Press Releases

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ACLU Files Class Action Lawsuit Against ICE to Seek Immediate Release of Immigrants from the Calhoun County Jail to Protect Them From COVID-19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 27, 2020

ACLU and Civil Rights Organizations Sue Oakland County Sheriff and Jail Administrator Urging Immediate Release of Vulnerable People to Stop Spread of COVID-19

The ACLU of Michigan (ACLU), Advancement Project National Office, Civil Rights Corps (CRC), LaRene & Kriger P.L.C.

April 17, 2020

ACLU Urges Governor Gretchen Whitmer to Release Vulnerable People from Prisons to Stop the Spread of COVID-19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 16, 2020

ACLU and the Law Firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Sue ICE to Seek Immediate Release of Immigrants Vulnerable to COVID-19

April 8, 2020

ACLU Wins Emergency COVID-19 Oakland County Bail Appeal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

April 3, 2020

ACLU, SADO Urge Michigan Chief Judges and Sheriffs to Follow the Governor's Executive Order and Release Vulnerable People from Jails

DETROIT -- Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) with the State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) sent letters statewide to Michigan's chief judges and county sheriffs to release vulnerable people from jail immediately to protect the health of those incarcerated and staff ami

March 31, 2020