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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
In Nicaragua, She Dodged Bullets. Now She's Stuck at the Border.
In Nicaragua, She Dodged Bullets. Now She's Stuck at the Border.Julia fled a crackdown on activists in Nicaragua. New asylum rules have her stuck in one of the most dangerous cities in Mexico.
We’re Grateful for the Constitution
We’re Grateful for the ConstitutionSaying thanks for recent wins from ACLU lawyers
The Trump Administration is Unlawfully Detaining a U.S. Resident Without Charge
The Trump Administration is Unlawfully Detaining a U.S. Resident Without ChargeWe’re fighting in court to secure his freedom.
