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Settlement Protects Access to Counsel and Phone Calls in Immigration Detention

Torres v. Noem settlement ensures telephone, visit, and mail access for people in Adelanto

August 20, 2025

Ninth Circuit Court Allows Termination of TPS to Proceed for 60,000 Long-Term Residents from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua

The devastating decision comes without explanation from the appellate court

August 20, 2025

ACLU Statement on Govt. Application to Supreme Court in L.A. Raids Case

LOS ANGELES—Today, the Trump administration filed an application for review at the U.S. Supreme Court in Vasquez Perdomo v.

August 7, 2025

New Report Chronicles L.A. County’s Systemic Failure to Educate Incarcerated Youth

Youth rights groups call on supervisors to fulfill promise for a community-based alternative to youth incarceration

August 6, 2025

Settlement Prohibits ICE Officers’ Use of Deceptive Tactics

ICE officers barred from impersonating police to conduct home arrests

August 4, 2025

Ninth Circuit Court Denies Stay in L.A. Raids Case

Decision leaves temporary order in place, barring DHS from unlawful stop practices 

August 1, 2025