Tags Share “ICE’s new mail policy is a flagrant violation of confidentiality and privacy.” On March 10, RFK Human Rights sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility over the facility’s failure to protect the confidentiality of legal mail. Speaking with Rochester Public Radio, attorney Sarah Decker comments on…
Tags Share Following his arrest earlier this month, student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil remains detained in a notorious Louisiana ICE facility. Speaking with Verite News, attorney Anthony Enriquez calls out Louisiana’s rural, isolated ICE jails and the government’s practice of “forum shopping” immigration cases – arresting someone in a jurisdiction where the case law is…
Tags Share Palestinian activist and legal permanent resident Mahmoud Khalil remains detained at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center after being apprehended by federal immigration authorities at a university residence. His arrest followed his participation in a 2024 Gaza solidarity encampment at Columbia University. As activists fight to halt his deportation, Khalil’s fate now lies…
Tags Share A Louisiana ICE detention facility made national news this week after Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and taken there by federal immigration officials. Khalil, who led pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus, was detained by ICE agents in New York and transferred to Louisiana despite holding a green card. According to the New…
Tags Share Fortune highlights RFKHR’s recent appointment of two new board members, communications expert Lisa Osborne Ross and TPG NEXT partner Pamela Pavkov. Read more in Fortune’s Most Powerful Women newsletter. Read the full article here.
Tags Share The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian activist, and his swift transfer to a Louisiana detention facility, prompted New Orleans students and demonstrators to rally Tuesday outside U.S. Rep. Troy Carter’s office. Joining nationwide protests, they opposed the detention of Khalil, a U.S. green card holder. Anthony Enriquez,…
Tags Share On Tuesday, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Access Now, ARTICLE 19, Human Rights Watch, PEN International, and Tech Global Institute stated that Bangladesh is experiencing significant systemic and structural changes, including reforms to cybersecurity and data protection laws. The groups stated,”Acknowledging the interim government of Bangladesh’s timely and necessary efforts to reform digital…
Tags Share The Daily News has reported that three civil rights organizations—including Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights—have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over mail privacy at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility. The suit, announced Monday, targets the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and the detention…
Tags Share Democrats are criticizing the Trump administration for collaborating with Columbia University to arrest pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-born U.S. permanent resident and recent graduate. Following his arrest, Khalil was transferred to the La Salle Detention Facility in Jena, Louisiana, which was condemned by RFK Human Rights in a 2024 report that found…
Tags Share A lawsuit filed on March 10th alleges that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers at the Batavia detention center routinely open, read, and copy detainees’ legal mail, violating their First Amendment rights. Filed by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights in coordination with fellow human rights groups, the suit argues that these practices undermine…
Tags Share Writing in The Chicago Tribune, our Program Director of Human Rights Education Karen Robinson denounces President Trump’s plans to expand ICE raids on school grounds. She highlights the consequences of this policy for students and calls for a return to our foundational principles – universal education in a safe environment. Read the full…
Tags Share The Trump administration plans to revive a World War II-era law requiring immigrants aged 14 and older, who entered the U.S. without a visa, to register with the federal government within 30 days of arrival, including submitting fingerprints. Noncitizens over 14, or parents of noncitizens under 14, who “willfully” fail to register could…
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