We’ve filed more than 40 lawsuits against ICE to free people from detention during the pandemic.
More than 800 people have been released as a result.
We spoke in-depth to 19 of those people. Here’s what we learned.
We won’t mince words: ICE failed to protect people in detention and lied in several of our lawsuits — including in sworn declarations to the court.
ICE’s mismanagement led to widespread COVID-19 outbreaks in the communities surrounding detention facilities.
Estimates suggest that ICE contributed to as many as 5.5% of all US cases.
ICE deported thousands of people from detention without first testing them for COVID-19.
The agency didn’t just have an active role in the spread of COVID at home: At least 11 countries confirmed that people deported had arrived with COVID-19. aclu.org/press-releases…
Now take action.
Demand DHS Secretary Mayorkas shut down ICE facilities and commit to letting the people released during the pandemic remain free. action.aclu.org/send-message/s…
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BREAKING: We're calling on the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate police killings of Black people and violent law enforcement responses to protests in the United States.
Police violence is not unique to the United States.
But the disproportionate killing of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people at the hands of law enforcement is.
We're joined by over 270 organizations representing more than 40 countries, as well as 171 families of victims of police violence, including the family of George Floyd.
Today Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott introduced a resolution that will provide a model to other municipalities on the best way to re-examine the meaning of public safety and to invest in alternative public safety mechanisms and structures.
BREAKING: The FDA agreed to conduct a review of its restrictions on mifepristone, a medication used for early abortion and miscarriage care.
After four years of litigation, this is long overdue, but a major move forward.
Mifepristone is safe, effective, and has been FDA-approved for over 20 years.
Yet it remains subject to medically unnecessary restrictions that obstruct access and deepen health inequities for people of color, people with low incomes, and those in rural communities.
Years of advocacy from medical experts, providers, patients, and advocates got us here.
But institutional racism has long kept communities of color from accessing fair housing.
The Fair Housing Act's 2015 "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" provision established community centered processes to locate causes of segregation and establish actionable ways to root them out.
But during Trump's presidency, it came under attack.
Reinstating this provision would require jurisdictions to:
✔️ promote integration
✔️ address disparities in access to community resources
✔️ root out discrimination and systemic racism in housing