U.S. Litigation
Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment
RFK Human Rights and partners are seeking accountability for torture and other cruel and degrading treatment—such as solitary confinement—the U.S. government inflicts on individuals held in immigration detention.
June 10, 2025
Litigation
Hundreds Forcibly Disappeared to El Salvadoran Mega-Prison
June 5, 2025
Litigation
RFK Human Rights v. Department of State: Ending the U.S. backroom deal to disappear people to a Salvadoran prison
May 27, 2025
Litigation
RFK Human Rights v. Department of Homeland Security: Exposing coercion of unaccompanied children
May 14, 2025
Litigation
Monroe v. United States: Dismantling barriers to accountability for police brutality
April 30, 2025
Litigation
Fulton v. Noem: Ensuring access to medical care upon release from ICE detention
April 24, 2025
Litigation
RFK Human Rights v. Department of Homeland Security: Ensuring oversight of immigration enforcement
October 22, 2024
Litigation
Nersisian v Harper: Fighting disability discrimination in immigration detention
April 5, 2024
Litigation
Manuel Esteban Paez Teran v. United States: Justice for murder of environmental activist
August 9, 2023
Litigation
Mike Brown v. United States: Seeking justice for lethal police violence
August 7, 2023
Litigation
Justice for Migrant Families v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Exposing abuse at the Buffalo Federal Processing Center
August 2, 2023
Litigation
K.N.N. et al v. United States of America: Stopping Torture on Deportation Flights
August 1, 2023
Litigation
J.K.A. v. United States of America: Stopping retaliation for protesting detention center abuses
July 11, 2023
Litigation
Cenesca v. Feeley: Fighting prolonged solitary confinement in immigration detention
September 1, 2022
Litigation
Haitian Bridge Alliance v. DHS: Exposing anti-Black discrimination at the border
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