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Immigrants' Rights

The Constitution guarantees the fundamental rights and civil liberties of every person in this country and was designed to protect the most vulnerable members of our society. Yet, throughout history, immigrants have been the targets of discrimination, government abuse and divisive and inhumane immigration policies. Upholding the rights of the politically disenfranchised is important to us all. When the government has the power to deny legal rights and due process to one group of people, it puts all our rights in danger.
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Due Process
Restorefairness.Org Calls For Restoration Of Due Process And Fairness In U.S. Immigration and Detention
The site and video, produced by Breakthrough, the ACLU and coalition partners, offers powerful stories and ways to get involved.
> Video: Bring Back Due Process to the Immigration System

Detention / Due Process
Locking Up Lawful Immigrants Indefinitely
The government is spending millions of dollars locking up people whose detentions serve no purpose. In addition to being cruel and unnecessary, prolonged immigration detention denies immigrants the most basic form of due process.
> More: No End in Sight: Immigrants Locked Up for Years Without Hearings
> YouTube: Warren Joseph talks about missing three years of his children's birthdays

Local & State Measures
DHS Continues State And Local Immigration Enforcement Program Without Meaningful Changes
The 287(g) program has led to serious civil rights abuses and public safety concerns, and according to an analysis by the ACLU, the changes in the new MOA do nothing to solve these problems.

Detention
After Being Detained Five Years Without Bond Hearing, Immigrant To Get Day In Court
Court affirms that no one should be locked up for prolonged periods of time without even a hearing to determine whether such detention is warranted.

Due Process
State Department Agrees To Fair Issuance Of Passports To Mexican Americans
Citizens may not be denied a passport ont he basis of race, ancestry or because they happened to be born at home with a midwife.
> More: ACLU Sues State Department for Passport Requirement Discrimination

MULTIMEDIA

"The Least of These" Documents ACLU Lawsuit
A documentary film, The Least of These, about the Hutto detention center, recently premiered at the 2009 South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. The film chronicles the ACLU's successful legal challenge to the prisonlike conditions at a Texas detention center where immigrant children and their families were held.
> Watch the video in its entirety online, for free on SnagFilms!

"The Visitor" Confronts U.S. Immigration Policy
Director Tom McCarthy talks about his movie, "The Visitor," which has brought humanity and heightened awareness to the “hot button” issue of U.S. immigration policy.
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