Patrick Toomey
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Patrick Toomey
@pct3.bsky.social
Deputy Director w/ ACLU's National Security Project. Views here are my own.
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May 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Reposted by Patrick Toomey
❗Exclusive: Trump Administration Appears to Launch ‘Alien Enemies Act’ Deportation Program

Also @aclu.org and @democracyforward.org filed suit in early hours of Saturday morning,
Trump Administration Appears to Launch 'Alien Enemies Act' Deportation Program
Trump administration appeared to start the process of carrying out the deportation of Venezuelan nationals pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act.
www.justsecurity.org
March 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Reposted by Patrick Toomey
This is one of the most chilling letters I've ever seen on government letterhead. It's an attempt to coerce Columbia into adopting the government's vision of academic life and speech.

drive.google.com/file/d/12ogI...
3.13.25 Letter.pdf
drive.google.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Reposted by Patrick Toomey
USCIS is proposing to extend social media disclosure requirements adopted by the State Dep’t in 2019 to millions more applicants for immigration benefits each year:

public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-03492.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
March 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Reposted by Patrick Toomey
President Trump's attempted purge of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board will bring the board's critical work to an immediate halt and will put all of our privacy rights at risk.

If he is serious about his commitment to rein in surveillance abuses, he must reverse course.
Trump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Watchdog
The Trump White House has told three Democratic-selected members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to resign or be fired, which would stop the independent agency from functioning.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Reposted by Patrick Toomey
This is a big deal. The intel agencies have managed to protect this unconstitutional surveillance practice for more than a decade; it's long past time for the courts to put an end to it.
BIG surveillance news: Late yesterday, in a long-awaited ruling, a district court in Brooklyn held that the FBI’s Section 702 queries violated the 4th Amendment.

This is a major constitutional ruling on one of the most abused provisions of FISA.
January 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reposted by Patrick Toomey
BREAKING: We're suing to stop the Trump administration’s attempt to massively expand fast-tracked deportations without due process.

This policy was illegal when Trump enacted it in his first term and it’s illegal now.
January 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Reposted by Patrick Toomey
BREAKING: A district court ruled that the FBI's use of Section 702 to conduct warrantless searches of a person's digital communications violates the Fourth Amendment.

This is a victory for our right to privacy from government spying.
January 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
BIG surveillance news: Late yesterday, in a long-awaited ruling, a district court in Brooklyn held that the FBI’s Section 702 queries violated the 4th Amendment.

This is a major constitutional ruling on one of the most abused provisions of FISA.
January 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Reposted by Patrick Toomey
BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration to block the president’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.

An executive order does not have the power to override the Constitution.
January 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM

The Supreme Court’s TikTok ruling is incredibly disappointing—allowing the government to shut down an entire platform and the free speech rights of so many based on fear-mongering and speculation.

bsky.app/profile/aclu...
aclu.org ACLU @aclu.org · Jan 17
BREAKING: The Supreme Court announced it won't stop the TikTok ban from going into effect on Sunday.

This decision gives the executive branch unprecedented power to silence speech it doesn’t like. Our leaders must immediately repeal this dangerous law and defend our First Amendment rights.
January 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Reposted by Patrick Toomey
BREAKING: The Supreme Court announced it won't stop the TikTok ban from going into effect on Sunday.

This decision gives the executive branch unprecedented power to silence speech it doesn’t like. Our leaders must immediately repeal this dangerous law and defend our First Amendment rights.
January 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This afternoon we filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to block enforcement of the TikTok ban—the law that would effectively force 170 million Americans off the platform on January 19, 2025.

We're asking the court to urgently intervene and protect Americans' right to free expression.
December 17, 2024 at 9:20 PM
The D.C. Circuit's ruling upholding the TikTok ban sets a flawed and dangerous precedent—one that gives the government far too much power to silence Americans’ speech online.

www.aclu.org/press-releas...
ACLU Slams Appeals Court Decision Upholding TikTok Ban | American Civil Liberties Union
WASHINGTON — Today, in a major blow to freedom of expression online, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected TikTok’s challenge to...
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December 6, 2024 at 4:18 PM
New: Recent law school grads and 3Ls, come work for us! We're hiring for our two-year Legal Fellowship with @ACLU's National Security Project (2024–26).

Our job posting is here, apply and help us spread the word!

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October 3, 2023 at 12:59 PM