Local & State Measures
Lawsuit Charging Illegally Targeted Latinos In Maricopa County Will Go Forward
In July 2008, five individuals and Somos America sued Arpaio, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Maricopa County, claiming that they or their members were unlawfully stopped and mistreated by law enforcement agents because they were Latino. The county asked for a dismissal of the case in October, but today's ruling clears the way for the lawsuit to go forward.
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Multimedia
The Least of These Documents ACLU Lawsuit
A documentary film, The Least of These, about the Hutto detention center, recently premiered at the 2009 South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. The film chronicles the ACLU’s successful legal challenge to the prisonlike conditions at a Texas detention center where immigrant children and their families were held.
> Watch the video in its entirety online, for free on SnagFilms!

"The Visitor" Confronts U.S. Immigration Policy
Director Tom McCarthy talks about his movie, "The Visitor," which has brought humanity and heightened awareness to the “hot button” issue of U.S. immigration policy.
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Due Process
ACLU Sues State Department for Passport Requirement Discrimination
American citizens sued the federal government, charging that the State Department categorically questions the citizenship of virtually all midwife-delivered Mexican-Americans born in southern border states.
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Detention
U.S. Citizen Who Was Illegally Detained and Twice Deported Is Latest Victim of Government’s Unconstitutional Immigration Enforcement Policy
A U.S. citizen from Los Angeles was held in a detention facility in San Diego earlier this month until an attorney for the ACLU of Southern California presented his birth certificate along with school and vaccination records to immigration authorities.

> Know Your Rights: Immigrant Marches / Marchas de los Inmigrantes
> EN ESPAÑOL: Acerca de la Union Americana de Libertades Civiles