay in Challenge to Trump Immigration Ban
NEW YORK — A federal judge tonight granted the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµâ€™s request for a nationwide temporary injunction that will block the deportation of all people stra...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: Darweesh v. Trump
Jan 28, 2017
Groups Challenge Trump Immigration Ban After Refugees Detained at Airports
NEW YORK — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and other legal organizations today filed a lawsuit on behalf of individuals subject to President Trump's Muslim ban. The lead plain...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: Darweesh v. Trump
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