Press Releases

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Sep 15, 2022

ACLU statement on states sending migrants to Massachusetts

Carol Rose, executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, released a statement in response to reports that migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard from Florida and Texas.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Jun 30, 2022

ACLU of Massachusetts statement on Supreme Court Biden v. Texas ruling

The Supreme Court today rejected Texas and Missouri’s claims that immigration law requires the Biden administration to continue operating the cruel “Remain in Mexico” policy instituted by the Trump administration.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
May 25, 2022

ACLU of Massachusetts files federal lawsuit seeking humanitarian parole for Afghans

The ACLU of Massachusetts, together with law firm Mintz, today filed a new lawsuit on behalf of Afghans facing danger at the hands of the reinstalled Taliban regime, and New England residents petitioning for their family members to be able to enter the United States through humanitarian parole.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Dec 29, 2021

Federal appeals court rules detained immigrants are entitled to fair hearings

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit confirmed yesterday that the government must bear the burden of proof in immigration bail hearings. The decision affirms a key holding in a landmark class action filed in Boston federal court in 2019 by the ACLU of Massachusetts...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Sep 10, 2021

Statement of ACLU of Massachusetts on Plymouth County plan to terminate 287(g) agreement

Detained immigrants, their families, and communities have fought for over a decade to end the 287(g) program because it entangles state and local agencies with federal immigration enforcement. We are glad to see the Plymouth County contract end.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Aug 25, 2021

ACLU of Massachusetts statement on Supreme Court denial of stay in “Remain in Mexico” case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration must restart the so-called “Migrant Protection Protocols,” which forced tens of thousands of asylum-seekers to dangerous cities along the U.S.-Mexico border during the pendency of their U.S. immigration proceedings. 
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court Cases: Bollat Vasquez et al. v Wolf et al.
Aug 20, 2021

Federal appeals court rules detained immigrants are entitled to fair hearings

For too long, the government has systematically detained people without showing a good reason for doing so. This new decision affirms that the government’s approach to immigration detention is contrary to our fundamental values and the law.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court Cases: Pensamiento v. McDonald, Pereira Brito v. Wilkinson (previously Pereira Brito v. Rosen and Pereira Brito v. Barr)
May 20, 2021

ACLU statement on Biden administration terminating Bristol County ICE agreements

By shuttering detention facilities with a track record of problematic conditions and ending local collaboration with ICE, we can work together toward a fairer and more humane immigration system.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
May 13, 2021

Former Pioneer Valley resident Niberd Abdalla wins immigration case

An immigration judge granted a local man permanent legal status, marking the end of a four-year legal effort to stay in the United States with his wife.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights