Press Releases

The ACLU of New Jersey has media staff to handle inquiries from journalists on issues affecting civil liberties and constitutional freedoms. To schedule an interview with one of our experts, members of the press can send an email to press@aclu-nj.org. Please include your name, your outlet, your contact information, details about your story, and deadline.

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
Sep 26, 2024

Immigrant Rights Advocates Applaud the Introduction of the Immigrant Trust Act

ACLU-NJ, The New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, and partners celebrate the introduction of the Immigrant Trust Act in the New Jersey Legislature.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Immigration Enforcement & Detention
Aug 07, 2024

On Behalf of Farmworker Advocates, ACLU-NJ, ACLU, and Seton Hall Center for Social Justice File Complaint Seeking to End Wage and Overtime Discrimination

The ACLU of New Jersey, the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, and the Seton Hall Law School Center for Social Justice today filed a complaint on behalf of CATA – a grassroots organization advocating to improve the working and living conditions of farmworkers.
Issue Areas: Discrimination, Racial & Economic Justice, Immigrants' Rights