Press Releases - Page 3 of 14 - ACLU of New Jersey

Apr 01, 2025

In Big Win, Court Rules Mahmoud Khalil’s Lawsuit Should Move Forward in New Jersey

This important decision comes after ICE sent Mr. Khalil to a detention facility in Louisiana, almost 1,500 miles away from his family.

Issue Areas: Free Speech & Expression, Immigrants' Rights

Mar 25, 2025

ACLU-NJ Joins Mahmoud Khalil’s Legal Team Following Case Transfer to District of New Jersey

The ACLU of New Jersey today announced it will join the legal representation team of Mahmoud Khalil following the transfer of his case to the District of New Jersey.

Issue Areas: Free Speech & Expression, Immigrants' Rights

Mar 12, 2025

ACLU-NJ and Partners Send Letter to All NJ School Districts Detailing Legal Rights of Immigrant Students

Public school administrators have the duty to educate all students, and the power and responsibility under the U.S. Constitution and state law to protect the rights of their students. New Jersey schools have an obligation to ensure that all students feel welcome, regardless of immigration status.

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Students' & Youth Rights

Jan 22, 2025

ACLU-NJ Statement on Passage of Laken Riley Act

The Laken Riley Act will separate people from their families and communities while enriching the private prison industry and laying the groundwork for President Trump’s extreme mass deportation agenda.

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Criminal Legal System

Jan 21, 2025

ACLU-NJ Statement on NJ Attorney General Filing Suit Defending Birthright Citizenship

New Jersey will not be intimidated by authoritarianism. Instead, our state will lead by example in defending civil rights and liberties for all who call it home.

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Jan 14, 2025

ACLU-NJ Responds to Gov. Murphy’s 2025 State of the State Address

New Jersey has a powerful history of crafting ambitious public policy to build a better future. We will continue to work with Gov. Murphy and lawmakers at every opportunity to do exactly that.

Issue Areas: Racial & Economic Justice, Immigrants' Rights, Decarceration, Abortion Access

Jan 14, 2025

100 Organizations Call for Immigrant Protections as Governor Issues Penultimate State of State Address

With less than a week until President Trump’s inauguration, immigration advocates issue letter calling for permanent protections and legal services defense

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Dec 11, 2024

ACLU Tells Governors, State Attorneys General, Legislators, and Mayors: Build a Firewall for Freedom to Protect Our Rights During the Second Trump Administration

The American Civil Liberties Union and dozens of state affiliates around the country are asking state and local officials to build firewalls for freedom that would protect fundamental rights from likely attacks during the second Trump administration.

Issue Areas: Democracy & Civic Engagement, Immigrants' Rights, Immigration Enforcement & Detention, Abortion Access, Gender, Sexuality & Reproductive Freedom, LGBTQ+ Rights

Nov 22, 2024

ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals New Information Regarding ICE’s Plans to Expand Immigration Detention in New Jersey

New information revealed as immigrants’ rights advocates prepare for potential mass deportation and detention program under the incoming Trump administration

Issue Areas: Immigration Enforcement & Detention, Immigrants' Rights, Prisons & Jails

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