Press Releases - ACLU of Massachusetts

Jan 30, 2026

Joint Statement from the Protecting Massachusetts Communities Coalition on Proposals by Lawmakers and Governor Healey to Minimize ICE Harms in the Commonwealth

New measures are strong starting points from which to build a robust and comprehensive statewide response.

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Nov 17, 2025

ACLU of Massachusetts Warns Cities and Towns about Dangers of License Plate Readers

New letter urges officials to stop sharing sensitive data with out-of-state agencies

Issue Areas: Privacy and Surveillance, Immigrants' Rights, Reproductive Freedom

Oct 03, 2025

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

A federal appeals court in Massachusetts today upheld a block on President Trump’s executive order that seeks to strip babies born in the United States of their U.S. citizenship. The case is New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support v. Donald J. Trump.

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Sep 30, 2025

Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Behalf of Mohsen Mahdawi, Rümeysa Öztürk

A three-judge panel heard arguments today from lawyers representing Mohsen Mahdawi and Rümeysa Öztürk, two students detained earlier this year by ICE in retaliation for their speech in support of Palestinian rights.

Issue Areas: Free Speech and Expression, Immigrants' Rights

Sep 23, 2025

New Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Widespread Denial of Due Process in Immigration Courts

The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a class action lawsuit in federal court to challenge the widespread denial of bond hearings to people detained by ICE.

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Sep 05, 2025

Federal Court Declares Noncitizen’s Detention Under Laken Riley Act Unconstitutional

In what appears to be the first decision to address mandatory detention under the Laken Riley Act, a federal judge in Boston ruled today that detaining an individual solely on the basis of his prior arrest violates due process.

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Jul 10, 2025

Federal Court Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order, Certifies Nationwide Class Protecting All Impacted Babies

Yet another court ruling affirms that the U.S. Constitution gives citizenship equally to all babies born in the United States — regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Jun 27, 2025

Groups File Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Over Trump Birthright Citizenship Order

Immigrants rights’ advocates filed a new nationwide class-action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship.

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

May 09, 2025

Rümeysa Öztürk To Be Freed from Detention as Case Proceeds

More than six weeks after the Trump administration arrested and detained her because of an op-ed, a federal court ordered the release of Rümeysa Öztürk.

Issue Areas: Free Speech and Expression, Immigrants' Rights

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