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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.
BROWNSVILLE — More than one thousand activists, concerned citizens, and organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, United We Dream, and others today came together to protest President Trump’s anti-immigrant policies, demanding the immediate reunification of familie
EL PASO — Yesterday afternoon, a Laredo Sector U.S. Border Patrol Agent responding to a “report of illegal activity” shot and killed a young undocumented woman in Rio Bravo, Texas. The incident is currently under investigation by the Texas Rangers and the FBI.
FORT WORTH — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the Texas Civil Rights Project filed an amicus brief in support of a motion for a new trial in Texas v. Mason.
HOUSTON — In a speech to law enforcement officials today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Department of Justice would begin dispatching federal prosecutors to Texas to begin prosecuting as many cases of misdemeanor illegal entry “as humanly possible,” with a particular focus on
HOUSTON — Yesterday, the ACLU of Texas filed public record requests for information about the deployment of National Guard troops to the southern border to assist with immigration enforcement.