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Longtime NY Resident Released from Louisiana ICE Facility, but Freedom Remains Uncertain

Larysa Kostak's Case Highlights Administration's Lawless Immigration Enforcement and Threatens Rights of Thousands

Attorneys File Habeas Petition Challenging Unconstitutional Indefinite Detention at Angola's "Camp 57"

Legal challenge argues immigrant detention at notorious prison violates Double Jeopardy Clause and due process protections

ACLU of Louisiana Condemns Plan to House Immigrants at Notorious Angola Prison

Administration's Use of Maximum-Security Criminal Facility for Civil Immigration Detention Violates Constitutional Rights

Human Rights Groups Publish New Guide on Legal Resources for Detained Immigrants

WASHINGTON, D.C.—On March 24, the Acacia Center for Justice (Acacia), Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR), and ACLU of Louisiana (ACLU-LA) published a new guide that trains attorneys, advocates, and grassroots organizations how to provide legal services in immigration detention.

Arguments Wrap in Case Defending Black Representation in Louisiana’s Congressional Map

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, voting rights advocates argued before the Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais that a congressional map that was in place during the 2024 election cycle should remain because it satisfies both the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendmen

ACLU of Louisiana Condemns Retaliation Against Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis

NEW ORLEANS—The ACLU of Louisiana strongly condemns the Public Service Commissions (PSC) decision to schedule a vote on whether Commissioner Davante Lewis can continue in his duly elected leadership role.

Fairness Hearing Set with Department of Homeland Security Regarding Settlement Agreement Over Denying Parole for Asylum Seekers

NEW ORLEANS – Together with the Southern Poverty Law Center, the ACLU of Louisiana is preparing for a fairness hearing regarding the settlement agreement in its Heredia Mons class action lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).