June 17, 2015High-level officials in the George W. Bush administration can be sued by immigrants who were swept up in post-9/11 investigations and subjected to abuse while held in detention facilities, the Second...
June 17, 2015A federal appeals court has allowed a group of immigrants to proceed with a lawsuit accusing Bush administration officials of widespread constitutional violations after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist...
June 18, 2015Claims that former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft approved harsh confinement conditions for immigrants who had no connection to terrorism but were detained following the Sept. 11 attacks because...
June 18, 2015Victims of post-9/11 racial profiling, illegal detention, and abuse in the U.S. may have the chance to sue high-level Bush administration officials, including former Attorney General John Ashcroft, a...
June 21, 2015It has been nearly 14 years since the Sept. 11 attacks, but a lawsuit on behalf of Muslims rounded up in the aftermath has barely moved forward as lawyers try to show how frightening it was for...
July 24, 2015Exploiting tragedies has always been smart politics for demagogues seeking to promote their political agenda. From Pearl Harbor to 9/11, cynical politicians have fanned the flames of racism, fear,...
Join us for First Wednesday on December 2nd, where we will highlight the victories of this year, discuss how CCR's wide-ranging work is connected, and take a moment to celebrate before...
Updated: December 7, 2015
Support our partner in New Jersey and join their week of action to end immigration detention quotas ! Actions include this rally at Elizabeth Detention Center. For more background on the bed quota,...
Updated: August 11, 2015
August 31, 2015Each year, 400,000 immigrants enter the immigration detention system, charged not with crimes but with civil violations of immigration law. Few have lawyers. The Obama Administration has deported...
September 15, 2015Back in June, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals handed a stinging rebuke to the federal government and a significant victory to CCR and our clients in Turkmen v. Ashcroft , a case we brought over...
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