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Our immigrant & refugee neighbors have rights that deserve respect & that protect them from imprisonment
Habeas petitions are freeing people every day & our team wants to empower attorneys who want to fight.
See here for our most recent legal training on Habeas petitions in the immigration context
The carceral carousel under Trump 2.0 compounded expansions of ICE prisons.
There is no such thing as humane detention. No infant should be born as an immigrant prisoner inside an ICE cell.
Children & their families belong in communities, not cages.
Stay tuned for news on our fight to free them.
Watch the latest coverage from ABC 7’s Anabel Muñoz about the Trump administration’s campaign against immigrant crime survivors. Yessenia, from our ICWC v Noem case, shares the human toll of ICE’s terror tactics, while CHRCL’s Sarah Kahn highlights policy impacts and the urgency of our legal battle.
Big win for Minnesota refugees represented by @chrclla.bsky.social & @irap.bsky.social & cocounsel.
ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank testified that ICE trains officers to ignore constitutional rights. The Trump administration wants to push the lie that your rights are up for debate; that they’re optional.
Together, let’s stand up and stop the Trump admin’s lie. Join us in our fight.
NEW: We obtained 911 audio from the Texas detention center housing hundreds of immigrant kids and their parents.
Since mid-September, EMS crews have been dispatched to Dilley at least 11 times to treat children in medical distress.
Burning fevers. Low oxygen. Seizures. A broken leg.
My report:
“They told me it was voluntary departure, but that I didn’t have another option,” Jaime told Borderless in Spanish.”
“When they’re in these detention centers, they’re often coerced,” said Kimberly Weiss, Jaime’s attorney. “They’re pushed. They’re intimidated.”
Alarm is growing over the Supreme Court’s use of the shadow docket—especially in immigration cases, where emergency orders have accelerated harsh enforcement and inflicted serious harm on immigrant communities.
Join CHRCL for a free CLE with @stevevladeck.bsky.social, author of The Shadow Docket.
Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social We demand accountability for this illegal operation: agents who harmed people and left detainees stranded without a way home after unlawful arrests; and for Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Greg Bovino, and every official who believed they were above the law.
Sen. Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov It’s a cruel irony that refugees fleeing prosecution, lawfully admitted, followed all the rules… that these people are being persecuted here in the US because they are Black, Brown or Asian. And this is hurting the safety & security of everybody in this country.
Michele Garnett McKenzie @advhumanrights.bsky.social As part of this wholesale attack on immigrants, the Admin is attempting to unlawfully strip status from refugees. As the govt continues its agenda of exclusion & expulsion, we continue to expose them & champion the values of our community.
Kimberly Grano @irap.bsky.social What’s happening here is the start of a nat’l campaign to transform refugee status from something permanent to something the gov’t can take away. Refugees & immigrants across the US are looking at what’s happening in MN w fear but also hope from efforts to push back.
Taylor Koehler @chrclla.bsky.social Operation PARRIS isn’t about public safety or enforcement of imm. laws. It’s another tentacle of a imm. agenda that feeds on racial scapegoating & public terror. It’s an attack that harms our neighbors whose skin isn’t white enough & accents treated as threats.
Seo Gia Vang a Hmong Viet refugee & human rights advocate: No one wants to leave their home, their culture, & their ancestors. But when your faith is used as justification for oppression & violence against you, when the future of your children is compromised, you must leave because you choose life.
7 speakers united for UHA v Noem: Seo Gia Vang a Hmong Viet refugee & advocate, Taylor K. @chrclla.bsky.social Kimberly G. @irap.bsky.social Michelle D. @bergermontague.bsky.social Michele GM @advhumanrights.bsky.social Sen.Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social
We were in Minnesota yesterday 2/19/26, where we joined advocates and legal counsel to defend refugee rights against Trump and ICE’s illegal campaign to target and coercively deport refugees.
As our fight to defend refugees intensifies, we are proud to stand alongside allies, activists, and the survivors we serve. Watch Taylor Koehler, CHRCL Staff Attorney, Policy & Programs, share the impact of ICE’s targeting of refugees in Minneapolis during Operation PARRIS.
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ICE's campaign of terror has made it harder for refugees to speak up - so we should all listen up when they do:
"America gave us something we did not have before: freedom to worship god, freedom of speech, & the freedom to live without fear...but recently my family experienced fear once again."
Concerned about ICE's $45 billion plan to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers? This is what they'll look like inside. From ICE's plan for the Social Circle, GA facility. Each little dot: a person. www.socialcirclega.gov/home/showpub...
Refugees of Minneapolis are still reeling from ICE’s terror tactics during Operation PARRIS, leaving families scared that everyday tasks could be their last. Hear more about our fight to defend their basic rights in court, as today’s UHA v. Bondi case progresses: www.fox9.com/video/fmc-09...
Today, the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law team and our trusted partners at The Advocates for Human Rights, @bergermontague.bsky.social, and @irap.bsky.social will be arguing in the UHA v. Bondi case at the Minneapolis Federal Courthouse.
Stay tuned for updates on the case!
As ICE runs rampant, the legal needs of our immigrant + refugee neighbors throughout the country are growing.
To meet the moment, @chrclla.bsky.social is growing - Here's a thread on our newest team members: two community advocates & an operations manager.
The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law is proud to announce the latest addition to our team! Meet Edward Barsoumian, joining our team as Community Advocate. He will be working to improve the lives of refugees + immigrants throughout the country. www.centerforhumanrights.org/our-team
The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law is proud to announce the latest addition to our team! Meet Allison Vo, who is joining our team as Community Advocate. She will be working to improve the lives of refugees + immigrants throughout the country. www.centerforhumanrights.org/our-team
The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law is proud to announce the latest addition to our team! Meet Lilian Amarillas, joining our team as Operations Manager. She’ll be working to improve the lives of refugees + immigrants throughout the country. www.centerforhumanrights.org/our-team
Abuse isn’t enough, they have to silence kids too:
“They threw away all my drawings,” said 15-year-old Cariexis Quintero… . Her mother, displaying a pile of colorful paper scraps, detailed how the guards “stormed into her room looking for drawings and letters” & then “destroyed what they found”
Children don’t belong in prison. The Flores Settlement sets basic safety standards for immigrant children in detention and prioritizes their release to family.
The Trump Administration is trying to dismantle these protections.
CHRCL and co-counsel will continue to #DefendFlores.
Alarm is growing over the Supreme Court’s expanding use of the shadow docket in immigration cases, where emergency orders have accelerated harsh enforcement harming immigrants.
Join CHRCL for a free CLE webinar with @stevevladeck.bsky.social author of The Shadow Docket.
Register: bit.ly/CHRCL-MAR2
“The plan’s $38 billion budget is more than the total annual spending for 22 states, according to state budget data.”
ICE arrests & imprisons families & children who have various legal avenues to remain in the U.S. with the hopes of forcing them to self-deport:
“A [DHS] spokesperson said that immigrants are in detention by “choice,” because they are allowed to exit if they agree to voluntarily leave the country.”
