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News & Commentary about Abuse of Immigration Detention

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The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
US Customs and Border Protection building facade.

Jan 12, 2024

Government Agencies Shouldn't Be Allowed to Destroy Their Paper Trail of Medical Abuse and Neglect

Government Agencies Shouldn't Be Allowed to Destroy Their Paper Trail of Medical Abuse and Neglect
A hand holding up a "With LGBT Refugees" sign.

Oct 10, 2023

Asylum Seeker's Wrongful 6-Year Detention is Emblematic of a Broken System

Asylum Seeker's Wrongful 6-Year Detention is Emblematic of a Broken System
Protestors march in front of the ICE Company, The Geo Group building, demanding the end of private prisons.

Aug 7, 2023

Unchecked Growth: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention, Three Years Into the Biden Administration

Unchecked Growth: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention, Three Years Into the Biden Administration
Activists march to the White House to demand no asylum ban and no family detention.

May 5, 2023

Showing Up to Protect the Right to Seek Asylum

Showing Up to Protect the Right to Seek Asylum
A young child holds on to her mother legs as they wait with other families to request political asylum in the United States, across the border in Tijuana, Mexico.

Nov 23, 2022

20 Years Later, It鈥檚 Time to Overhaul the Department of Homeland Security

20 Years Later, It鈥檚 Time to Overhaul the Department of Homeland Security
The U.S.-Mexico border.

Sep 29, 2022

Five Things to Know About the Right to Seek Asylum

Five Things to Know About the Right to Seek Asylum
Delegates converse while in attendace at the United Nations General Assembly on October 26, 2022 in New York City.

Aug 31, 2022

UN Racial Justice Experts Call on Biden to End the 287(g) Program

UN Racial Justice Experts Call on Biden to End the 287(g) Program
Two detainees seen waiting through a window behind closed doors.

Jun 22, 2022

Without Access to Counsel, Detained Immigrants Face Increased Risks of Prolonged Detention and Unlawful Deportation

Without Access to Counsel, Detained Immigrants Face Increased Risks of Prolonged Detention and Unlawful Deportation
Migrants in line to seek asylum in Matamoros, Mexico.

Mar 2, 2022

Llegamos en Busca de Asilo, Pero Lo Que Encontramos Fue Peligro

Llegamos en Busca de Asilo, Pero Lo Que Encontramos Fue Peligro

Jan 27, 2022

Why Is America So Keen on Separating Families?

Why Is America So Keen on Separating Families?