ACLU of Washington
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Protecting the civil rights and civil liberties of all in Washington state. Advocating:
⚖ in the Courts
🗽 in the Legislature
🤝 with community
⚖ in the Courts
🗽 in the Legislature
🤝 with community
When we try to fix harm with more harm, we end up running in circles.
Lauren knows this as a survivor and advocate striving for change in the criminal legal system.
Lauren knows this as a survivor and advocate striving for change in the criminal legal system.
January 28, 2026 at 7:01 PM
When we try to fix harm with more harm, we end up running in circles.
Lauren knows this as a survivor and advocate striving for change in the criminal legal system.
Lauren knows this as a survivor and advocate striving for change in the criminal legal system.
As @oavotes.bsky.social shares in their testimony in support of the Driver Privacy Act (House Bill 2332), Washington should join the growing list of states that are passing common-sense regulations for automated license plate readers (ALPRs). Our safety depends on it.
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 AM
As @oavotes.bsky.social shares in their testimony in support of the Driver Privacy Act (House Bill 2332), Washington should join the growing list of states that are passing common-sense regulations for automated license plate readers (ALPRs). Our safety depends on it.
ICE is the highest funded law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet Congress is debating giving them even more money to wreak havoc on our communities.
Demand no additional funding for ICE or Border Patrol: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities
Demand no additional funding for ICE or Border Patrol: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities
January 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM
ICE is the highest funded law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet Congress is debating giving them even more money to wreak havoc on our communities.
Demand no additional funding for ICE or Border Patrol: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities
Demand no additional funding for ICE or Border Patrol: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities
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This is progress, but we are not letting up.
Demand your Senators vote no on a bill that would keep funding ICE while doing nothing to keep us safe from these out of control federal agents. Take action at aclu.org/stop_ice_attacks-
Demand your Senators vote no on a bill that would keep funding ICE while doing nothing to keep us safe from these out of control federal agents. Take action at aclu.org/stop_ice_attacks-
January 27, 2026 at 3:46 AM
This is progress, but we are not letting up.
Demand your Senators vote no on a bill that would keep funding ICE while doing nothing to keep us safe from these out of control federal agents. Take action at aclu.org/stop_ice_attacks-
Demand your Senators vote no on a bill that would keep funding ICE while doing nothing to keep us safe from these out of control federal agents. Take action at aclu.org/stop_ice_attacks-
We the people have the power.
Uplifting two opportunities for TONIGHT (1/26) to show support for Minneapolis and say ICE OUT of our communities for good!
Uplifting two opportunities for TONIGHT (1/26) to show support for Minneapolis and say ICE OUT of our communities for good!
January 26, 2026 at 7:12 PM
We the people have the power.
Uplifting two opportunities for TONIGHT (1/26) to show support for Minneapolis and say ICE OUT of our communities for good!
Uplifting two opportunities for TONIGHT (1/26) to show support for Minneapolis and say ICE OUT of our communities for good!
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We the people have the power. Join us tomorrow, January 26, for a virtual training on how to exercise your right to document ICE abuses in your community.
RSVP using the link below. When using that link, Indivisible will know you came from us; their privacy policy applies.
RSVP using the link below. When using that link, Indivisible will know you came from us; their privacy policy applies.
Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings
On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...
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January 25, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We the people have the power. Join us tomorrow, January 26, for a virtual training on how to exercise your right to document ICE abuses in your community.
RSVP using the link below. When using that link, Indivisible will know you came from us; their privacy policy applies.
RSVP using the link below. When using that link, Indivisible will know you came from us; their privacy policy applies.
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This week, the Senate will vote to renew ICE’s budget with no strings attached.
Tell your Senators to protect our communities and vote NO.
Tell your Senators to protect our communities and vote NO.
Stop ICE's Attack On Our Communities
An ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. This news is devastating. ICE must immediately withdraw its 2,000 agents from Minnesota and Congress must block any new funding to immigr...
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January 25, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This week, the Senate will vote to renew ICE’s budget with no strings attached.
Tell your Senators to protect our communities and vote NO.
Tell your Senators to protect our communities and vote NO.
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A 5-year-old detained after preschool.
Multiple people shot and killed by federal immigration agents.
U.S. citizens arrested by masked officers.
Our elected officials have the power to reign in this lawless cruelty — they must use it.
Multiple people shot and killed by federal immigration agents.
U.S. citizens arrested by masked officers.
Our elected officials have the power to reign in this lawless cruelty — they must use it.
Opinion | ICE is clearly out of control. This week the Senate can actually do something about it.
Alex Pretti's shooting in Minneapolis turned Senate Democrats against ICE and DHS funding at a pivotal moment, with another shutdown looming.
www.ms.now
January 25, 2026 at 5:53 PM
A 5-year-old detained after preschool.
Multiple people shot and killed by federal immigration agents.
U.S. citizens arrested by masked officers.
Our elected officials have the power to reign in this lawless cruelty — they must use it.
Multiple people shot and killed by federal immigration agents.
U.S. citizens arrested by masked officers.
Our elected officials have the power to reign in this lawless cruelty — they must use it.
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We the people demand an end to ICE's relentless attacks on Minneapolis communities.
We filed an emergency declaration in our case, Tincher v. Noem, to submit a first-hand account of federal agents shooting Alex Pretti. ICE's violent and lawless attacks on our communities must be stopped.
January 25, 2026 at 2:28 PM
We the people demand an end to ICE's relentless attacks on Minneapolis communities.
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ICE and CBP agents are out of control and put everyone in danger.
We're calling for ICE agents to withdraw from Minneapolis, and for Congress to rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
We're calling for ICE agents to withdraw from Minneapolis, and for Congress to rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
ICE and CBP agents are out of control and put everyone in danger.
We're calling for ICE agents to withdraw from Minneapolis, and for Congress to rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
We're calling for ICE agents to withdraw from Minneapolis, and for Congress to rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
We will not understate the harm President Trump has brought to our communities in his first year back in office. Yet we also know that our fight is unwavering — and more often than not, we saw success in our legal actions defending against the Trump administration over the past year.
January 24, 2026 at 8:01 PM
We will not understate the harm President Trump has brought to our communities in his first year back in office. Yet we also know that our fight is unwavering — and more often than not, we saw success in our legal actions defending against the Trump administration over the past year.
Did you know people incarcerated in Washington have no opportunity to have their long sentences reviewed? Washington is one of many states that in the "lock-them-up" era of the ‘80s passed laws eliminating chances for early release.
January 23, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Did you know people incarcerated in Washington have no opportunity to have their long sentences reviewed? Washington is one of many states that in the "lock-them-up" era of the ‘80s passed laws eliminating chances for early release.
Do you know how many trips you take to the grocery store in a day?
The license plate reading cameras in your neighborhood do.
The license plate reading cameras in your neighborhood do.
January 23, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Do you know how many trips you take to the grocery store in a day?
The license plate reading cameras in your neighborhood do.
The license plate reading cameras in your neighborhood do.
When we change an unfair law, it must apply equally. Across the board – to everyone – without exception.
In 2023, Washington state passed a law that stopped automatically punishing adults with juvenile records twice. But the law only helped people who were sentenced after it took effect.
In 2023, Washington state passed a law that stopped automatically punishing adults with juvenile records twice. But the law only helped people who were sentenced after it took effect.
January 22, 2026 at 2:01 AM
When we change an unfair law, it must apply equally. Across the board – to everyone – without exception.
In 2023, Washington state passed a law that stopped automatically punishing adults with juvenile records twice. But the law only helped people who were sentenced after it took effect.
In 2023, Washington state passed a law that stopped automatically punishing adults with juvenile records twice. But the law only helped people who were sentenced after it took effect.
Show up for justice with us tomorrow and beyond!
We'll be at the Capitol this Thursday to push for the Fair Score Act (HB 1274) and the Second Look Pathway for Youth (HB1317).
These bills recognize that people are more than their worst mistakes, and that justice should allow room for change.
We'll be at the Capitol this Thursday to push for the Fair Score Act (HB 1274) and the Second Look Pathway for Youth (HB1317).
These bills recognize that people are more than their worst mistakes, and that justice should allow room for change.
January 21, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Show up for justice with us tomorrow and beyond!
We'll be at the Capitol this Thursday to push for the Fair Score Act (HB 1274) and the Second Look Pathway for Youth (HB1317).
These bills recognize that people are more than their worst mistakes, and that justice should allow room for change.
We'll be at the Capitol this Thursday to push for the Fair Score Act (HB 1274) and the Second Look Pathway for Youth (HB1317).
These bills recognize that people are more than their worst mistakes, and that justice should allow room for change.
Thousands of our neighbors are pushed into homelessness not because of personal shortcomings, but because our systems have failed to ensure access to basic needs:
🔺Affordable housing
🔺Healthcare
🔺Economic stability.
🔺Affordable housing
🔺Healthcare
🔺Economic stability.
January 21, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Thousands of our neighbors are pushed into homelessness not because of personal shortcomings, but because our systems have failed to ensure access to basic needs:
🔺Affordable housing
🔺Healthcare
🔺Economic stability.
🔺Affordable housing
🔺Healthcare
🔺Economic stability.
🔔Action Alert 🔔 No one should be punished for trying to survive when they have nowhere else to go.
Support the Shelters, Not Penalties Act by 3pm TODAY!
➡️ Sign in PRO: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
Support the Shelters, Not Penalties Act by 3pm TODAY!
➡️ Sign in PRO: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
January 20, 2026 at 7:46 PM
🔔Action Alert 🔔 No one should be punished for trying to survive when they have nowhere else to go.
Support the Shelters, Not Penalties Act by 3pm TODAY!
➡️ Sign in PRO: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
Support the Shelters, Not Penalties Act by 3pm TODAY!
➡️ Sign in PRO: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
We’ve spent the last year using every tool at our disposal to defeat President Trump’s anti-civil liberties agenda, delay this administration's dangerous policies from being enacted, and dilute any harm caused to our communities.
January 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
We’ve spent the last year using every tool at our disposal to defeat President Trump’s anti-civil liberties agenda, delay this administration's dangerous policies from being enacted, and dilute any harm caused to our communities.
Countless everyday people, some whose names we will never know, are the power behind movements for justice.
This has always been true, and it is still true today.
📸: Kings Marching in Rural Mississippi by Flip Schulke Archives.
This has always been true, and it is still true today.
📸: Kings Marching in Rural Mississippi by Flip Schulke Archives.
January 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Countless everyday people, some whose names we will never know, are the power behind movements for justice.
This has always been true, and it is still true today.
📸: Kings Marching in Rural Mississippi by Flip Schulke Archives.
This has always been true, and it is still true today.
📸: Kings Marching in Rural Mississippi by Flip Schulke Archives.
Fighting for our future takes all of us. Swipe through for four ways you can fight for justice in Washington this legislative session.
January 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Fighting for our future takes all of us. Swipe through for four ways you can fight for justice in Washington this legislative session.
Regardless of your immigration status in the U.S., you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Know your rights!
Know Your Rights When Stopped By Police or Immigration Agents - ACLU of Washington
Download a free wallet card about your rights when stopped by police or immigration agents
www.aclu-wa.org
January 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Regardless of your immigration status in the U.S., you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Know your rights!
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We are relieved that in Tincher v. Noem et al. the court has issued a preliminary injunction. The ACLU-MN is hopeful that it will prevent further First Amendment violations like the ones that have been harming Minnesotans since the start of “Operation Metro Surge.”
aclu-mn.org/cases/tincher-v-noem
aclu-mn.org/cases/tincher-v-noem
January 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
We are relieved that in Tincher v. Noem et al. the court has issued a preliminary injunction. The ACLU-MN is hopeful that it will prevent further First Amendment violations like the ones that have been harming Minnesotans since the start of “Operation Metro Surge.”
aclu-mn.org/cases/tincher-v-noem
aclu-mn.org/cases/tincher-v-noem
Everyone deserves safety, dignity, and shelter.
Washington state is experiencing a fundamental failure of housing policy, leaving tens of thousands of Washingtonians without a home as housing costs continue to skyrocket amid a severe shortage of affordable housing.
Washington state is experiencing a fundamental failure of housing policy, leaving tens of thousands of Washingtonians without a home as housing costs continue to skyrocket amid a severe shortage of affordable housing.
January 17, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Everyone deserves safety, dignity, and shelter.
Washington state is experiencing a fundamental failure of housing policy, leaving tens of thousands of Washingtonians without a home as housing costs continue to skyrocket amid a severe shortage of affordable housing.
Washington state is experiencing a fundamental failure of housing policy, leaving tens of thousands of Washingtonians without a home as housing costs continue to skyrocket amid a severe shortage of affordable housing.
Did you know people incarcerated in Washington are unable to have their life or long sentences reviewed and potentially shortened?
It’s been this way since the 1980s, when Washington followed the racially unjust trend of “lock-them-up” policies and passed laws eliminating chances for early release.
It’s been this way since the 1980s, when Washington followed the racially unjust trend of “lock-them-up” policies and passed laws eliminating chances for early release.
January 17, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Did you know people incarcerated in Washington are unable to have their life or long sentences reviewed and potentially shortened?
It’s been this way since the 1980s, when Washington followed the racially unjust trend of “lock-them-up” policies and passed laws eliminating chances for early release.
It’s been this way since the 1980s, when Washington followed the racially unjust trend of “lock-them-up” policies and passed laws eliminating chances for early release.