WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, National Immigrant Justice Center, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Human Rights First...| American Civil Liberties Union
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court has upheld a block on the Trump administration’s attempt to deny asylum to anyone at the southern border who...| American Civil Liberties Union
This morning, the Supreme Court told the country what we and our clients have long known: that Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross provided a false reason for his decision to add a citizenship question to the Decennial Census. The court explained that the Trump administration’s stated reason for adding a citizenship question—enforcement of the Voting Rights Act—was “contrived.” The justices could not “ignore the disconnect between the decision made and the explanation given.” Bott...| American Civil Liberties Union
In March 2020, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration established the “Title 42” policy, invoking a provision found in Title 42 of the United States Code for public health emergencies. The policy barred noncitizens seeking asylum in the United States, no matter how strong their entitlement to asylum. High-ranking officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) objected that there was no public health justification for this extreme step,...| American Civil Liberties Union
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