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BIG NEWS: ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha has been chosen to serve on Governor-elect Sherrill’s transition team.
We're looking forward to working with the Governor-elect and her administration for a more just NJ!
https://www.nj.gov/govelect/news/20251121a.shtml
We're looking forward to working with the Governor-elect and her administration for a more just NJ!
https://www.nj.gov/govelect/news/20251121a.shtml
MISSION TO DELIVER: Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill Announces First Phase of Innovative Transition Committees with Action Teams
Policy experts and Everyday New Jerseyans will work with the Sherrill-Caldwell Transition to Lower Costs and Improve Quality of Life
www.nj.gov
November 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
BIG NEWS: ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha has been chosen to serve on Governor-elect Sherrill’s transition team.
We're looking forward to working with the Governor-elect and her administration for a more just NJ!
https://www.nj.gov/govelect/news/20251121a.shtml
We're looking forward to working with the Governor-elect and her administration for a more just NJ!
https://www.nj.gov/govelect/news/20251121a.shtml
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Congratulations to Mikie Sherrill on her election as our next governor! New Jersey voters have shown the nation that our state is ready to push back against authoritarianism.
Read our full statement: www.aclu-nj.org/press-releas...
Read our full statement: www.aclu-nj.org/press-releas...
ACLU-NJ Statement on the Election of Mikie Sherrill as the Next Governor of New Jersey - ACLU of New Jersey
“In this moment of deep political division across the country, New Jersey voters showed the nation that our state is ready to push back against authoritarianism."
www.aclu-nj.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Congratulations to Mikie Sherrill on her election as our next governor! New Jersey voters have shown the nation that our state is ready to push back against authoritarianism.
Read our full statement: www.aclu-nj.org/press-releas...
Read our full statement: www.aclu-nj.org/press-releas...
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James Comer was released from prison today after challenging the 75-year sentence he received when he was just 17 years old.
www.aclu-nj.org/press-releas...
www.aclu-nj.org/press-releas...
ACLU-NJ Celebrates James Comer’s Release After His Groundbreaking Cases Transformed Extreme Life Sentences for Children - ACLU of New Jersey
After being sentenced to 75 years in prison in 2003 when he was 17 years old, James Comer was released today following his landmark appeals that ultimately eliminated de facto life sentences for child...
www.aclu-nj.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
James Comer was released from prison today after challenging the 75-year sentence he received when he was just 17 years old.
www.aclu-nj.org/press-releas...
www.aclu-nj.org/press-releas...
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Amol Sinha, a member of Mahmoud Khalil's legal team joined us following Khalil's release from ICE custody in Louisiana: "The government should not be the arbiter of who gets to speak and who doesn't. Because if it's happening to Mahmoud today, it could happen to any one of us tomorrow."
June 21, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Amol Sinha, a member of Mahmoud Khalil's legal team joined us following Khalil's release from ICE custody in Louisiana: "The government should not be the arbiter of who gets to speak and who doesn't. Because if it's happening to Mahmoud today, it could happen to any one of us tomorrow."
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The indictment of Congresswoman McIver by the U.S. Department of Justice is an outrageous and unprecedented escalation of the Trump administration’s intimidation campaign against those who refuse to do its bidding.
Read our full statement: www.aclu-nj.org/en/press-rel...
Read our full statement: www.aclu-nj.org/en/press-rel...
June 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The indictment of Congresswoman McIver by the U.S. Department of Justice is an outrageous and unprecedented escalation of the Trump administration’s intimidation campaign against those who refuse to do its bidding.
Read our full statement: www.aclu-nj.org/en/press-rel...
Read our full statement: www.aclu-nj.org/en/press-rel...
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This is yet another intimidation tactic escalating Trump's extreme mass deportation agenda.
Cities, counties & states have the right to enact policies that serve their residents. Doing otherwise would violate core principles of our democracy.
Cities, counties & states have the right to enact policies that serve their residents. Doing otherwise would violate core principles of our democracy.
New Jersey: let’s make one thing clear.
💥This is a hollow attempt at intimidation and nothing more 💥
Sanctuary policies are already in compliance with federal law.
A change in immigration law does not change the constitution.
www.dhs.gov/sanctuary-ju...
💥This is a hollow attempt at intimidation and nothing more 💥
Sanctuary policies are already in compliance with federal law.
A change in immigration law does not change the constitution.
www.dhs.gov/sanctuary-ju...
May 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This is yet another intimidation tactic escalating Trump's extreme mass deportation agenda.
Cities, counties & states have the right to enact policies that serve their residents. Doing otherwise would violate core principles of our democracy.
Cities, counties & states have the right to enact policies that serve their residents. Doing otherwise would violate core principles of our democracy.
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The Trump administration is threatening to arrest Congress members who were performing their oversight duties. Targeting elected officials for opposing the president's agenda is straight out of authoritarian playbooks.
We won't allow Trump and DHS to intimidate us into submission.
We won't allow Trump and DHS to intimidate us into submission.
Trump administration threatens to arrest House Democrats over ICE facility incident
"There will likely be more arrests coming," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said.
www.axios.com
May 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Trump administration is threatening to arrest Congress members who were performing their oversight duties. Targeting elected officials for opposing the president's agenda is straight out of authoritarian playbooks.
We won't allow Trump and DHS to intimidate us into submission.
We won't allow Trump and DHS to intimidate us into submission.
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Our rights, values, and communities are under attack by the Trump administration.
But we have a reminder: the rule of law is non-negotiable.
Read more from @amolsinha.bsky.social in Newsweek: www.newsweek.com/aclu-rule-la...
But we have a reminder: the rule of law is non-negotiable.
Read more from @amolsinha.bsky.social in Newsweek: www.newsweek.com/aclu-rule-la...
ACLU: The Rule of Law Is Non-Negotiable | Opinion
If the nation's most powerful law firms and civil society organizations don't stand up for our rights and our democracy, who will?
www.newsweek.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our rights, values, and communities are under attack by the Trump administration.
But we have a reminder: the rule of law is non-negotiable.
Read more from @amolsinha.bsky.social in Newsweek: www.newsweek.com/aclu-rule-la...
But we have a reminder: the rule of law is non-negotiable.
Read more from @amolsinha.bsky.social in Newsweek: www.newsweek.com/aclu-rule-la...
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BREAKING: today, we filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of six international students attending Rutgers University who have had their student status effectively terminated by ICE.
Read more: www.aclu-nj.org/en/press-rel...
Read more: www.aclu-nj.org/en/press-rel...
April 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
BREAKING: today, we filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of six international students attending Rutgers University who have had their student status effectively terminated by ICE.
Read more: www.aclu-nj.org/en/press-rel...
Read more: www.aclu-nj.org/en/press-rel...
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President Trump’s expanding use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided.
Here’s what you need to know: www.aclu-nj.org/en/news/trum...
Here’s what you need to know: www.aclu-nj.org/en/news/trum...
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
Make no mistake: If Trump invokes the Insurrection Act to activate federalized troops for mass deportation—whether at the border or somewhere else in the country—it would be unprecedented,
www.aclu-nj.org
April 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
President Trump’s expanding use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided.
Here’s what you need to know: www.aclu-nj.org/en/news/trum...
Here’s what you need to know: www.aclu-nj.org/en/news/trum...
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BREAKING: A court ruled that our case challenging Rümeysa Öztürk's unlawful detention should move forward in Vermont, instead of Louisiana, and that ICE must transfer her there.
Nobody should be shipped to a detention facility halfway across the country for writing an op-ed.
Nobody should be shipped to a detention facility halfway across the country for writing an op-ed.
April 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
BREAKING: A court ruled that our case challenging Rümeysa Öztürk's unlawful detention should move forward in Vermont, instead of Louisiana, and that ICE must transfer her there.
Nobody should be shipped to a detention facility halfway across the country for writing an op-ed.
Nobody should be shipped to a detention facility halfway across the country for writing an op-ed.
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BREAKING: A federal court ordered Mahmoud Khalil's lawsuit should proceed in New Jersey instead of Louisiana, 1,500 miles from his family.
This is an important step towards justice.
This is an important step towards justice.
April 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
BREAKING: A federal court ordered Mahmoud Khalil's lawsuit should proceed in New Jersey instead of Louisiana, 1,500 miles from his family.
This is an important step towards justice.
This is an important step towards justice.
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Being from New Jersey means causing “Good Trouble”
❤️🤝
Thank you @booker.senate.gov for fighting for all of us.
❤️🤝
Thank you @booker.senate.gov for fighting for all of us.
April 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Being from New Jersey means causing “Good Trouble”
❤️🤝
Thank you @booker.senate.gov for fighting for all of us.
❤️🤝
Thank you @booker.senate.gov for fighting for all of us.
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🚨🚨 @booker.senate.gov has been on the Senate floor for 13+ hours, lifting up the voices of Americans who are being harmed by the Trump admin in this moment of crisis.
Thank you, Senator Booker for your principled advocacy, and for fighting for all of us.
Thank you, Senator Booker for your principled advocacy, and for fighting for all of us.
April 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🚨🚨 @booker.senate.gov has been on the Senate floor for 13+ hours, lifting up the voices of Americans who are being harmed by the Trump admin in this moment of crisis.
Thank you, Senator Booker for your principled advocacy, and for fighting for all of us.
Thank you, Senator Booker for your principled advocacy, and for fighting for all of us.
So proud to be a New Jerseyan. Thank you @corybooker.com.
Being from New Jersey means causing “Good Trouble”
❤️🤝
Thank you @booker.senate.gov for fighting for all of us.
❤️🤝
Thank you @booker.senate.gov for fighting for all of us.
Time to speak up
April 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
So proud to be a New Jerseyan. Thank you @corybooker.com.
Our Senator, @booker.senate.gov, is speaking for as long as he’s able about the Trump administration’s attacks on Constitutional rights, the rule of law, and the most vulnerable among us. Proud to be a New Jerseyan. Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
www.youtube.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Our Senator, @booker.senate.gov, is speaking for as long as he’s able about the Trump administration’s attacks on Constitutional rights, the rule of law, and the most vulnerable among us. Proud to be a New Jerseyan. Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
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☀️☀️ It's #SunshineWeek, a week to celebrate the pivotal role transparency plays in government and democracy! ☀️☀️
Read our guide and #KnowYourRights when it comes to the Sunshine Law and attending public meetings.
www.aclu-nj.org/en/know-your...
Read our guide and #KnowYourRights when it comes to the Sunshine Law and attending public meetings.
www.aclu-nj.org/en/know-your...
A Guide to the New Jersey Sunshine Law
Your right to attend public meetings is protected.The “Sunshine Law,” otherwise known as the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA), gives the public the right to be present at meetings of public bodies and
www.aclu-nj.org
March 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
☀️☀️ It's #SunshineWeek, a week to celebrate the pivotal role transparency plays in government and democracy! ☀️☀️
Read our guide and #KnowYourRights when it comes to the Sunshine Law and attending public meetings.
www.aclu-nj.org/en/know-your...
Read our guide and #KnowYourRights when it comes to the Sunshine Law and attending public meetings.
www.aclu-nj.org/en/know-your...
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MUST-WATCH: This is the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil from the perspective of his wife, who is 8 months pregnant.
This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech.
@nyclu.org @ccrjustice.org @theimeu.bsky.social
This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech.
@nyclu.org @ccrjustice.org @theimeu.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
MUST-WATCH: This is the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil from the perspective of his wife, who is 8 months pregnant.
This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech.
@nyclu.org @ccrjustice.org @theimeu.bsky.social
This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech.
@nyclu.org @ccrjustice.org @theimeu.bsky.social
Important point made by @jameeljaffer.bsky.social. Our government is trying to deport someone for constitutionally protected political speech.
The Trump admin.’s attempt to deport green card holder, Mahmoud Khalil, for his role leading pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, sparked an outcry. Free speech expert @jameeljaffer.bsky.social Exec. Director of the Knight Center, discusses the controversy with @cbsmornings.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Important point made by @jameeljaffer.bsky.social. Our government is trying to deport someone for constitutionally protected political speech.
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ICE illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident, for his political advocacy.
Take action to free Mahmoud NOW.
Take action to free Mahmoud NOW.
Free Mahmoud Khalil
The Trump administration has illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil in direct retaliation for his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights. This egregious, unprecedented, and illegal abuse of...
action.aclu.org
March 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
ICE illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident, for his political advocacy.
Take action to free Mahmoud NOW.
Take action to free Mahmoud NOW.
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The Trump administration’s detention of Mahmoud Khalil — a green card holder studying in this country legally — is targeted, retaliatory, and an extreme attack on his First Amendment rights.
apnews.com/article/colu...
apnews.com/article/colu...
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, his lawyer says
A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.
apnews.com
March 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The Trump administration’s detention of Mahmoud Khalil — a green card holder studying in this country legally — is targeted, retaliatory, and an extreme attack on his First Amendment rights.
apnews.com/article/colu...
apnews.com/article/colu...
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Trump won't stop taking cues from Project 2025.
As a diverse state with one of the largest populations of immigrants in the country, NJ must protect its immigrant community.
Read more in @northjerseynews.bsky.social:
www.northjersey.com/story/news/2...
As a diverse state with one of the largest populations of immigrants in the country, NJ must protect its immigrant community.
Read more in @northjerseynews.bsky.social:
www.northjersey.com/story/news/2...
Here's what NJ is already experiencing from the Project 2025 playbook
NorthJersey.com spoke to some experts about how anti-immigration measures proposed in Project 2025 affect various immigrant communities in the state.
www.northjersey.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Trump won't stop taking cues from Project 2025.
As a diverse state with one of the largest populations of immigrants in the country, NJ must protect its immigrant community.
Read more in @northjerseynews.bsky.social:
www.northjersey.com/story/news/2...
As a diverse state with one of the largest populations of immigrants in the country, NJ must protect its immigrant community.
Read more in @northjerseynews.bsky.social:
www.northjersey.com/story/news/2...
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One month into the second Trump presidency, we've already taken action to protect:
✅ birthright citizenship
✅ due process for immigrants
✅ the right to asylum
✅ gender-affirming care
✅ passport access for trans people
✅ data privacy
And we’re just getting started.
✅ birthright citizenship
✅ due process for immigrants
✅ the right to asylum
✅ gender-affirming care
✅ passport access for trans people
✅ data privacy
And we’re just getting started.
February 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
One month into the second Trump presidency, we've already taken action to protect:
✅ birthright citizenship
✅ due process for immigrants
✅ the right to asylum
✅ gender-affirming care
✅ passport access for trans people
✅ data privacy
And we’re just getting started.
✅ birthright citizenship
✅ due process for immigrants
✅ the right to asylum
✅ gender-affirming care
✅ passport access for trans people
✅ data privacy
And we’re just getting started.
Can’t believe we have to say this, but here we are: Informing people of their constitutional rights is not a crime.
Tom Homan confirms on Fox News that he's asked the DOJ to investigate AOC
February 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Can’t believe we have to say this, but here we are: Informing people of their constitutional rights is not a crime.
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The ACLU, which sued President Donald Trump’s first administration 400 times, is ramping up its efforts during Trump’s second term in office, ACLU–New Jersey Executive Director Amol Sinha told Montclair Local.
montclairlocal.news/2025/02/aclu...
montclairlocal.news/2025/02/aclu...
ACLU–NJ’s Director Talks Trump, ICE and Montclair
The ACLU, which sued President Donald Trump’s first administration 400 times, is ramping up its efforts during Trump’s second term in office, ACLU–NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha said in an interview...
montclairlocal.news
February 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The ACLU, which sued President Donald Trump’s first administration 400 times, is ramping up its efforts during Trump’s second term in office, ACLU–New Jersey Executive Director Amol Sinha told Montclair Local.
montclairlocal.news/2025/02/aclu...
montclairlocal.news/2025/02/aclu...