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Court Rules NY Law Enforcement Cannot Detain Immigrants for ICE

NEW YORK -- A state appeals court in Brooklyn ruled today definitively, and for the first time, that it is illegal under state law for local law enforcement agencies in New York to make immigration arrests at the request of federal immigration officials.

November 14, 2018

NYCLU Calls on New State Legislature to Pass Civil Rights Reforms

NEW YORK ‒ The New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement from Executive Director Donna Lieberman after the votes were counted on Election Day:

November 7, 2018

NYCLU, ACLU Challenge New York’s Voter Registration Deadline

Arbitrary 25-day Registration Cutoff Disenfranchises Tens of Thousands

November 6, 2018

Lawsuit: Trump Administration Using Fingerprint Checks to Delay Release of Immigrant Children

NEW YORK – The length of time immigrant children are detained in government custody is growing dramatically due to new requirements for fingerprinting and an enormous resulting backlog, according to a national class action lawsuit filed today by the New York Civil Liberties Union, American Civi

November 6, 2018

Court Orders 14-Year-Old Honduran Girl Reunited with her Mother After Months of Delay

NYCLU lawsuit charges Trump Administration Using New Fingerprint and Screening Requirements to Delay Family Reunifications

October 6, 2018

NYCLU Releases New Guide to Adolescent Health Care Rights

NEW YORK ‒ The New York Civil Liberties Union today released Teenagers, Health Care, and the Law, an updated guide to teenagers’ rights to medical consent and confidentiality under New York State and federal law.

October 4, 2018

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