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A New Mexican Father Was Ripped Away From His Family After This New Mexico Agency Illegally Coordinated With ICE

Juan Lamas Aguilar has been held at the Torrance County Detention Facility since July 10.

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Wrongful Death Case of Kesley Vial, 23-Year-Old Brazilian Asylum Seeker, Goes to Trial in New Mexico

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More of the Same: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention Under the Biden Administration

The Biden administration is filling private prison beds emptied out by its own Executive Order with immigrant detainees.

By ACLU National

Empty cell at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison.

Addressing Racialized Violence Against Migrants Requires a Complete Overhaul of Customs and Border Protection

Absent deep reforms, Border Patrol’s long history of racist, violent abuse means inhumanity like that displayed in Del Rio, Texas will continue to repeat itself.

By ACLU National

El Paso, Texas border wall between USA and Mexico running thru the desert.

Understaffed, unsanitary ICE facility in Torrance County fails annual inspection

The privately-run ICE detention center in Torrance County failed its government inspection earlier this year, with a newly released report finding severe understaffing, unsanitary food and visitation rules that were inaccessible to people with no money.

By Leonardo Castañeda

A screenshot of surveillance video taken shortly before men detained at the Torrance County were pepper sprayed for engaging in a peaceful hunger strike protesting conditions at the facility. Surveillance and lapel video was obtained by NMILC and ACLU fro

Nine Years After DACA Went Into Effect, Congress On The Verge Of Passing A Path To Citizenship

A pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants is within reach. Congress must get it done.

A girl and her father stand with some 200,000 immigrants' rights activists flood the National Mall to demand comprehensive immigration reform on March 21, 2010 in Washington DC.

Title 42 Decimates Asylum Rights and Biden Should End It

Too often, our nation has learned who we don’t want to be from the mistakes of our past. Indeed, asylum laws were born of a shameful history — our government’s failure to shelter thousands of Jewish people fleeing state-sponsored persecution by the Nazi regime.

By Nayomi Valdez, Katie Hoeppner

Title 42 Op-Ed, Immigrants Waving American Flags

Secretary Mayorkas Pledged to End His Agency’s Anti-Immigrant Abuses. Here’s What He’s Delivered.

As he approaches the sixth month anniversary of his confirmation, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ progress report is mixed.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during news conference with a U.S. Homeland Security flag behind him.

Cruelty and Coercion: How ICE Abuses Hunger Strikers

A new report from the ACLU and Physicians for Human Rights details ICE’s abuse and retaliation against people who initiate hunger strikes in immigration detention.

By ACLU National

Woman holds sign that reads "Close the Camps" outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Portland

Restoring a Humane Approach to Asylum is a Moral Imperative

By welcoming families fleeing persecution while also investing in neighboring countries, we can strengthen our own economy while charting our common future together.

By Peter Simonson

Restoring a Humane Approach to Asylum is a Moral Imperative

Leading Justice Forward

Our most ambitious legislative session yet.

By Katie Hoeppner

Leading Justice Forward: Our most ambitious legislative session yet