Immigrant rights groups sued the Trump administration on Saturday in hopes of stopping the transfer of migrants from the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay.

The 10 detainees in the lawsuit are men from Venezuela, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan with final deportation orders, including some who have been threatened with transfer to Guantanamo

The lawsuit describes how, in early January 2025, Border Patrol agents traveled “over 300 miles north to Bakersfield to launch ‘Operation Return to Sender’—a nearly weeklong sweep through predominantly Latino areas of Kern County and the surrounding region to stop,

In a City Council meeting that resonated deeply with the community, David Almaraz, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, stood before Laredo residents to emphasize the importance of knowing their constitutional rights.

The suit alleges “Operation Return to Sender” was a “fishing expedition” that indiscriminately targeted scores of residents, including U.S. citizens, through racial profiling.

Directly after Trump signed the order upon reentering the White House last month, the ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging it. Romero said that eliminating birthright citizenship would place an “enormous burden” on states to verify citizenship status for p ...

ACLU sues over alleged abuses during immigration raids in Kern County, claiming unlawful targeting of farmworkers.

Five local residents joined the United Farm Workers union Wednesday in suing two federal agencies they say unlawfully targeted, detained and coerced them during last month's immigration sweeps in Kern County.

The ACLU of New Hampshire filed a FOIA request to confirm reports from several news outlets that claim that the Berlin Federal Correctional Institution will hold immigration detainees.

Farm workers, and all our neighbors in Kern County, should have the right to move, work, and live free from fear,” said UFW President Teresa Romero after the lawsuit was filed.