Research & Publications

In June 2025, ICE transferred a group of forty-one immigrants from the Lower 48 to Alaska to be held at the Anchorage Correctional Complex, a criminal jail, under federal civil immigration authority. As documented through ACLU of Alaska interviews and sworn declarations from the impacted immigrants and their attorneys, as well as information obtained through public record requests, the experience of these individuals in ICE custody at ACC shows what happens when a civil legal process is routed through a punitive, opaque, and dangerous carceral system.

As the federal landscape evolves, we will do our best to keep our families and community informed of their rights.

Alaska Native People born in the United States are U.S. citizens, and ICE cannot arrest them for immigration violations or deport them.

It is critical for immigrant families to think ahead and set more concrete plans for immigration emergencies that can arise.

The Prisoner Rights Guide was developed for educational purposes related to grievances, religious freedom, voting procedures, and gender-affirming care.  

Voting can be a stressful event, but knowing your voting rights and ID requirements is crucial to casting a ballot and having it counted!