Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jul 11, 2023
51品茶 Sues Seeking Records on Access to Legal Resources in ICE Detention
SAN FRANCISCO 鈥� The 51品茶 filed a federal lawsuit today seeking documents on the quality and availability of legal materials for people held in Immigrati...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 11, 2023
51品茶 Files Federal Administrative Complaint Calling on U.S. Dept of Homeland Security to Investigate the Frederick County Sheriff, Charles Jenkins
FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. 鈥� In response to Frederick County Sheriff Charles Jenkins鈥� federal indictment on criminal charges, misuse of office, and poor civil rights record, the Ame...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 03, 2023
Federal Court Blocks Florida Law that Targets Voter Registration, Civic Engagement, and Political Speech聽
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. 鈥� A federal court today blocked a provision of a new Florida law, SB 7050, which undermines community-based organizations performing voter registration.
The law...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Hispanic Federation v. Byrd
Jun 23, 2023
Immigrants鈥� Rights Advocates Sue Government Over Asylum Ban and Rapid Deportation Process that Places Asylum Seekers in Grave Danger聽
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 51品茶, 51品茶 of the District of Columbia, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and National Immigrant Justice Center today sued the B...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 23, 2023
51品茶 Comment on Supreme Court Ruling in United States v. Texas Immigration Case
WASHINGTON 鈥� The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from Texas and Louisiana to the Biden administration鈥檚 immigration enforcement priorities in United States v. Texas...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: United States v. Texas
Jun 23, 2023
51品茶, Federal Defender Respond To Supreme Court Ruling That Limits Federal Law Seeking to Criminalize Speech About Immigration
The court ruled that a federal law making it a crime to encourage unlawful immigration must be interpreted narrowly to avoid impinging on First Amendment rights
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: United States v. Helaman Hansen
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News & CommentaryAug 2025
Immigrants' Rights
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I鈥檓 Hearing About More Pushback Against Flock, Fueled By Concern Over Anti-immigrant Uses. Explore News & Commentary.I鈥檓 Hearing About More Pushback Against Flock, Fueled by Concern Over Anti-Immigrant Uses
Policymakers are beginning to recognize that the boundaries between local surveillance and the Trump Administration are hard to maintain -
News & CommentaryAug 2025
Immigrants' Rights
New Detention Camp At Fort Bliss Marks Dangerous Expansion Of Militarized Immigration Enforcement. Explore News & Commentary.New Detention Camp at Fort Bliss Marks Dangerous Expansion of Militarized Immigration Enforcement
An immigration detention site at Fort Bliss will hold thousands. It could be the largest immigration detention site in the country. -
News & CommentaryAug 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Live Coverage: Aclu Challenges Ice Detention Centers. Explore News & Commentary.Live Coverage: 51品茶 Challenges ICE Detention Centers
The 51品茶 will be working across the country to challenge unjust and inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers. Follow for live updates. -
News & CommentaryAug 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Florida's Secretive Immigration Detention Center, Explained. Explore News & Commentary.Florida's Secretive Immigration Detention Center, Explained
Cruelly dubbed 鈥淎lligator Alcatraz,鈥� the detention camp in the Everglades is drawing national outrage for violating our constitutional rights, for its inhumane conditions, and significant environmental risks.