Immigrant Rights

The Constitution guarantees basic rights and freedoms to all people in America, not just U.S. citizens. Advocating fair treatment for non-citizens has been an important part of the ACLU’s work since its founding in 1920, when it opposed the summary arrest and deportation of Eastern European immigrants during the Palmer Raids.

Court says government must do more to reunite refugee families

Resources

State of Washington v. Vasquez

We argued to reverse a forgery conviction because it requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt

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Criminal Justice

Immigrant Rights

ACLU v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol

Demanding documents about the on-the-ground implementation of President Trump’s Muslim ban

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Dawson v. Asher

Legal organizations seek the release of people who are in civil detention and are at high risk for serious illness or death in the event of COVID-19 infection

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Healthcare Access

Immigrant Rights

Jail & Prisons

Salas v. Hi-Tech Erectors

Amicus explaining that evidence of immigration status admitted at trial was prejudicial

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Immigrant Rights

Ramirez-Martinez v. ICE

Lawsuit on behalf of immigration detainees placed in solitary confinement for protesting conditions

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Free Speech

Immigrant Rights

Wagafe v. Trump

A class action that lawsuit challenges provisions of President Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban

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Immigrant Rights

Gomez v. Coleman

ACLU-WA & NWIRP are representing a man suing Spokane Police Department for 4th Amendment Violations

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Marquez-Reyes v. Garland

First Amendment issue in immigration proceedings

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Free Speech

Immigrant Rights

State of Washington v. Trump

The ACLU-WA filed a motion & proposed amicus brief in the State of Washington’s lawsuit challenging Pres. Trump’s recent Executive Order, arguing that the Order destabilizes and fundamentally alters the lives of many Washington residents & their families

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Immigrant Rights

Religion