News & Commentary about Human Rights and Immigration
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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.
![Washington DC USA - 6-4-2024 President Biden issuing a proclamation to close the Southern border to non-citizens.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/06/Biden-border-EO-s-400x266.jpg)
Jun 27, 2024
Biden’s Executive Order: New Asylum Ban, Old Tactics
![Austin, Texas, USA - May 29, 2017: A Hispanic mother and her daughter protest SB 4, an anti-Sanctuary Cities immigration law, outside the Capitol.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/04/sb4-update-s-400x266.jpg)
Apr 4, 2024
The Most Extreme Anti-Immigration Bill We've Seen
![A man and woman with baggage at the border.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/02/cbp-immigration-items-full-bleed-400x266.jpg)
Feb 13, 2024
Border Patrol’s Abusive Practice of Taking Migrants’ Property Needs to End
![The back of a group of individuals, one holding a child with a hooded coat on.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/02/asylum-order-blocked-blog-400x266.jpg)
Feb 8, 2024
Senate Rejects Deal Threatening Protections for Asylum Seekers
![The exterior of an immigrant detention center.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/12/la-detention-blog-400x266.jpg)
Dec 7, 2023
We’re Making Sure People in Immigration Detention Know Their Rights
![International flags flying in front of the Geneva office of the United Nations.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/11/front-of-united-nations-geneva-office-b-400x266.jpg)
Nov 15, 2023
The U.S. Touts Itself as a Global Leader in Human Rights. A New U.N. Report Says Otherwise.
![Echo King, an attorney from Orlando, Florida, stands in front of protesters who rallied in opposition to SB264 and HB1355 in front of the Capitol on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/10/echo-king-SB264-blog-400x266.jpg)
Oct 12, 2023
We're Suing Florida for Anti-Asian Housing Discrimination
![The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/07/ice-homeland-security-blog-400x266.jpg)
Jul 6, 2023
The New ICE Chief Should (Finally) Make Good on Biden’s Immigration Promises
![A photo of Maribel Hernandez Rivera and her husband.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/05/Maribel-banner-400x266.jpg)
May 11, 2023
The Fight for Asylum: An American Imperative
![Activists march to the White House to demand no asylum ban and no family detention.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/05/white-house-protest-banner-400x266.jpg)
May 5, 2023
Showing Up to Protect the Right to Seek Asylum