Press Releases

Victory! Family Reunites After Judge Orders Release from ICE Custody

The ruling was unequivocal: our client was detained unlawfully.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Omaha Mother Challenges ICE Detention After Bond Order in New Lawsuit

Sabina Carmona-Lorenzo is asking for a judge to order her release on bond, which an immigration court judge granted a month ago.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Woman Taken in Omaha ICE Raid Challenges Ongoing Detention via ACLU Lawsuit

A judge granted Maria Reynosa Jacinto release on bond in mid-July.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ICE Releases ACLU Client, Other Immigrants Remain Detained Despite Being Granted Release on Bond

An Omaha man is back home with his loved ones after enduring weeks in the custody of federal immigration authorities.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

AG Peterson’s DACA lawsuit not representative of Nebraskans

LINCOLN, Neb. – Yesterday Nebraska joined six other states in filing a lawsuit against the federal government to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The following is a statement from ACLU of Nebraska Executive Director Danielle Conrad:
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU of Nebraska Demands Communications Between Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson and Trump Administration on DACA

Open Records Request Filed As Part of Campaign by 10 ACLU Affiliates in States That Sent Trump an Ultimatum to Rescind DACA
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights