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We're in federal court today challenging President Trump's illegal use of the Alien Enemies Act to send Venezuelans to a brutal El Salvador prison with no due process.
Everyone deserves their day in court. This administration's actions are cruel and unlawful.
Everyone deserves their day in court. This administration's actions are cruel and unlawful.
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
We're in federal court today challenging President Trump's illegal use of the Alien Enemies Act to send Venezuelans to a brutal El Salvador prison with no due process.
Everyone deserves their day in court. This administration's actions are cruel and unlawful.
Everyone deserves their day in court. This administration's actions are cruel and unlawful.
Last night, ACLU-SDIC Managing Policy Director Nalini Gupta is delivering testimony before the Vista City Council outlining the ACLU-SDIC's support for the Vista Community Safety and Due Process Resolution.
Read the full testimony here: www.aclu-sdic.org/en/news/aclu...
Read the full testimony here: www.aclu-sdic.org/en/news/aclu...
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Last night, ACLU-SDIC Managing Policy Director Nalini Gupta is delivering testimony before the Vista City Council outlining the ACLU-SDIC's support for the Vista Community Safety and Due Process Resolution.
Read the full testimony here: www.aclu-sdic.org/en/news/aclu...
Read the full testimony here: www.aclu-sdic.org/en/news/aclu...
Last week, our Valle Unido partner, Jobs to Move America, brought a group of supporters to the Imperial Valley to visit the region and learn more about the work our coalition is doing around lithium extraction.
November 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Last week, our Valle Unido partner, Jobs to Move America, brought a group of supporters to the Imperial Valley to visit the region and learn more about the work our coalition is doing around lithium extraction.
Heat waves consist of five or more consecutive days of dangerous heat.
Our elected officials must intervene to stop abuses and cruelty being inflicted in ICE facilities.
Our elected officials must intervene to stop abuses and cruelty being inflicted in ICE facilities.
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Heat waves consist of five or more consecutive days of dangerous heat.
Our elected officials must intervene to stop abuses and cruelty being inflicted in ICE facilities.
Our elected officials must intervene to stop abuses and cruelty being inflicted in ICE facilities.
Barbara Cameron was a Hunkpapa Lakota artist and pillar of the San Francisco community who advocated fearlessly for lesbian and Two-Spirit people like her, people with HIV/AIDS, and women impacted by violence.
November 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Barbara Cameron was a Hunkpapa Lakota artist and pillar of the San Francisco community who advocated fearlessly for lesbian and Two-Spirit people like her, people with HIV/AIDS, and women impacted by violence.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is the governing body for San Diego County. They control a more than $8 billion annual budget.
YOU have a say in how this money is spent.
Learn more at bit.ly/MYBOS-SD
YOU have a say in how this money is spent.
Learn more at bit.ly/MYBOS-SD
November 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is the governing body for San Diego County. They control a more than $8 billion annual budget.
YOU have a say in how this money is spent.
Learn more at bit.ly/MYBOS-SD
YOU have a say in how this money is spent.
Learn more at bit.ly/MYBOS-SD
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BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration over inhumane conditions at California’s largest immigration detention center.
People detained there have long fought abuse and the denial of basic needs like food and medical care.
People detained there have long fought abuse and the denial of basic needs like food and medical care.
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration over inhumane conditions at California’s largest immigration detention center.
People detained there have long fought abuse and the denial of basic needs like food and medical care.
People detained there have long fought abuse and the denial of basic needs like food and medical care.
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ICE is depriving people detained at the California City detention facility of their humanity and legal rights. We’ll see them in court.
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ICE is depriving people detained at the California City detention facility of their humanity and legal rights. We’ll see them in court.
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We know military troops on our streets don't keep our communities safe, yet taxpayers are footing the bill for President Trump's reckless and unnecessary National Guard deployments.
Congress must act.
Congress must act.
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
theintercept.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We know military troops on our streets don't keep our communities safe, yet taxpayers are footing the bill for President Trump's reckless and unnecessary National Guard deployments.
Congress must act.
Congress must act.
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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
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November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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.
A century ago, Imperial Valley’s farmworkers organized for fair pay and humane conditions – even in the face of intimidation, arrests and vigilante justice.
November 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A century ago, Imperial Valley’s farmworkers organized for fair pay and humane conditions – even in the face of intimidation, arrests and vigilante justice.
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The Supreme Court this week allowed the State Department to enforce President Trump's anti-trans passport policy while our lawsuit challenging his executive order moves through the courts.
We'll keep this page updated as our legal experts learn more.
We'll keep this page updated as our legal experts learn more.
Q & A: Orr v. Trump | American Civil Liberties Union
Following a January 2025 Executive Order from President Donald Trump, the State Department began barring people from obtaining passports with a sex designation on them that is not the same as their sex assigned at birth. In response, the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit challenging the State Department's policy on behalf of transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The Supreme Court this week allowed the State Department to enforce President Trump's anti-trans passport policy while our lawsuit challenging his executive order moves through the courts.
We'll keep this page updated as our legal experts learn more.
We'll keep this page updated as our legal experts learn more.
As part of President Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller’s mass deportation campaign, ICE is detaining children, in some cases taking them away from their families, and pressuring kids to leave the U.S.
Tell Congress to protect children from ICE.
aclu.org/ice-children-
Tell Congress to protect children from ICE.
aclu.org/ice-children-
ICE: Stop Terrorizing Children
ICE is traumatizing children as young as 14 – trying to strip them of their rights while they're without attorneys or family to help them. Take action against these horrific abuses now.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
As part of President Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller’s mass deportation campaign, ICE is detaining children, in some cases taking them away from their families, and pressuring kids to leave the U.S.
Tell Congress to protect children from ICE.
aclu.org/ice-children-
Tell Congress to protect children from ICE.
aclu.org/ice-children-
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This fight isn't over. Our case challenging President Trump's executive order will still move forward.
In the meantime anyone who applies for a new, corrected, or replacement passport, or for a passport renewal, is at risk of having their passport issued bearing the sex they were assigned at birth.
In the meantime anyone who applies for a new, corrected, or replacement passport, or for a passport renewal, is at risk of having their passport issued bearing the sex they were assigned at birth.
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This fight isn't over. Our case challenging President Trump's executive order will still move forward.
In the meantime anyone who applies for a new, corrected, or replacement passport, or for a passport renewal, is at risk of having their passport issued bearing the sex they were assigned at birth.
In the meantime anyone who applies for a new, corrected, or replacement passport, or for a passport renewal, is at risk of having their passport issued bearing the sex they were assigned at birth.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to enforce its discriminatory passport policy while our lawsuit makes its way through the courts.
This decision undermines the freedom of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people to have our IDs reflect who we are.
This decision undermines the freedom of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people to have our IDs reflect who we are.
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to enforce its discriminatory passport policy while our lawsuit makes its way through the courts.
This decision undermines the freedom of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people to have our IDs reflect who we are.
This decision undermines the freedom of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people to have our IDs reflect who we are.
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President Trump's unprecedented effort to stop people from seeking asylum in the U.S. is illegal and puts lives in danger.
We were in court this week challenging his proclamation that denies protections for asylum seekers Congress has clearly granted.
We were in court this week challenging his proclamation that denies protections for asylum seekers Congress has clearly granted.
November 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
President Trump's unprecedented effort to stop people from seeking asylum in the U.S. is illegal and puts lives in danger.
We were in court this week challenging his proclamation that denies protections for asylum seekers Congress has clearly granted.
We were in court this week challenging his proclamation that denies protections for asylum seekers Congress has clearly granted.
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Police have hundreds of reasons to stop drivers — reasons that are too often abused to target people of color and undermine Fourth Amendment freedoms.
Traffic stops unrelated to road safety, for violations like tinted windows or an expired registration, are unnecessary and only breed police abuse.
Traffic stops unrelated to road safety, for violations like tinted windows or an expired registration, are unnecessary and only breed police abuse.
Why Police Traffic Stops Are Dangerous and Ineffective | ACLU
Millions of drivers are pulled over every year for minor violations like broken taillights or tinted windows. Data shows these stops rarely make roads safer, and instead lead to racial disparities, violence, and loss of trust in police.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Police have hundreds of reasons to stop drivers — reasons that are too often abused to target people of color and undermine Fourth Amendment freedoms.
Traffic stops unrelated to road safety, for violations like tinted windows or an expired registration, are unnecessary and only breed police abuse.
Traffic stops unrelated to road safety, for violations like tinted windows or an expired registration, are unnecessary and only breed police abuse.
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As part of President Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller’s mass deportation campaign, ICE is detaining children, in some cases taking them away from their families, and pressuring kids to leave the U.S.
Tell Congress to protect children from ICE.
aclu.org/ice-children-
Tell Congress to protect children from ICE.
aclu.org/ice-children-
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
As part of President Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller’s mass deportation campaign, ICE is detaining children, in some cases taking them away from their families, and pressuring kids to leave the U.S.
Tell Congress to protect children from ICE.
aclu.org/ice-children-
Tell Congress to protect children from ICE.
aclu.org/ice-children-
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ICE is denying people their due process rights and endangering their lives in the process.
“People were not supposed to spend more than 12 hours in there,” said a former ICE official who worked on oversight and detention issues. “I actually think it’s wildly, wildly fucked up.”
“People were not supposed to spend more than 12 hours in there,” said a former ICE official who worked on oversight and detention issues. “I actually think it’s wildly, wildly fucked up.”
Revealed: ICE violates its own policy by holding people in secretive rooms for days or weeks
Guardian analysis finds ICE increasingly keeps people in holding rooms with little oversight, as some facilities see a 600% rise in detention length
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
ICE is denying people their due process rights and endangering their lives in the process.
“People were not supposed to spend more than 12 hours in there,” said a former ICE official who worked on oversight and detention issues. “I actually think it’s wildly, wildly fucked up.”
“People were not supposed to spend more than 12 hours in there,” said a former ICE official who worked on oversight and detention issues. “I actually think it’s wildly, wildly fucked up.”
We all deserve affordable healthcare that meets our needs and allows our communities to flourish. But one year after its passage, Prop 36 prevents us from getting there.
November 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
We all deserve affordable healthcare that meets our needs and allows our communities to flourish. But one year after its passage, Prop 36 prevents us from getting there.
This week is the one-year anniversary of Prop 36’s passing, and treatment for mental health and substance use disorders is not being provided. Instead, people with mental health and substance use disorders are facing felonies, and CA is escalating homelessness and the opioid crisis as a result.
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This week is the one-year anniversary of Prop 36’s passing, and treatment for mental health and substance use disorders is not being provided. Instead, people with mental health and substance use disorders are facing felonies, and CA is escalating homelessness and the opioid crisis as a result.
Every individual can play a role in ensuring our school boards represent our values in our educational system.
But what do school boards actually do? Many people don’t realize how much power school boards have to influence the key issues we care about and protect our shared values.
But what do school boards actually do? Many people don’t realize how much power school boards have to influence the key issues we care about and protect our shared values.
November 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Every individual can play a role in ensuring our school boards represent our values in our educational system.
But what do school boards actually do? Many people don’t realize how much power school boards have to influence the key issues we care about and protect our shared values.
But what do school boards actually do? Many people don’t realize how much power school boards have to influence the key issues we care about and protect our shared values.
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President Trump's new national security memo aims to target activists and advocacy organizations that he perceives as political opponents.
States and cities must protect sensitive data that could be used by the Trump administration to identify and go after these nonprofits and advocates.
States and cities must protect sensitive data that could be used by the Trump administration to identify and go after these nonprofits and advocates.
How Governors and Mayors Can Protect Nonprofits from Trump's NSPM-7 | ACLU
President Trump’s new directive, NSPM-7, targets charities and advocacy groups under the guise of national security. State governors and local mayors can protect them by refusing to cooperate with politically motivated federal investigations.
www.aclu.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
President Trump's new national security memo aims to target activists and advocacy organizations that he perceives as political opponents.
States and cities must protect sensitive data that could be used by the Trump administration to identify and go after these nonprofits and advocates.
States and cities must protect sensitive data that could be used by the Trump administration to identify and go after these nonprofits and advocates.
Wherever we fall on the political spectrum, we can all agree: our right to free speech is one of our most treasured values.
October 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Wherever we fall on the political spectrum, we can all agree: our right to free speech is one of our most treasured values.