A federal district court has issued a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Border Patrol, halting their “Operation Return to Sender” sweep in California’s Eastern District, which was deemed unconstitutional for its stop-and-arrest operations.
California’s Assembly Bill 379, which would create a new misdemeanor offense for “loitering with intent to purchase sex”, has sparked heated debate among lawmakers and law enforcement officials, with some arguing that it would be ineffective and even harmful to marginalized communities.
The ACLU of Wisconsin has filed two amicus briefs in federal court urging judges to block the Department of Homeland Security from revoking the legal status of thousands of international students, arguing that the mass terminations violate due process rights and federal regulations.
ICE deported at least two families from Louisiana, including three U.S. citizen children and a pregnant mother, under deeply troubling circumstances, including the detention of the families incommunicado and denial of legal access during critical periods.
SAN DIEGO, CA – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California announced in a press…
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ- Six Rutgers University students, including five international students and one a recent graduate, have…
The ACLU is defending civil rights and civil liberties against the Trump administration’s anti-democratic threats, including attacks on birthright citizenship, mass deportation, and transgender rights.
The ACLU has asked the Supreme Court to step in as the Trump administration has refused to bring back a lawful U.S. resident who was deported in error, despite a federal judge’s order to halt the deportation flights.
QUANTICO, VA– The American Civil Liberties Union last week sued the Department of Defense’s school system for…
NEW YORK, NY – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of Colorado Monday said they…
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, while the ACLU has been working to protect the constitutional rights of American citizens, immigrants, and queer people from the administration’s increasingly authoritarian policies.
AUGUSTA, GA – Adrian Hargrove has been taken off the death row and sentenced to life in…
BUTTE, MT – A complaint and request for a temporary restraining order/preliminary injunction was filed this week…
BURLINGTON, VT– Supporters flooded the streets outside Vermont Federal Court Monday, demanding the release of Tufts University…
The Trump administration has detained Rümeysa Öztürk, a Fulbright scholar and Ph.D. student at Tufts University, for speaking out against Israel and Palestine policies, violating her First Amendment rights and causing her harm.
A U.S. immigration judge in Louisiana ruled that Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident and Columbia University student activist, is eligible for deportation due to a letter from Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleging he posed “adverse foreign policy consequences” for the United States, despite no criminal charges, no immigration violations, and no credible evidence presented by the government.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — In what is seen as a major rebuke to the Trump administration’s immigration…
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman wants us to believe that his decision to resume seeking…
A newly-released report, “Contracted to Fail: How Flat-Fee Contracts Undermine the Right to Counsel in California,” exposes…
New York – A federal judge has ruled that the lawsuit challenging the detention of Mahmoud Khalil,…