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Issues
Learn about what's happening across the most pressing civil liberties issues of our time, and what you can do.
Spotlight
The Trump administration is slamming the door on people fleeing persecution and violence. We are fighting them every step of the way.
Our lawyers have filed suit after suit to stop these shameful and cruel policies. We successfully blocked an effort to keep people from claiming asylum unless they presented themselves at a narrow set of ports of entry. And we’re arguing against the forced return to Mexico policy as well as the third-country transit ban. We’re also demanding oversight hearings, testifying before Congress, and supporting legislation to end Trump’s abuses. At the border itself, we’re monitoring and exposing the impact of these policies and combating the lies he’s telling about the border.
News and Commentary
There is a Coordinated Attack Against Trans Youth in State Legislatures
There is a Coordinated Attack Against Trans Youth in State LegislaturesDozens of state lawmakers have introduced nearly identical bills trying to keep trans youth from accessing health care and fully participating in school.
ICE's Destruction of Records Must Be Stopped
ICE's Destruction of Records Must Be StoppedICE just received the green light to destroy records — including those related to detention and civil rights violations — from as recently as three years ago.
Our Vision to Transform What it Means to Be a Prosecutor
Our Vision to Transform What it Means to Be a ProsecutorProsecutors can use their power to end mass incarceration and rectify racial disparities that for too long have defined our criminal legal system.
