2020
- November 7, 2020: Adelante Statement on Biden’s Election: “Biden needs to prove himself.”
- April 19, 2020: Los inmigrantes vulnerables desde el punto de vista medico, buscan una liberacion de emergencia de los centros de detencion ice en alabama.
- April 19, 2020: Medically Vulnerable Immigrants Seek Emergency Release from ICE Detention in Alabama
- April 15, 2020: Jefferson County Sheriff Refuses to Release COVID-19 Plan, Advocates Respond with #FreeThemAll Campaign
- April 14, 2020: Adelante Launches COVID-19 Fund for Local Workers Excluded from Government Relief//Adelante lanza el fondo de alivio de COVID-19 para trabajadores locales excluidos del alivio gubernamental
2019
- December 19, 2019: Immigrant Rights Advocates Celebrate Reinstated Visitation at Etowah Detention Center Following Public Pressure & Cease and Desist Letter
- December 2, 2019: ICE Retaliates Against Immigrant Rights Advocates by Suspending Visitation Program at Etowah Detention Center, Advocates Demand the Program Be Reinstated Ahead of the Holidays
- October 24, 2019: Petition Filed to Demand Release of Black Immigrant Incarcerated for Almost a Decade
- September 19, 2019: Labor Rights Activist and Adelante Board Member Returns Home after Nearly One Month in ICE Detention
- August 22, 2019: Member of Adelante’s Board of Directors Detained by ICE
- August 8, 2019: Adelante Alabama Worker Center Responds to ICE Terrorism
2018
- October 17, 2018: Groups Call for Investigation Into Potential Violations of Federal Law by Alabama Sheriffs with Federal Detention Contracts who Convert Jail Food Funds to Personal Use (with Alabama Appleseed)
- July 31, 2018: Sixteen Coalition Groups, Faith and Civic Leaders to Hold Press Conference to Call on Mayor Woodfin to Take Action on Proposed “Trust and Public Safety” Order (with CAIR-Alabama)
2017
- December 6, 2017: Immigrant and Civil Rights Groups Sue Homeland Security for Failing to Disclose Memo Recommending Closure of Notorious Alabama Detention Facility
- September 15, 2017: Local Residents and Civil Rights Advocates Gather to Denounce Racial Profiling of Latinos in Gardendale Courthouse, Demand Information on City’s Collusion with Immigration Agency
- September 6, 2017: Adelante Reacts to Trump Administration’s DACA Announcement
- June 29, 2017: Civil and Immigrant Rights Defenders March For Sanctuary in Downtown Birmingham
2016
- November 9, 2016: Adelante Statement on Trump’s Election: “We Are Ready For This”; en español: Adelante Reacciona a la Elección de Trump: “Estamos Listos Para Esto”
- September 8, 2016: Community Members Urge the Department of Homeland Security to Release a Crucial Document on Systemic Civil Rights Violations at the Etowah County Immigrant Detention Center
- June 23, 2016: Adelante Reacts to Supreme Court’s 4-4 Split in US v. Texas; en español: Adelante Reacciona al Empate de la Corte Suprema en US v. Texas
- June 17, 2016: Workers File Suit To Recover Stolen Wages From Abusive Boss, Hold Corporate Employers Accountable
- April 1, 2016: Activists From Around The Country Descend on Etowah’s Detention Center Demanding Closure
2015
- July 24, 2015: Prominent Anti-Detention Groups Join Local Charitable, Religious, and Community Organizations in Calling for Closure and Investigation of Etowah Immigration Jail
- June 9, 2015: Honduran Migrants Who Have Lost Limbs to the Train Known as ‘The Beast’ Visit Birmingham on Their Way to Seek Audience with President
- May 27, 2015: Tuskegee Becomes First City in Alabama to Enact Immigrant TRUST Policy, Rejects Entanglement with Immigration Enforcement
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