Cases

The ACLU of Michigan files lawsuits that impact people’s rights by setting a legal precedent, or affecting the policies and actions of public officials. Our current Fall 2024 Legal Docket details our legal cases and actions taken in 2023-2024.

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Dec 19, 2023

Iraqis Face Torture or Death if Deported: Hamama v. Adducci

Status: Filed

The ACLU sued ICE in June 2017 on behalf of Iraqi residents and their families in the U.S., after ICE agents arrested more than 100 Iraqi nationals without warning — including many who came to the U.S. as...

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Dec 19, 2023

Vulnerable Immigrants Freed from Jail During the COVID-19 Crisis

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) warehouses many immigrants in Michigan jails while seeking to deport them from the country. During a pandemic, this practice is not just inhumane, it can be deadly...

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Dec 19, 2023

U.S. Citizen Turned Over to ICE for Deportation

We are representing Jilmar Ramos-Gomez, a United States citizen and Marine Corps veteran who was wrongfully turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation...

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Dec 19, 2023

العراقيون يواجهون التعذيب أو الموت إذا تم ترحيلهم: حمامة ضد أدوتشي

Status: Filed

وكالة إنفاذ الهجرة والجمارك تالحق أنا سا يواجهون التعذيب

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Dec 19, 2023

Police Department’s Use-of-Force Policies

After George Floyd was killed by police, Amy Hjerstedt, on behalf of the Eastern Upper Peninsula League of Women Voters, requested a copy of the local police department’s use-of-...

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Dec 19, 2023

Water Shutoffs in Saginaw

When a statewide moratorium on water shutoffs that was imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic expired, Saginaw city officials decided to resume water shutoffs for families that had...

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