Press Releases

ACLU-NH Statement on Latest Developments in ICE’s Human Warehouse Project in Merrimack

ACLU-NH files public records request to Governor’s Office
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU-NH unveils state documents confirming ICE’s detailed site plans for a Merrimack detention facility

Right-to-know request reveals New Hampshire state agency consulted on ICE’s plans in Merrimack
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU-NH files FOIA lawsuit seeking NH 287(g) training documents from ICE

13 NH police departments, including the State Police, are conducting or will conduct immigration enforcement for ICE, but their training is unknown to Granite Staters
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Supreme Court to Hear High-Stakes Birthright Citizenship Challenge  

Immigrants’ rights advocates will argue critical case before the Supreme Court later this term
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Federal Court Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order, Certifies Nationwide Class Protecting All Impacted Babies

The federal court in NH agreed once again that President Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Groups File Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Over Trump Birthright Citizenship Order

New lawsuit comes in response to today’s Supreme Court ruling
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

NH federal court grants preliminary injunction to restore legal status of university student in New Hampshire  

Court Victory: A federal judge in Concord granted a preliminary injunction restoring our client's F-1 legal status and allowing him to continue his studies. 
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU-NH Statement on Announcement of SEVIS Record Reactivations

Many questions remain, including the criteria that will be used for these reactivations and whether this will apply to students who did not file lawsuits.  
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU files class action lawsuit challenging terminated student status of students in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico

No administration should be allowed to circumvent the law to unilaterally strip students of status, disrupt their studies, and put them at risk of deportation.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights