First immigrant in ICE custody tests positive for coronavirus
Former ICE acting director John Sandweg told CBS News the coronavirus could "spread like wildfire" in agency facilities.
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Activists push for the release of vulnerable inmates from prisons
The close proximity of inmates, coupled with inadequate treatment, can cause diseases to spread quickly inside prisons.
Lawsuit demands ICE release immigrants at risk for coronavirus
Advocates say the detainees, who have health conditions ranging from heart disease to epilepsy, are at risk of getting severely ill or dying.
ACLU files suit to block "sanctuary cities" from outlawing abortion
In its filing, the ACLU claims the ordinances violate the constitution and mislead residents "as to whether individuals can in fact exercise their right to access abortion. "
Migrant family reunited after 3-year separation offers hope for others
A migrant family from Guatemala reunited last month, and advocates hope to find hundreds more parents who were deported to Central America without their children.
3 students sue to stop trans athletes in girls' sports
"For the next generation, I run for you!" a transgender athlete at the center of the lawsuit said.
ACLU sues to block U.S. from sending asylum-seekers to Guatemala
Under a deal with Guatemala, the U.S. has sent dozens of migrants to the Central American country, asking them to seek asylum there.
Court refuses to set new guidelines for separating migrant families
Although the ruling did not further curtail the government's power to separate migrant families, it did require U.S. officials to conduct DNA tests before separating children from parents when there are questions about parentage.
Fighting for overdue protections for pregnant workers
Despite the law, many employers still deny accommodations to pregnant workers, forcing thousands of women out of their jobs, or making them face serious choices affecting careers and family
U.S. starts collecting DNA from some migrants, including teens
Advocates have decried the practice as intrusive, saying it could enable the Trump administration to create a massive database to surveil immigrants.
New figures: 1,134 families separated since end of "zero tolerance"
Since June 2018, the administration has separated 1,134 migrant families. Advocates and the government disagree over whether they were justified.
Christine Blasey Ford: I was prepared for "being dismissed" for coming forward
Ford also asked the audience to believe Ambassador Marie Yavanovitch who testified during an impeachment inquiry hearing last week
Marine vet wrongfully held by ICE will get $190,000
Grand Rapids will pay settlement to a Latino American war veteran who was wrongfully detained by federal immigration officials
Hundreds more migrant children under 5 were separated by U.S.
New disclosures reveal that the administration separated at least 314 of these "tender age" children, who pediatricians say are particularly vulnerable to separation-induced psychological trauma
1,500 more families were separated under Trump than previously known
"Those are 1,600 hundred families we'll now have to find and search all over the world for," Lee Gelernt, an ACLU attorney, told CBS News
Teen says rape-awareness note was criticism of school's culture
A teen from Maine was suspended after posting a note that read: "There's a rapist in our school and you know who it is"
Student suspended after rape-awareness note called bullying
A Maine sophomore posted the note in a bathroom reading, "There's a rapist in our school and you know who it is"
ACLU seeks damages for migrant families separated by U.S.
One of the plaintiffs is a 15-year-old migrant girl from El Salvador who contemplated suicide after being forcibly separated from her mother by U.S. officials
Judge temporarily blocks laws that stop demonstrations against pipeline
A lawsuit spearheaded by the American Civil Liberties Union against Gov. Kristi Noem alleges that the legislation chills protected speech
ACLU pushes House to oppose bill criminalizing domestic terrorism
The ACLU said the bill would unnecessarily expand authorities used by the Trump administration to target and discriminate against the very communities Congress hopes to protect
ACLU files lawsuit over fast-track deportation policies
The lawsuit called the extension of the policy allowing immigration officers to deport migrants without requiring them to appear before judges as "dramatic" and "illegal"
900 migrant kids separated from parents despite court order, ACLU says
According to the ACLU, the Trump administration has accused mothers who were victims of gang violence of being gang members themselves
Planned Parenthood and ACLU sue Missouri over 8-week abortion ban
Every one of the so-called "heartbeat" bans passed in various states is now in the hands of the courts
ACLU files lawsuit against Trump administration asylum rules
Under new rules, migrants who pass through another country on their way to the U.S. will be ineligible for asylum
Judge blocks Ohio "fetal heartbeat" abortion law
The ruling halts enforcement of the so-called heartbeat bill law that opponents argued would effectively ban the procedure
Federal actions around voting system expand weeks ahead of midterms
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