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Update to Amnesty International Report on COVID-19 IN US IMMIGRATION DETENTION (August 2020)
On 7 April 2020, Amnesty international issued the report ‘We are adrift, about to sink': The looming COVID-19 disaster in…
September 1, 2020
Press Release
Human Rights Organizations Urge Court to Safeguard Children’s Rights and Family Unity
As the United States District Court for the Central District of California prepares to hear arguments on September 4 in…
August 31, 2020
Press Release
Coalition demands release of Trump administration documents on the detention of families during the COVID-19 pandemic
Today, a coalition of organizations submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
August 4, 2020
Press Release
NO BAN Act Passage a Critical Step to Undoing Muslim Ban and Years’ Worth of Discriminatory Immigration Policies
In response to the passage of the NO BAN Act (H.R. 2214) in the House of Representatives, Ryan Mace, Grassroots Advocacy and…
July 22, 2020
Press Release
Leading NGOs call on ICE to Stop Family Separation
120 NGOs advocating for immigrant and refugee rights called today for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to free all families…
July 17, 2020
Press Release
As COVID-19 Risk Continues, Immigrant Rights Groups Increase Actions Calling for Release from Detention to Protect Immigrants
Leading up to World Refugee Day today, more than two dozen human rights, immigrant rights, and civil rights advocates along…
June 20, 2020
Press Release
United States Supreme Court Upholds Immigrant Rights by Ruling Rescinded DACA Program As Unlawful
In response to the Supreme Court rejecting the Trump administration's attempt to end the DACA program, Charanya Krishnaswami, Advocacy Director…
June 18, 2020
Press Release
Trump Administration Making Clearest Attempt Yet to Redefine Who Qualifies for Asylum Amid National Turmoil
Responding to a new Trump administration regulation that radically restricts who qualifies for asylum, Charanya Krishnaswami, the advocacy director for…
June 10, 2020
Press Release
New hearing confirms ICE chooses family separation over family unity
In the midst of a global pandemic, ICE has a choice to either let families stay together and free or to…
May 22, 2020
Press Release
Media briefing on family separation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Family residential centers that are detaining families throughout the United States are now weaponizing the public health response to COVID-19…
May 19, 2020
Press Release
Immigrant rights groups call on governors, health officials to release people in immigration detention
We are coming together to amplify pressure on ICE to act. As states address the public health and humanitarian challenges…
May 15, 2020
Press Release
Ignored by COVID-19 responses, refugees face starvation worldwide
Lockdowns and movement restrictions have exacerbated dire living conditions, leaving millions of people at risk of starvation and illness.
May 14, 2020