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La ACLU hace un llamado a la Camara de Representantes a que Rechace la Propuesta de Ley llamada "Reforma al Sistema de Inteligencia"; La Medida Expande La Ley Patriotica y Apacigua a los Grupos Anti-inmigrantes (10/08/2004)
WASHINGTON - Dada la derrota de algunos Congresistas que intentaron eliminar muchas de las medidas injustificadas de la legislación creada para implementar las recomendaciones de la Comisión del 9/11, la Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles hoy hizo un llamado a los legisladores a que rechacen la propuesta.

FBI's New Surveillance Plan Chills Religious and Political Activity, Bay Area Civil Rights Groups Warn (10/05/2004)
SAN FRANCISCO - The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC-SF), the Bay Area Association of Muslim Lawyers (BAAML), and the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) today announced that they will closely monitor a new government plan to use "aggressive -- even obvious - surveillance" tactics in advance of the November 2nd general election.

Court Orders Attorney General Ashcroft to Disclose Secret Memo on Local Police Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws (09/27/2004)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today welcomed a ruling by a federal judge ordering the Department of Justice to disclose a secret document outlining the legal rationale for a new policy granting local police unprecedented powers to enforce non-criminal immigration laws.

ACLU Urges Rhode Island Hospitals to Protect Patients' Privacy (09/21/2004)
PROVIDENCE--The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island announced today that it has called on local hospitals to reject anticipated earmarked federal funding that would require health care providers to determine the citizenship status of each uninsured patient seeking treatment.

ACLU Hails New Mexico Court Decision Upholding Immigrants' Right to Effective Counsel (09/01/2004)
ALBUQUERQUE -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico today hailed a unanimous decision by the State Supreme Court requiring that immigrants be told they could be deported if they plead guilty to a crime.

ACLU Presses Government for Information on Immigration Sweeps (08/23/2004)
SEATTLE -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington today filed a freedom of information request with the federal Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeking information about recent immigration sweeps across the state. The ACLU also filed a request with the Washington Department of Corrections and the Pierce County Sheriff's Office for information about the involvement of their officers in the sweeps.

Court Orders Feds to End Stonewalling and Immediately Process ACLU Request for Torture Records (08/18/2004)
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union and New York Civil Liberties Union today won a significant victory in their 10-month struggle to obtain records on the abuse of prisoners held by the United States at detention facilities overseas. In a stinging rebuke, a federal judge ordered the administration to begin honoring an ACLU request under the Freedom of Information Act, saying that the government had dragged its feet for far too long.

ACLU Argues For Expedited Release of Government Documents on Torture of Detainees (08/12/2004)
NEW YORK -The American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union urged a federal court today to order the government to release records relating to the treatment of prisoners held by the United States at Abu Ghraib and other detention facilities overseas.

ACLU to Provide Legal Help to Muslims and Arabs Caught Up in New Round of FBI Questioning (08/05/2004)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that it is working with attorneys around the country to offer free legal representation to anyone who is approached by the FBI during its latest round of "dragnet" interviews of Arabs and Muslims.

ACLU of Southern California Plans to Represent Muslims and Others Targeted for New Round of FBI Questioning (07/27/2004)
LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today announced that it is offering free legal representation to all persons in the Southern California area who are questioned by the FBI in its latest dragnet interview program.

Somali Merchants in Seattle Receive Compensation for Government Abuses Committed During Post-9/11 Raid (07/22/2004)
SEATTLE -- After more than two years of negotiations by the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, two Somali merchants are finally receiving compensation for losses they suffered in a raid by government agents, the ACLU announced today.

ACLU of Southern California Presses For Answers on Border Patrol Sweeps (07/20/2004)
LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking information from U.S. Customs and Border Protection about recent immigration raids conducted across Southern California.

ACLU of Rhode Island Files Justice Department Complaint Over Lack of Court Interpreters for Defendants (07/19/2004)
PROVIDENCE, RI -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island announced today that it has filed a complaint with the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division against the state for failing to provide sufficient interpreter services for the 20,000 defendants with limited English proficiency who are involved in criminal court proceedings each year.

ACLU Warns of Resurrecting 'Voluntary' Interview Program; Arab and Muslim Communities Should Not be Targets of Racial Profiling (06/22/2004)
WASHINGTON -- Saying that previous attempts by federal law enforcement officials to conduct 'voluntary' interviews of Arab and Muslim immigrants proved ineffective, the American Civil Liberties Union today called upon the FBI to give careful consideration before engaging in similar efforts.

ACLU Urges Caution Against Piecemeal Expansion of Patriot Act; Calls for Stringent Oversight of Existing Powers (06/22/2004)
WASHINGTON -- Despite bipartisan concern about how the Justice Department is using existing anti-terrorism powers, a Senate committee today considered legislation that would further compromise freedom.

ACLU Washington Director Asks Democratic Committee To Include Strong Stand for Civil Liberties in Party Platform (06/19/2004)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today asked the Democratic Party Platform Committee to include strong language in its 2004 platform to protect and promote civil liberties.