News & Commentary

Local law enforcement is not obligated under federal law to participate in immigration enforcement, through either 287(g) agreements or ICE detainer requests.

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to eliminate birthright citizenship. Take our quiz to see how much you know about the history of birthright citizenship and the legality of Trump’s order.

At 13, Maribel Hernández Rivera thought that no one cared about her struggles as an undocumented person living in the U.S. Today, as an advocate for immigrants’ rights, she’s showing communities across the country that someone out there does care.

The president-elect has said he intends to end birthright citizenship. We break down why that’s clearly unconstitutional.

Law enforcement agencies must decline any ICE detainer request that does not have a judicial warrant in order to minimize the risk and liability of holding a person in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Our communities shouldn’t live in fear because of what they don’t know.

In our series on how Biden can use the lame duck period to secure civil liberties and civil rights, we examine how Biden can combat President-elect Trump’s plans to execute the largest mass deportation plan in U.S. history.

Ahead of the election, we examined how political ads and news media stories depict the immigration debate as more negative than it may be.

The ACLU urges a potential Harris-Walz administration to deliver on its campaign promise to create a clear pathway to citizenship for longtime residents while also moving to end harmful detention policies and improve asylum access.