Spotlight
The Stories That Shaped 2025
The Stories That Shaped 2025This year, the ACLU’s most-read stories reflected the pressing issues shaping life in America.
Our Year In Stories
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive OrderRight now, every child whose citizenship was threatened by Trump's executive order is protected — but now the fight heads to SCOTUS.
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Inside an ICE Detention Center
Inside an ICE Detention CenterSeven people detail what it’s like to be held in a California immigration detention center.
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Stop President Trump's Illegal Boat Strikes
Stop President Trump's Illegal Boat StrikesCongress must stop the president's illegal and immoral strikes, and officials who have carried them out must be held accountable.
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Our Work
The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
Issues
Learn about what's happening across the most pressing civil liberties issues of our time, and what you can do.
Freedom To Be
Freedom To Be
Over the past several years, politicians across the country have banned health care access for transgender youth and their families put themselves between trans people, their families, and their health care providers on how they can live their authentic lives.
Consistent with our 105-year history of defending the right of self-expression and self-determination, the ACLU is committed to the freedom of transgender people and their families. We have fought laws that censor LGBTQ people, ban gender-affirming medical care, make schools less safe for trans students, and force trans people to carry documents outing them as trans.
Our Freedom to Be campaign and programming also serves to celebrate trans individuals around the country who are building solidarity within their communities and finding joy and happiness among their families and friends. Through their powerful and poignant storytelling, as well as our landmark Freedom to Be Monument, which showcases artwork and messaging by over 1,000 trans people and allies across the United States, we are uplifting the dynamic and diverse trans voices around our nation.
News and Commentary
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025This year’s most-read ACLU stories trace a nation grappling with military overreach, attacks on the press, threats to immigrant and transgender communities, and the fight for justice in response.
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing ConditionsSeven people detail what it’s like to be held in a California immigration detention center. One man who likely has prostate cancer has continuously been denied medication and urgent treatment.
How to Navigate Politically-Charged Conversations This Holiday Season
How to Navigate Politically-Charged Conversations This Holiday SeasonOur Holiday Conversation Guide offers facts, framing, and tools to help you engage loved ones with clarity, empathy, and confidence during a high-stakes political moment.
