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ACLU Seeks Remedies For Trump Administration’s Failure to Meet Family Reunification Deadline

SAN DIEGO — Given the Trump administration's failure to comply with the July 10 reunification deadline for children under 5, the American Civil Liberties Union today asked a federal court to order the government to:

July 12, 2018

Court: L.A. Sheriff Violated Constitution by Holding Thousands of People on ICE Detainers

LOS ANGELES — On Wednesday, a federal court in California reaffirmed its class action ruling that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department unlawfully detained thousands of suspected immigrants on the basis of unconstitutional requests from ICE known as immigration detainers.

July 12, 2018

Court Rules Trump Administration Must Adhere to Family Reunification Deadlines

SAN DIEGO — A federal court said the Trump administration must adhere to reunification deadlines for children forcibly separated from their parents or face possible punishment.

July 10, 2018

ACLU Comment on Today's Federal Court Family Reunification Hearing

SAN DIEGO — The American Civil Liberties Union was back in federal court today pushing for the reunification of children under 5 who were forcibly separated from their parents. Under court order, the Trump administration provided a list of names over the weekend of 102 separated children under 5.

July 9, 2018

Federal Court Upholds California Values Act

SACRAMENTO — A federal court today upheld the California Values Act, which ensures that police and sheriffs do not indiscriminately help ICE round up and deport immigrants in California.

July 5, 2018

Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration's Arbitrary Detention of Asylum Seekers

WASHINGTON — A federal court has blocked the arbitrary detention of asylum seekers fleeing persecution, torture, or death in their countries of origin. It also ordered a case-by-case review of whether each asylum seeker in the class-action lawsuit should be released on humanitarian parole.

July 2, 2018