U.S. Advocacy and Litigation
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Gothamist: US judge releases Bronx man detained by ICE, citing due process violations
A federal judge, citing due process concerns, ordered the release of a Bronx man who was taken into custody during his annual U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement check-in.
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Law & Crime – ‘Downright frightening’: Judge scorches Trump administration for saying that detainees can’t argue due process violations if they would have been detained anyway
The Trump Administration’s green light to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to detain and hold a man from West Africa who has lived in the United States for more than three decades violated the man’s due process rights and ICE’s own regulations, according to a federal judge who also called the move “downright frightening.”
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Groups Ask Judge to Immediately Restore Civil Rights and Ombudsman Offices at Department of Homeland Security
Tags Share WASHINGTON, D.C. — Human rights and immigration advocate groups late yesterday asked a judge to issue a preliminary injunction to resume operations of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Office, and Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, asking the court…
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Ceesay v. Kurzdorfer: Defending Due Process at ICE Check-ins
This case challenges the government’s practice of arbitrarily arresting people without notice at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) check-ins after years of reporting without incident under an order of supervision.
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Transparency International Bangladesh
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) is the accredited national chapter of Transparency International, a global anti-corruption organisation.
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Fulton v. Noem: Ensuring access to medical care upon release from ICE detention
This case challenges the government’s refusal to provide discharge planning to a man scheduled for release from immigration detention who is almost certain to die unless provided dialysis.
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US used lethal force to suppress climate change activism: report to UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
Receiving Body United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Report Type Submission for the report of the Special Rapporteur, to be presented to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly Tags Partners
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The Juror Project
We aim to change the makeup of juries to better represent the American population and the communities most commonly accused. We pursue this through community and public education about jury eligibility and the jury selection process and the power jurors hold in America’s high stakes criminal justice system.
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Acacia Center for Justice
The Acacia Center for Justice is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that supports and partners with a national network of human rights defenders who provide legal defense to immigrants at risk of detention or deportation.
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Human Rights Groups Urge United Nations Racial Justice Body to Address Legal Barriers for Victims of Police Violence
Tags Share Washington, D.C., April 28, 2025 – Last week, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Louisiana, and the Juror Project submitted a report to a United Nations experts body highlighting legal barriers for victims of police violence who seek civil remedies. The report was submitted ahead…
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Public Citizen
Public Citizen is a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization that champions the public interest in the halls of power. We defend democracy, resist corporate power, and fight to ensure that government works for the people – not big corporations. Founded in 1971, we now have 500,000 members and supporters throughout the country.
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Urban Justice Center
Urban Justice Center is composed of many longstanding Anchor Projects, who serve tens of thousands of people a year, on critical issues ranging from homelessness, to discrimination, to seeking asylum, to escaping intimate partner violence. Each Project is led by experts in the field, who devise their own strategy for making change, often combining free…
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