Immigrants' Rights

Regardless of a person’s country of origin, everyone in the United States has constitutional rights. Yet xenophobia and structural inequities mean the rights of immigrants are disproportionately violated.

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Regardless of a person’s country of origin, everyone in the United States has constitutional rights. Yet xenophobia and structural inequities mean the rights of immigrants are disproportionately violated.

Expanding the rights of immigrants is a top strategic priority of the ACLU-NJ, and we advocate on all fronts: litigation, legislation, public outreach, and organizing.

We have driven powerful advocacy to fight immigration detention, to make driver’s licenses accessible for all New Jerseyans, and to end state and local law enforcement’s participation in federal detentions and deportation actions, among other work.

The Latest

Press Release
Press Release

ACLU-NJ Responds to Reports of DHS Violating Judicial Orders in New Jersey

The revelation that the Department of Homeland Security violated dozens of judicial orders in New Jersey is shamefully unsurprising.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Immigration Enforcement & Detention
Press Release
Press Release ACLU of New Jersey

ACLU-NJ Responds to Assembly Committee Passage of Immigrant Protection Bills

It is imperative that we build on the state’s commitment to creating a fair and welcoming community for everyone who calls New Jersey home.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Immigration Enforcement & Detention
Press Release
Press Release ACLU of New Jersey

ACLU-NJ Statement on Gov. Sherrill’s Executive Order Limiting Use of State Property for Federal Immigration Enforcement

New Jersey must do everything in its power to keep families safe and defend democracy, and that includes immediate passage of legislation protecting our residents from ICE.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Immigration Enforcement & Detention
News & Commentary
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Cruelty at Delaney Hall Is Yet More Proof of the Trump Administration’s Horrific Immigration Agenda

Until all Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers across the country are closed, and every family is reunited, we must continue to advocate for the end of immigration detention.
Campaign
Aug 2025

Advancing Immigrants’ Rights

We must build a fair and welcoming state for all people – regardless of immigration status. It’s past time for New Jersey to end its participation in the federal detention and deportation system, as states like Connecticut and California have done. New Jersey must pass the Immigrant Trust Act.
Campaign
Sep 2024

Advancing Immigrants’ Rights

We must build a fair and welcoming state for all people – regardless of immigration status. It’s past time for New Jersey to end its participation in the federal detention and deportation system, as states like Connecticut and California have done. New Jersey must pass the Immigrant Trust Act.
Campaign
Aug 2025

COVID-19: What It Means For Your Rights

We at the ACLU of New Jersey are monitoring to make sure that government actions reflect public health and scientific evidence – not fear. And we’re monitoring to make sure that our rights – and in particular, the rights of the most vulnerable – remain intact.