Press Releases

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Sep 03, 2025

Justice Prevails: ICE Releases Longtime Detroit Resident from Detention After Federal Court Order

Illegally denied due process while detained for more than two months, a father of 5 U.S. citizens and the primary caretaker for his family has been set free while his immigration case proceeds.
Aug 29, 2025

ACLU Applauds Federal Judge’s Decision to Order Immediate Release or Bond Hearing for a Longtime Detroit Resident in Immigration Detention

Father of 5 U.S. citizens, who has been living in the U.S. for 26 years and is the primary caretaker for his family, will have chance to be set free while his immigration case proceeds.
Aug 13, 2025

ACLU of Michigan Sues City of Warren and Several Police Officers for Brutalizing a Mentally Ill Black Man and Releases Video Documenting Abuse

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of Christopher Gibson, a Black man who was pepper sprayed, tasered and brutalized by Warren Police officers in December 2022.
Aug 12, 2025

ACLU Sues the Federal Government for Denying Father’s Right to Challenge His Immigration Detention

DETROIT –The ACLU of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit this week demanding that Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos, a longtime Detroit resident and father of five U.S. citizens, be given a bond hearing so he can explain to a court why he is entitled to be released from immigration detention.
Jul 24, 2025

ACLU and YWCA of Kalamazoo Appeal Dismissal of Case Challenging the State’s Ban on Medicaid Insurance Coverage for Abortions

DETROIT - The ACLU of Michigan, the ACLU, and the law firm Goodwin Procter today asked the Michigan Court of Appeals to overturn a lower court’s decision and reinstate our case, YWCA of Kalamazoo v. State of Michigan, a challenge to Michigan’s unjust ban on Medicaid coverage of abortion.
Jul 01, 2025

Flint Finishes Lead Pipe Replacement in Historic Milestone

FLINT - A decade after lead contaminated water was found in Flint, Michigan’s water system, the legal battle to replace lead water pipes is finished, a landmark milestone for a city defined by its dangerous water.
Jun 25, 2025

Civil Rights Groups Sue School District for Violating Free Speech Rights of Palestinian-American Student Who Refused to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance

DETROIT–The ACLU of Michigan and AACRL filed a federal lawsuit against Plymouth-Canton and one of its employees for violating the First Amendment Rights of a middle school student whose teacher repeatedly and public humiliated her for refusing to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Jun 18, 2025

ACLU Disappointed in Michigan Senate Passing Flawed Sex Offender Registry Act Legislation

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan is disappointed that the Michigan Senate passed flawed legislation this week that is not evidence-based and that fails to respond to key aspects of a court ruling holding parts of Michigan’s Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA) unconstitutional.
Jun 18, 2025

Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth Accessible in Michigan Despite U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

DETROIT - Today, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti that allows Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth to remain in effect - as can the bans currently enacted in 25 other states throughout the country.