Press Releases

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Rights of Detained Noncitizens to Bond Hearings

The First Circuit is the seventh appellate court to reject Trump administration's novel application of immigration detention statutes.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Legal Groups That Secured Supreme Court Birthright Victory Move to Protect Babies From Trump’s Latest Attacks on Citizenship

The Supreme Court decisively ruled to protect birthright citizenship, but the president has signed another order attempting to undermine the 14th Amendment.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU of Maine Files New Claims Against Federal Agents as ICE Out of Maine Laws Take Effect

As new laws take effect to protect Maine from ICE moving forward, the ACLU of Maine is also seeking accountability under the Federal Tort Claims Act for past civil rights violations at the hands of rogue federal agents.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ICE Out of Maine Laws Take Effect in One Week, Limiting State Involvement in Immigration Operations

Join a press briefing on Tuesday, July 28, at 10:30 a.m., with the ACLU of Maine, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Maine Equal Justice, and Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Statement on Fatal ICE Shooting in Biddeford

A person was killed in an interaction with ICE agents in Biddeford on Monday morning.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU, Advocates Win Birthright Citizenship Case at Supreme Court

The court ruled President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship violated the 14th Amendment and federal law.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Portland Council Limits Local Involvement in Federal Immigration Enforcement

The ordinance offers stronger protections than LD 1971. Portland joins Rockland and Lewiston as Waterville and Bangor consider similar measures.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Appeals Court to Hear Arguments on Trump Policy Denying Bond Hearings to ICE Detainees

First Circuit to review ruling that Trump-era policy of mandatory detention and systematic denial of bond hearings violates federal law
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU of Maine, Other Advocates Sue Federal Officers for Violent Abduction of Lawful Immigrant During January ICE Crackdown

The case could re-establish the ability to hold federal agents accountable under state law. Advocates are representing an engineer who was violently abducted in downtown Portland.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights