Apr 16, 2020
Advocates Urge ICE to Suspend Enforcement Actions During Outbreak
Immigrant Communities Report Continued Harassment Despite Health Risks
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Apr 16, 2020
Iowa Advocacy Organizations Ask ICE to Decrease Detention of Immigrants Detained in County Jails to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
DES MOINES, Iowa — Today 37 Iowa legal and advocacy organizations, attorneys, and law firms asked Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by ...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Apr 16, 2020
ACLU of Michigan Urges Governor Gretchen Whitmer to Release Vulnerable People from Prisons to Stop the Spread of COVID-19
DETROIT, Mich. — Following a new Detroit Free Press analysis that the COVID-19 infection rate at the Parnall Correctional Facility in Jackson exceeds that of jails in New York an...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Apr 15, 2020
Apr 15, 2020
Texas Court Allows Broad Vote by Mail During COVID-19 Pandemic 
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas court has ruled that all registered voters qualify for a mail-in ballot as a result of the COVID-19 public health crisis. The American Civil Liberties Uni...
Apr 15, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut Statement Regarding Today’s Hearing in Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association et al v Lamont et al
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Superior Court today held a telephone hearing* for oral arguments regarding a class action lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Connecticut seeking em...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
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