The Latest Breaking News from ACLU

Judge blocks Trump from using 18th-century wartime act for deportations

Trump had invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport five Venezuelans, but order halted by judge

The Guardian - US · Mar 15, 2025

Judge rules against advocates trying to help migrants sent to Guantanamo and to stop more transfers

A federal judge has ruled against immigration and civil rights advocates attempting to help migrants who had been sent to the Guantanamo Bay military base and trying to prevent further transfers

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

Trump Admin Returns All Migrants Detained In Guantanamo Back To U.S. As Logistical And Economic Challenges Mount

The Trump administration has flown all remaining migrants held at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Station back to the United States, a Defense Department official confirmed

Latin Times · Mar 13, 2025

Trump Admin May Retreat From Guantanamo Bay Idea Because of Growing Costs: Report

Military flights to Guantanamo cost up to $27,000 per detainee, while ICE charter flights are cheaper, but still entail financial burdens, including security personnel and medical staff

Latin Times · Mar 8, 2025

Can Foreign Students' Visas be Revoked for Exercising Constitutional Rights?

At least sometimes, yes.

Reason · Mar 7, 2025

ACLU on Campus Free Speech

From ACLU's Mar. 4 Open Letter to U.S. College and University Presidents: This letter is prompted by two Executive Orders—Executive… The post ACLU on Campus Free Speech appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Mar 6, 2025

Team Trump rethinking costly Guantánamo Bay immigration plan as power issues plague makeshift detention site: report

The ACLU, joined by other nonprofit organizations, has filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration for its Guantánamo plan

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025

Civil Rights Attorneys Sue Trump Admin to Keep Migrants Out of Guantanamo: 'It's a Living Hell'

Civil rights attorneys have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to prevent the transfer of undocumented immigrants from the United States to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba

Latin Times · Mar 3, 2025

Sheriff Vows To Break California State Law to Help ICE: 'The ACLU Is Going to Love Me'

A California Sheriff has expressed a willingness to work with ICE officers if certain undocumented immigrants are released from his county jail.

Latin Times · Feb 28, 2025

Arizona GOP Lawmaker Proposes Legislation to Pay Police for Each Migrant They Help Deport, Critics Call it 'A Racist Bill'

"It will supercharge racial profiling across the state," warned the ACLU's border policy strategist for the state

Latin Times · Feb 25, 2025