The U.S. government has a long history of violating the civil and human rights of immigrants, who often lack political power and access to justice. From our early support of the Sanctuary Movement...
Updated: February 5, 2025
Hundreds of Haitians across the country were imprisoned by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency following the January 12, 2010 earthquake, even though the Department of Homeland...
Updated: May 8, 2015
*Please note this event will occur on the 2nd Wednesday of May. In June we will return to First Wednesdays* Join CCR at Von Bar for our monthly happy hour on Wednesday, May 13th. We’ll discuss...
Updated: April 28, 2015
Tanzin v. Tanvir is a case brought on behalf of American Muslims who were placed or kept on the No-Fly List by the FBI for refusing to spy on their Muslim communities. The Center for Constitutional...
Updated: December 11, 2020
June 11, 2015, Washington, D.C. –A new report, “Banking on Detention: Local Lockup Quotas and the Immigrant Dragnet” released today by Detention Watch Network and the Center for Constitutional Rights...
June 12, 2015On June 3, 19-year-old Lilian Yamileth was discovered slumped against the bathroom floor in a pool of her own blood at an immigrant detention center in Karnes County, Texas. She had tried to commit...
June 12, 2015The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, one of three federal immigration groups within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), oversees the detention of hundreds of...
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