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“Of the 1,400 immigrants arrested in Indiana in the first six months of this year, somewhere around 70% had no criminal legal contact,” said Lisa Koop, national director of the NIJC’s legal services and an adjunct law professor at Notre Dame.
Long-term detention of immigrants is harming their physical, mental health
Detained immigrants are experiencing deteriorating physical and mental health. Policymakers should reconsider long-term detention practices.
www.journalgazette.net
November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“Of the 1,400 immigrants arrested in Indiana in the first six months of this year, somewhere around 70% had no criminal legal contact,” said Lisa Koop, national director of the NIJC’s legal services and an adjunct law professor at Notre Dame.
Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray just announced there are not enough votes to move forward with mid-cycle redistricting, and the Senate will not reconvene in December to redraw Indiana’s congressional maps.
Thank you to everyone who took action!
Thank you to everyone who took action!
November 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray just announced there are not enough votes to move forward with mid-cycle redistricting, and the Senate will not reconvene in December to redraw Indiana’s congressional maps.
Thank you to everyone who took action!
Thank you to everyone who took action!
“The Pride Center does not discriminate on who it serves, nor does it discriminate on who it hires or approves for work study students,” Falk said. “The Pride Center was treated this way because of what the Pride Center does, and what the Pride Center does is an exercise of its First Amendment.”
‘We have a backbone’: Terre Haute Pride Center, ACLU face second legal battle with ISU
This fall, the center was supposed to staff four more ISU students, but ISU cut that funding in August. While the university said it’s following the federal government’s lead, the ACLU of Indiana and ...
www.ipm.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“The Pride Center does not discriminate on who it serves, nor does it discriminate on who it hires or approves for work study students,” Falk said. “The Pride Center was treated this way because of what the Pride Center does, and what the Pride Center does is an exercise of its First Amendment.”
The man, the myth, the legend: ACLU of Indiana legal director Ken Falk.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The man, the myth, the legend: ACLU of Indiana legal director Ken Falk.
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Who better to remind you of Indiana's key 2026 election dates and deadlines? Get a free magnet featuring original local art and inspiration for ensuring your voice is heard: https://bit.ly/43uCdPj
When voters are unhappy with their representatives, they need to be able to change who represents them. Instead, some politicians are trying to rig the next election and ignoring our basic democratic values. Learn more about what you can do in the fight for fair maps.
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
When voters are unhappy with their representatives, they need to be able to change who represents them. Instead, some politicians are trying to rig the next election and ignoring our basic democratic values. Learn more about what you can do in the fight for fair maps.
Using troops to police our streets isn’t law and order; it’s a threat to our fundamental freedoms. Stand with those who served and speak out at the link.
Military members swore an oath to defend the Constitution, not to police American cities and chill dissent.
If you or a loved one has served in the military, join us in telling the Trump administration that troops don't belong on our streets.
If you or a loved one has served in the military, join us in telling the Trump administration that troops don't belong on our streets.
Military, Veterans, and Families in Defense of the Constitution
Take action with ACLU People Power!
act.aclu.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Using troops to police our streets isn’t law and order; it’s a threat to our fundamental freedoms. Stand with those who served and speak out at the link.
"When Indiana shows us that trans and nonbinary and gender diverse people are not welcome, they leave the state," Paulsen said.
Prove we refuse that future. Oppose the BMV's ban on gender-marker updates: email BMVLegal@bmv.in.gov and pack the Nov. 14, at 9 a.m. ET hearing.
Prove we refuse that future. Oppose the BMV's ban on gender-marker updates: email BMVLegal@bmv.in.gov and pack the Nov. 14, at 9 a.m. ET hearing.
LGBTQ+ advocates: BMV gender rule, second hearing shows transgender Hoosiers they 'are not welcome'
Transgender advocates have filed a public records request for correspondence between the governor's office and Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles. They want more information about the decision to hold a...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"When Indiana shows us that trans and nonbinary and gender diverse people are not welcome, they leave the state," Paulsen said.
Prove we refuse that future. Oppose the BMV's ban on gender-marker updates: email BMVLegal@bmv.in.gov and pack the Nov. 14, at 9 a.m. ET hearing.
Prove we refuse that future. Oppose the BMV's ban on gender-marker updates: email BMVLegal@bmv.in.gov and pack the Nov. 14, at 9 a.m. ET hearing.
Love still wins. 🏳️🌈
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Love still wins. 🏳️🌈
The stakes for defending our rights and communities are real and immediate in Indiana. Join the ACLU of Indiana for a day of popular education and hands-on training designed to ignite your activism. We’ll share the tools needed to organize, mobilize, and lead in this critical moment.
November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The stakes for defending our rights and communities are real and immediate in Indiana. Join the ACLU of Indiana for a day of popular education and hands-on training designed to ignite your activism. We’ll share the tools needed to organize, mobilize, and lead in this critical moment.
“I believe the stories these men tell me,” Father Joel Weir said. “Which is they're not criminals. A lot of them were going to work and ICE was there and they didn't go home that night. Their parent, their family didn't know where they were for a day or two.”
Faith leaders can't stop ICE arrests. So they pray, visit and witness. | Opinion
Faith leaders feel called to support the marginalized. That means providing support for ICE detainees -- in the only ways they know how.
www.indystar.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“I believe the stories these men tell me,” Father Joel Weir said. “Which is they're not criminals. A lot of them were going to work and ICE was there and they didn't go home that night. Their parent, their family didn't know where they were for a day or two.”
Check out our full-page ad in the Indy Star, featuring quotes from leaders just a few years ago when current maps were drawn.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Check out our full-page ad in the Indy Star, featuring quotes from leaders just a few years ago when current maps were drawn.
Yesterday, our Advocacy Manager spoke at the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus Rally opposing mid-decade redistricting. This attempt to rewrite our maps opposes the very foundation of our democracy: we, the voters, choose our elected officials, not the other way around.
November 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Yesterday, our Advocacy Manager spoke at the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus Rally opposing mid-decade redistricting. This attempt to rewrite our maps opposes the very foundation of our democracy: we, the voters, choose our elected officials, not the other way around.
"Hoosiers today are watching and hoping that our elected leaders will make their own declaration of conscience and reject this push to engage in a mid-decade redistricting that presents far more risks than rewards."
Redistricting Indiana has far more risks than rewards • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Part of the reason for hesitancy around redistricting is that the legislature already did its job four years ago after the last census.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"Hoosiers today are watching and hoping that our elected leaders will make their own declaration of conscience and reject this push to engage in a mid-decade redistricting that presents far more risks than rewards."
Despite overwhelming opposition in the first comment period, the BMV reopened comments on a rule to ban gender-marker updates, targeting trans and gender-nonconforming Hoosiers. Email BMVLegal@bmv.in.gov and show up Fri., Nov. 14, 9 a.m. ET (Indiana Government Center South).
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Despite overwhelming opposition in the first comment period, the BMV reopened comments on a rule to ban gender-marker updates, targeting trans and gender-nonconforming Hoosiers. Email BMVLegal@bmv.in.gov and show up Fri., Nov. 14, 9 a.m. ET (Indiana Government Center South).
"Immigration is generally a civil matter, and non-citizens have constitutional rights to hire legal counsel in deportation cases and receive a fair hearing before a judge. According to federal data from September, people with no criminal record now make up the largest group in ICE detention."
ICE quietly launched detainee flights out of Indianapolis airport
Local immigration advocates say they didn’t know. Now they’re pushing back.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"Immigration is generally a civil matter, and non-citizens have constitutional rights to hire legal counsel in deportation cases and receive a fair hearing before a judge. According to federal data from September, people with no criminal record now make up the largest group in ICE detention."
Tell Indiana lawmakers: reject the pressure from Washington outsiders to redistrict. Take action TODAY: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/in-stop-unfairmaps
Take Action on Mid-Decade Redistricting
Please take action!
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October 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Tell Indiana lawmakers: reject the pressure from Washington outsiders to redistrict. Take action TODAY: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/in-stop-unfairmaps
It's official: the governor has called a special session to redraw maps mid-decade. Make no mistake, this is deeply unfair to Hoosiers and shamelessly undermines our democratic process. We, the voters, should choose our elected officials, not the other way around.
Indiana governor summons lawmakers for redistricting session amid national GOP pressure • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Gov. Mike Braun announced a special legislative session to redraw Indiana’s maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It's official: the governor has called a special session to redraw maps mid-decade. Make no mistake, this is deeply unfair to Hoosiers and shamelessly undermines our democratic process. We, the voters, should choose our elected officials, not the other way around.
“You have women who are talking about being shackled and restrained while they’re actively miscarrying; you have women begging and pleading for things as basic as prenatal vitamins and being denied,” said Eunice Cho, senior counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project.
Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say
The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.
www.nbcnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“You have women who are talking about being shackled and restrained while they’re actively miscarrying; you have women begging and pleading for things as basic as prenatal vitamins and being denied,” said Eunice Cho, senior counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project.
"Their duty is to the citizens and the future of our state, not to a national political organization or a temporary occupant of the White House," Republican and former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said. "And doing the right thing, by the way, really would be its own reward."
Opinion | I want the GOP to keep control of the House. But not this way.
My fellow Indiana Republicans shouldn’t cave to White House pressure to redistrict.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"Their duty is to the citizens and the future of our state, not to a national political organization or a temporary occupant of the White House," Republican and former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said. "And doing the right thing, by the way, really would be its own reward."
“Communities of color in Gary, Indianapolis and Fort Wayne make up more than half of Indiana’s Black population," Indiana Black Legislative Caucus Chair Rep. Earl Harris said. "Their voices are not optional.”
Legislative caucus condemns early redistricting campaign for 'diluting Black voting power' • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The news conference came as Indiana Republicans — and President Donald Trump — build support for redrawing the state's blue congressional districts red ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“Communities of color in Gary, Indianapolis and Fort Wayne make up more than half of Indiana’s Black population," Indiana Black Legislative Caucus Chair Rep. Earl Harris said. "Their voices are not optional.”
A study released earlier this year found in states that implemented near-total abortion bans since 2022 - including Indiana - domestic violence increased up to 10 percent.
It's more evidence of what we already know: abortion bans harm women.
It's more evidence of what we already know: abortion bans harm women.
Abortion restrictions may be fueling a rise in domestic violence, experts warn
On average, a woman’s risk of being killed in the U.S. increases by 20% when pregnant or after giving birth. Pregnant and postpartum women are more likely to be killed than to die from childbirth-rela...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A study released earlier this year found in states that implemented near-total abortion bans since 2022 - including Indiana - domestic violence increased up to 10 percent.
It's more evidence of what we already know: abortion bans harm women.
It's more evidence of what we already know: abortion bans harm women.
This weekend thousands of Hoosiers across the state took a stance for democracy at a No Kings rally. Check out pictures from South Bend, Muncie, Lafayette, Richmond, Evansville, and Indianapolis. Indiana will not be silent when our rights are threatened!
'No Kings' protest rallies drew thousands in these Indiana cities on Oct. 18
Thousands of Hoosiers in several Indiana cities came out to protest the actions of President Donald Trump. See images from the rallies Oct. 18, 2025.
www.indystar.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This weekend thousands of Hoosiers across the state took a stance for democracy at a No Kings rally. Check out pictures from South Bend, Muncie, Lafayette, Richmond, Evansville, and Indianapolis. Indiana will not be silent when our rights are threatened!
With such a constant deluge of attacks on our rights —and on our communities—it can feel difficult to stay hopeful and engaged. But our history shows that when people organize, protest, and demand justice, we can disrupt abuses of power, and build collective power in response.
October 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
With such a constant deluge of attacks on our rights —and on our communities—it can feel difficult to stay hopeful and engaged. But our history shows that when people organize, protest, and demand justice, we can disrupt abuses of power, and build collective power in response.
“This case isn’t just about the map in Louisiana,” American Civil Liberties Union’s voting rights project director Sophia Lin Lakin said.
Supreme Court hears case that could gut Voting Rights Act on its 60th anniversary
The ACLU's voting rights project director breaks down the importance of Louisiana v. Callais in an interview on the cusp of oral arguments.
www.allrisenews.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“This case isn’t just about the map in Louisiana,” American Civil Liberties Union’s voting rights project director Sophia Lin Lakin said.
Indiana’s Pride season wrapped this weekend in Decatur County after 40+ events statewide. From WFYI’s survey of 20 organizers: 80% say community attitudes have improved over the years, but 70% saw negative comments, 35% faced local-government hurdles, and 35% had sponsors pull back or go anonymous.
We heard from 20 LGBTQ groups in Indiana. Here’s what they said about the state of pride
Across Indiana, community attitudes toward LGBTQ pride seem to be warming as more communities host events. Even as a wide swath of organizers told WFYI they have seen improvements, some groups report ...
www.wfyi.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Indiana’s Pride season wrapped this weekend in Decatur County after 40+ events statewide. From WFYI’s survey of 20 organizers: 80% say community attitudes have improved over the years, but 70% saw negative comments, 35% faced local-government hurdles, and 35% had sponsors pull back or go anonymous.