Immigration
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POLITICO: Trump admin acknowledges another ‘inadvertent’ deportation despite court order
A federal judge found that transgender woman Britania Uriostegui Rios would face significant risk of persecution or torture if she was deported to Mexico.
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CNN: Trump administration ‘inadvertently’ deported transgender woman to Mexico despite judge’s concern she may face torture there
The Trump administration now admits it “inadvertently” deported transgender woman Britania Uriostegui Rios to Mexico despite a court order barring her return.
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Uriostegui Rios v. Trump: Freeing torture survivors from indefinite detention
This case asks whether the federal government can continue to detain someone who was granted deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture when there is no substantial likelihood it will be able to remove her to a third country in the foreseeable future.
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share ‘You Have Arrived in Hell’: Human Rights Organizations Document Abuses in El Salvador Prison A report by Human Rights Watch and Central American rights group Cristosal alleges that dozens of Venezuelans deported from the United States to a Salvadoran prison earlier this year were subjected to torture and other serious abuses including sexual violence. The
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G.T. v. McShane: Fighting ICE surveillance
After lawsuit, government removes GPS ankle monitor of person released from detention by an immigration judge’s order of release on bond alone.
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N.N. v. McShane: Fighting ICE surveillance
Federal court rules ICE use of GPS surveillance is unconstitutional when an immigration judge ordered release from detention on bond alone.
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Private Prison Operator CoreCivic Saw 55% Increase in Immigration Detainee Contracts CoreCivic has seen a substantial increase in revenue over the past six months, driven by a steady rise in new federal government contracts signed as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policies. The Brentwood, Tennessee-based private prison operator announced its quarterly earnings Wednesday,
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Reuters: US snubs UN meeting on its human rights record
Speaking with Reuters, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights senior staff attorney Sarah Decker denounces the United States’ unprecedented refusal to participate in a formal UN review process.
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The Intercept: New York’s Largest ICE Prison Dogged by Allegations of Shoddy Medical Care
This new investigation into the Buffalo Federal Detention Center exposes deeply troubling human rights violations.
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Verite News: Can this Louisiana case be a thorn in Trump’s immigration detention plans?
Our client Carlos Ventura Martinez has returned home after more than four months in ICE detention in Louisiana.
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Daley v. Ceja: Preserving accountability for arbitrary immigration detention
Tenth Circuit holds that people who successfully challenge arbitrary immigration detention are eligible for attorney’s fees.
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18-year-old New Yorker with special immigration status freed from Louisiana ICE facility after ICE defies court order
Tags Share November 3, 2025 – The National Immigration Project, ACLU of Louisiana, and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced the release of 18-year-old Carlos Guerra Leon after his unlawful, months-long detention in a Louisiana ICE facility. Guerra Leon was released on October 31 after a federal judge from the United States District Court
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