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The Constitution guarantees basic rights and freedoms to all people in America, not just U.S. citizens. Advocating fair treatment for non-citizens has been an important part of the ACLU’s work since its founding in 1920, when it opposed the summary arrest and deportation of Eastern European immigrants during the Palmer Raids.
Court says government must do more to reunite refugee families

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Termination of Program for "Dreamers" Is an Act of Cruelty

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
“Today, in an act of cruelty, the government and President Trump went back on their word, threw the lives and futures of 800,000 Dreamers and their families into disarray, and injected chaos and uncertainty into thousands of workplaces and communities across America. There is no humane way to end DACA before having a permanent legislative fix in place.
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Federal Judge’s ruling is a win for immigrants and the nonprofit lawyers who help them

Published: 
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Lawyers who provide free legal advice to immigrants can continue to do so now that federal court judge Richard A. Jones has granted Northwest Immigrant Rights Project’s (NWIRP) request for a preliminary injunction against the Department of Justice.
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Court Allows Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s “Extreme Vetting” Program to Proceed as Class-Action

News Release, Published: 
Friday, June 23, 2017
Ruling Hands Trump Administration Another Defeat on Immigration
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Washington’s lawyers to Trump: Keep immigration agents from stalking our courthouses

Published: 
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Washington State Bar Association becomes first statewide bar to speak out against ICE practices
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