Immigrants' Rights
The fundamental constitutional protections of due process and equal protection embodied in our Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to every person, regardless of immigration status.
When the government has the power to deny legal rights and due process to one vulnerable group, everyone’s rights are at risk. Our work is dedicated to expanding and enforcing the civil liberties and civil rights of immigrants and to combating public and private discrimination against them.
Using targeted impact litigation, advocacy, and public outreach, the ACLU protects the rights and liberties of immigrants. For more than 25 years, the ACLU has been at the forefront of almost every major legal struggle on behalf of immigrants’ rights, focusing on challenging laws that deny immigrants access to the courts, impose indefinite and mandatory detention, and discriminate on the basis of nationality. In addition, we have challenged constitutional abuses that arise from immigration enforcement at the federal, state, and local levels, including anti-immigrant “show me your papers” laws at the state level and unconstitutional enforcement tactics by the federal government and local agencies.
The Latest
Help Wanted: Oklahoma’s Immigration Crisis and the Urgent Need For Habeas Counsel
Oklahoma has a growing immigration enforcement crisis.
287(g) in Oklahoma: How Local Police Become Immigration Enforcers
The 287(g) program was created by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996. Participation in the program is completely voluntary, meaning local officials choose whether they wish to enter into a cooperative agreement with ICE.
U.S. District Court Temporarily Blocks Oklahoma’s Unconstitutional Immigration Law
This week, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Oklahoma’s HB 4156.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Oklahoma’s Anti-Immigrant HB 4156
A federal court has temporarily blocked Oklahoma’s HB 4156, a harmful and far-reaching law that would have devastating consequences for Oklahoma’s immigrant communities and create a state system to regulate immigration that bypasses and conflicts with federal law.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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