ACLU Supporter, we're suing ICE. Again.

The Trump administration is ramping up its anti-immigrant policies. And since President Trump's budget bill was passed, giving an unprecedented $170 billion to immigration enforcement, these policies have only gotten more cruel and inhumane.

As ICE agents tear families apart, wreak havoc on our communities, and hold thousands in detention centers – often without respect for due process or basic human dignity – we're fighting back in court. We just filed two new cases against these unlawful attacks on immigrants. Here's the latest:

• We're fighting back against an illegal attempt to keep thousands of people in ICE detention indefinitely.
  
  The new policy would jail thousands of immigrants indefinitely while their cases are considered – a process that could take years – with no opportunity to seek release on bond. Indefinite detention is cruel and unconstitutional. So we filed a class action lawsuit along with the ACLU of Southern California and partners against the Trump administration, arguing that this new policy disregards decades of immigration law and the basic constitutional right to due process.
• We're suing ICE for their policy of arresting people when they show up to the courthouse and preventing them from pursuing their immigration cases.
  
  This policy does nothing but create fear and punish people for going to their court hearings. Ambushing people for complying with their legal obligations doesn't help our communities – it forces people to choose between their safety and their right to due process. We're joining NYCLU and partners in demanding an end to these unlawful arrests to ensure that every person can have a fair day in court.

Both of these policies are blatant attempts to intimidate and punish immigrants – trying to hit deportation quotas and sow cruelty at any cost. These policies are illegal and must be struck down. With your support, we're going to court to prove just that.

Together,

Michael Tan
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Deputy Director, ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project