Federal courts in several states have issued temporary restraining orders to protect over 1,000 international students from deportation efforts after their visas or legal status were suddenly revoked without notice.
Former President Donald Trump used a doctored photo to justify the deportation of a Maryland father, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite there being no credible evidence of MS-13 ties.
NEW YORK, NY – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of Colorado Monday said they…
Civil liberties in America are under threat due to the rise of surveillance creep, mass deportations, and mass incarceration, which may have been facilitated by Proposition 36, and individuals can push back by advocating for facial recognition bans and protecting their privacy.
The Trump administration has terminated all Department of Justice funding for the Vera Institute of Justice, a nonprofit organization working on public safety, incarceration reform, and community-based alternatives to policing, after threatening them with an investigation by the Department of Government Efficiency.
CAMBRIDGE, MA – Harvard University this week rejected demands and criticism by the Trump Administration of the…
Attorneys for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia have filed a motion demanding that the Trump administration comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ordered the government to facilitate his return to the United States after he was unlawfully deported to El Salvador.
OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with over 20 other attorneys general, filed an…
A U.S. immigration judge in Louisiana ruled that Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident and Columbia University student activist, is eligible for deportation due to a letter from Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleging he posed “adverse foreign policy consequences” for the United States, despite no criminal charges, no immigration violations, and no credible evidence presented by the government.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government illegally deported a Salvadoran man, delivering a strong rebuke to Trump immigration tactics and reminding the executive that discretion must remain within the bounds of law.
CAIR-SVCC has condemned the Trump administration’s revocation of over 300 international student visas, calling it a “state retaliation” against students engaged in constitutionally protected political speech.
The Trump administration has stripped federal research funding from university departments critical of the administration, DEI offices have been shuttered, and public universities are being forced to comply with “patriotic education” mandates, while the National Science Foundation is overseen by appointees with ideological litmus tests, and ICE and military units have been mobilized to create detention centers that look increasingly like mass deportation camps.
The Southern Poverty Law Center is representing Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian-American student, who was arrested for exercising her constitutional right to free speech and is now facing a politically motivated crackdown on dissent.
On a recent episode of Everyday Injustice, host David Greenwald sat down with Francisco Ugarte, immigration attorney…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As policy advocates note the Trump administration begins its second term with a convicted…
Hundreds of thousands marched under the banner of defiance across the US. On April 5, 2025, hundreds…
The targeting of Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, and others reveals the administration’s aim to detain and deport any…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – “In India, foreigners don’t enjoy constitutional protection of freedom of speech,” but in the…
SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Poor People’s Campaign has released a statement standing in solidarity with the…
LOS ANGELES, CA – A federal lawsuit was filed against the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS),…