The U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly and of Association had some strong words for the U.S. Congress during his testimony to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission last Tuesday. Speaking...
March 1, 2018, Baton Rouge, LA – Newly released documents reveal that Louisiana state intelligence officers surveilled community groups opposed to the Bayou Bridge Pipeline and that regulators used...
CBP Denial of Access to Asylum Process Puts Migrants at Risk of Violence and Death, Lawsuit Says October 15, 2018, Washington, D.C. – In a new court filing, asylum seekers and an immigrant rights...
May 10, 2019, San Diego, CA—The Southern Poverty Law Center, Center for Constitutional Rights, and American Immigration Council argued in federal district court today against the government’s effort...
New Asylum Ban Should Not Apply to Those Turned Back at Ports of Entry September 26, 2019, San Diego – Today, immigrant rights attorneys moved to block the Trump administration’s Asylum Ban from...
Provides Important Protection for Those Previously Turned Back at Ports of Entry SAN DIEGO – A federal judge today blocked the Trump administration’s asylum ban from being applied to thousands of...
Decision Preserves Important Protection for Thousands of Asylum Seekers Previously Turned Back at Ports of Entry March 5, 2020, San Francisco – A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel today blocked...
June 4, 2020, New York – Today, the attorneys behind two class action lawsuits that challenged the New York City Police Department (NYPD)’s stop-and-frisk and trespass enforcement practices as...
Emergency Motion Says Ashley Diamond’s Allegations of Assault Prompted Retaliation by Prison Staff April 9, 2021, Atlanta – Today, Ashley Diamond, a Black transgender woman who is currently suing the...
New report on world’s largest detention system shows policies designed to punish immigrants spread coronavirus and how system degrades and dehumanizes people February 3, 2022 — ICE detention...
