Press Releases

ACLU Commends New Directive Requiring Border Patrol to Safeguard and Return Migrants’ Personal Belongings

PHOENIX — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published a groundbreaking new directive to curb longstanding inconsistencies and abuses in Border Patrol’s handling of migrants’ personal belongings.

ACLU of Texas Report Shows Failures of $11 Billion Immigration Enforcement Program Operation Lone Star

HOUSTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and ACLU Analytics published a report today that reveals Governor Greg Abbott’s state immigration enforcement program, Operation Lone Star (OLS), has failed its mission.

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Blocks Texas' Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law From Going Into Effect

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today denied Texas’ request to allow Senate Bill 4 (88-4) to go into effect while the court considers its legality. The ruling is a win for immigrants’ rights and will prevent the law from being enforced until the court rules whether the law is unconstitutional.

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Texas' Anti-Immigrant Law to Go into Effect

The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled to leave in place an appeals court administrative stay on a preliminary injunction blocking Texas Senate Bill 4 (88-4), an extreme anti-immigrant law.

U.S. Supreme Court Extends Pause on Texas' Anti-Immigrant Legislation that Would Overstep Federal Law

AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. Supreme Court today extended its stay of Texas Senate Bill 4 (88-4), an extreme anti-immigrant law. The ruling prevents the law from going into effect until March 18 at 4 p.m. CDT / 5 p.m. EDT.

Civil Rights Groups Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Block Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law S.B. 4 in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas — Civil rights groups today filed an application to the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate an administrative stay from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.