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The fundamental constitutional protections of due process and equal protection embodied in our Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to every person, regardless of immigration status.
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A Customs and Border Protection officer questions immigrants in Rio Grande Valley sector of the Texas border on Aug. 20, 2019.

Dec 9, 2020

Biden Must Remove Border Patrol from Border Communities to Restore Civil Rights and Liberties

Biden Must Remove Border Patrol from Border Communities to Restore Civil Rights and Liberties
Immigrant detainees walk down a hall escorted by heavily armed CBP officers.

Dec 2, 2020

Separated Families, Death, and Despair 鈥� All at the Hands of CBP. We Need Action, Now.

Separated Families, Death, and Despair 鈥� All at the Hands of CBP. We Need Action, Now.
A pair of hands holding a cell phone at night with street lights in the background.

Dec 2, 2020

The U.S. Government Is Secretly Using Cell Phone Location Data to Track Us. We鈥檙e Suing.

The U.S. Government Is Secretly Using Cell Phone Location Data to Track Us. We鈥檙e Suing.
Enrique Balcazar, of Migrant Justice, an advocacy group representing immigrant farmworkers in Vermont, speaks to a crowd outside the federal court in Burlington, Vt.

Dec 1, 2020

The Biden Administration Can Make Us All Safer: End ICE Collaboration Programs

The Biden Administration Can Make Us All Safer: End ICE Collaboration Programs
Detainees walk past a map of the world in a hallway of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility.

Nov 30, 2020

The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to 鈥� But Likely Don鈥檛 鈥� About ICE Detention

The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to 鈥� But Likely Don鈥檛 鈥� About ICE Detention
Alma and Antonio, two former workers for Noah's Ark Processing, near Hastings, NE. Calla Kessler for the 51品茶.

Nov 23, 2020

Bloody Masks and Fevers on Shift: Immigrant Workers Face Abuse in Nebraska Meatpacking Plant

Bloody Masks and Fevers on Shift: Immigrant Workers Face Abuse in Nebraska Meatpacking Plant
In this April 25, 2018 file photo, a person holds up a sign that reads "No Muslim Ban" during an anti-Muslim ban rally in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington, DC.

Oct 30, 2020

Moving Forward: Muslims Belong Here

Moving Forward: Muslims Belong Here
Urooj Alavi with her two children.

Oct 16, 2020

ICE is Trying to Deport My Husband While I Treat COVID Patients

ICE is Trying to Deport My Husband While I Treat COVID Patients
Barbed wire fence at a refugee camp for migrants and asylum seekers in Matamoros, Mexico, October 2019. Guillermo Arias for the 51品茶.

Oct 12, 2020

An Indigenous Woman Made it to Safety in the U.S. DHS Won't Let it Go.

An Indigenous Woman Made it to Safety in the U.S. DHS Won't Let it Go.
A participant folds her hands of a copy of the Oath of Allegiance and an American flag while listening to speeches during a naturalization ceremony

Oct 9, 2020

Overhauling Our Immigration System Begins with Citizenship for All

Overhauling Our Immigration System Begins with Citizenship for All