February 4, 2022, New York – Today the government made public that Mohammed al-Qahtani has been cleared for transfer from the prison at Guantánamo where he has been detained without fair process for...
Fahd Ghazy is known at Guantánamo Bay as 026, his Internment Serial Number. These numbers were assigned to Guantánamo prisoners in chronological order according to their arrival. Fahd...
April 11, 2013, New York and Washington, D.C. – Today, 25 prominent human rights and civil liberties organizations sent a joint letter to President Obama urging the swift closure of Guant...
A group of Iraqi nationals who were detained at the U.S.-controlled compound at Abu Ghraib in Iraq may proceed with their case against a federal contractor that they claim is largely responsible for...
Please join CCR and other allies in the #CLOSERikers campaign at a rally at City Hall . The #CLOSErikers campaign launched on the steps of City Hall in April 2016. One year later, we have grown in...
Immigrant advocacy groups sued the U.S. government Tuesday, alleging that people fleeing persecution are frequently turned away at border crossings with Mexico when they seek asylum or express fear...
...“The NYPD continues to underreport stops and implement its stop-and-frisk policy in a racially discriminatory and harmful manner – while the total number of NYPD reported stops has declined since...
January 15, 2009, New York – This morning, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that France is willing to consider, on a case-by-case basis, accepting Guantanamo detainees who are...
Pardiss Kebriaei is a Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where her work encompasses "national security" and criminal justice issues. Current clients include Sharqawi Al...
A system of local quotas for privately run immigration detention facilities across the United States has created a strong incentive for federal immigration authorities to detain more immigrants than...
