{"id":193964,"date":"2025-01-06T13:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T18:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/?post_type=issue&p=193964"},"modified":"2025-01-08T11:32:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T16:32:59","slug":"border-humanity-project","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/issues\/immigrants-rights\/border-humanity-project","title":{"rendered":"Border Humanity Project"},"parent":46529,"menu_order":1,"template":"","class_list":["post-193964","issue","type-issue","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"featured-image":195578,"intro":"People fleeing persecution and violence have the legal and human right to seek asylum in the United States. Our nation is made stronger when we welcome people with compassion and dignity. Together, we can end the horrors of immigration detention and rebuild a better asylum system.","what-you-need-to-know":[{"highlighted":"$19.6 Billion","description":"Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the most funded law enforcement agency in the country and had an annual budget of $19.6 billion in FY2024."},{"highlighted":"2,000","description":"The U.S.-Mexico border is nearly 2,000 miles long, stretching across Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California."}],"promo":{"description":"","button":"","url":""},"faq":{"description":"","faq-items":[{"title":"How Can I Talk to People About Protecting Asylum?","content":"The fight to protect the human and legal right to seek asylum in the U.S. is at a critical juncture. Here\u2019s how to talk about it with friends and family.<\/a>"},{"title":"What Are Our Rights Regarding Immigration?","content":"Know Your Rights<\/a>"},{"title":"\u00bfEsta Informaci\u00f3n Est\u00e1 Disponible en Espa\u00f1ol?","content":"Border Humanity Project - Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>"}]},"featured-stories":[{"image":194309,"title":"Border Humanity Project: ACLU's Fight for Humanity at the Border","content-type":"none","last-updated":null,"description":"The ACLU has a history of defending the rights of immigrants dating back to its 1920 founding in response to the Palmer Raids that targeted immigrants for arrest, detention, and deportation based on their political beliefs. This timeline focuses on the last 40 years of struggle to defend the rights and humanity of immigrants, migrants at the border, and people living in border communities.","url":"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/border-humanity-project-aclus-fight-for-humanity-at-the-border"}],"latest-stories":[{"image":192397,"title":"Anti-Immigrant Extremists Want to Use this 226-Year-Old Law to Implement a Mass Deportation Program","type":"news_and_commentary","url":"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/news\/immigrants-rights\/anti-immigrant-extremists-want-to-use-this-226-year-old-law-to-implement-a-mass-deportation-program"},{"image":189195,"title":"How Border Policing Harms Undocumented People Seeking Abortion Care","type":"news_and_commentary","url":"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/news\/immigrants-rights\/how-border-policing-harms-undocumented-people-seeking-abortion-care"},{"image":"","title":"Federal Judge Rejects Acquitted Man\u2019s Argument That His Immigration Detention Is Unlawful","type":"press_release","url":"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/press-releases\/federal-judge-rejects-acquitted-mans-argument-that-his-immigration-detention-is-unlawful"},{"image":190333,"title":"Three Ways the Media Introduces Bias to the Immigration Debate","type":"news_and_commentary","url":"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/news\/immigrants-rights\/three-ways-the-media-introduces-bias-to-the-immigration-debate"}],"whats-at-stake":{"title":"Who We Are.","description":"The American Civil Liberties Union has joined with the ACLU of Arizona<\/a>,<\/strong> the ACLU of New Mexico<\/a><\/strong>, the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties<\/a><\/strong> and the ACLU of Texas<\/a><\/strong> to advocate for rebuilding asylum and demanding an end to indiscriminate immigration detention and abuses at the border. Our team consists of advocates, litigators, community leaders, and experts who are deeply engaged in working towards humane reforms along the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border.\r\n\r\nWe can take action to welcome people seeking asylum with dignity and respect and stop the horrors of abuse in immigration detention. We can fight for transparency, accountability, and humane treatment of people.\r\n