Quotes & Media Coverage
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Iran International: Iran bars jailed activist’s wife visits over hijab refusal, inmates say
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and partners have filed a petition and urgent action request with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding the unlawful and life-threatening detention of Iranian human rights activist Reza Khandan
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Univision: He is protected from deportation, is 18 years old, and has committed no crimes, but ICE has been holding him for 2 months
Carlos Guerra Leon is an 18-year-old recent high school graduate from Spring Valley, New York. He has a pathway to citizenship and no criminal history.
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KLFY News: Ukrainian woman freed from Louisiana ICE facility; legal battle continues
A longtime Brooklyn resident, 50-year-old Larysa Kostak, was recently released from ICE custody following a lawsuit by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and partners – but her freedom remains uncertain.
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Louisiana Illuminator: ACLU sues to free Angola ICE detainee who’s already served sentence, has deportation protection
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a man illegally held in ICE detention in Louisiana’s notorious Angola prison, despite having court-ordered protection from deportation and having already served his full criminal sentence for past convictions.
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Time100 Next 2025: Efren Olivares
Writing in TIME Magazine, our president Kerry Kennedy honors Efrén Olivares, VP of Litigation and Legal Strategy at the National Immigration Law Center and one of our partners in the fight for immigrant justice.
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Newsweek: ICE Warden Put Transgender Detainees into Forced Labor Program: Complaint
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, alongside the ACLU of Louisiana and the National Immigration Project, recently filed multiple complaints exposing systemic abuse against immigrants at a South Louisiana ICE Processing Center.
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CNN: Kerry Kennedy on Erin Burnett OutFront
Our president Kerry Kennedy recently spoke with CNN anchor Erin Burnett about comedian Stephen Colbert’s selection as a 2025 Ripple of Hope award laureate.
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USA Today: Stephen Colbert joins former presidents in receiving major honor after CBS cancellation
Stephen Colbert will receive the 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award for using humor to challenge injustice and promote human rights.
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TheWrap: Stephen Colbert to Receive Ripple of Hope Award from RFK Human Rights Center
Stephen Colbert will be honored with the Robert K. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award this December.
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WIRED: DHS Has Been Collecting US Citizens’ DNA for Years
Newly uncovered government data reveals that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been quietly collecting DNA samples from nearly 2,000 U.S. citizens, including minors, and funneling them into the FBI’s criminal DNA database, CODIS
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News 15 (KADN): Civil rights groups blame private contractor after sexual abuse accusations at Basile ICE facility
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights recently filed a federal civil rights complaint alleging sexual abuse at an ICE detention center in Basile, Louisiana.
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The Buffalo News: Human rights groups sue Trump administration over arrest of Cuban citizen in Buffalo
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and our partners have filed a lawsuit on behalf of J.M.A., a Cuban asylum seeker wrongfully detained in a New York ICE facility.
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