Press Releases

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Dec 19, 2025

Federal Court Declares Trump Administration's Denial of Bond Hearings to New England ICE Detainees is Unlawful

Mass. District Court ruling reflects nationwide judicial consensus that new Trump administration policy violates the law
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court Cases: Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz et al.
Dec 15, 2025

Fitchburg resident sues ICE agent for unlawful use of excessive force during vehicle stop and arrest

Lawsuit alleges ICE agent used a prohibited carotid restraint on Carlos Zapata Rivera until he lost consciousness and suffered involuntary, seizure-like movements.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court Cases: Zapata Rivera v. Jackson
Dec 5, 2025

Supreme Court to Hear High-Stakes Birthright Citizenship Challenge

Courts have uniformly rejected President Trump’s attempts to strip away a core constitutional protection and blocked his birthright citizenship executive order.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Nov 25, 2025

MIRA Coalition, ACLU of Massachusetts Lead 17 Groups Filing Brief Supporting Boston Trust Act

Amicus brief documents the first-hand experiences of Bostonians who feel safer because of the Trust Act
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
Nov 3, 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
Nov 3, 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
Court Cases: Öztürk v. Trump
Nov 3, 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
Court Cases: Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz et al.
Sep 5, 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
Court Cases: Doe v. Moniz