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Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers
ACLU class-action lawsuit urges state of Colorado to release children from jails to community-based settings while awaiting decisions in their juvenile delinquency cases. Kids with disabilities and foster children are particularly vulnerable.
By Elisa Epstein, Quinn Phillips
Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention CentersPodcast
What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
‘Tis the season ... to stay ready. A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and more on the docket. And this week, Cecillia Wang is...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
The Supreme Court just struck down a Louisiana map that fairly represents Black voters, gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
Despite abhorrent conditions and increasing deaths in ICE detention, the Trump administration’s new warehouse detention system would increase capacity to 96,000 people and undoubtedly lead to continued abuse.
By Haddy Gassama
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup
The coalition has issued a travel advisory for fans, players, journalists, and other visitors attending the 2026 World Cup in areas impacted by the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdown.
By Alaina Ruffin, Jamil Dakwar
ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World CupPodcast
What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
‘Tis the season ... to stay ready. A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and more on the docket. And this week, Cecillia Wang is...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.
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Separated Families, Death, and Despair — All at the Hands of CBP. We Need Action, Now.
This blog is the fourth in a series outlining a reimagined, just, and humane immigration system for the United States.
By Naureen Shah
This blog is the fourth in a series outlining a reimagined, just, and humane immigration system for the United States.
By Naureen Shah
The U.S. Government Is Secretly Using Cell Phone Location Data to Track Us. We’re Suing.
There can be no accountability without transparency.
By Nathan Freed Wessler
There can be no accountability without transparency.
By Nathan Freed Wessler
Race-Conscious Policies — Including Affirmative Action — Are Necessary For Addressing Racial Inequity
We must face race head-on to meaningfully address the racial inequality that persists in our society.
By Tiffani Burgess
We must face race head-on to meaningfully address the racial inequality that persists in our society.
By Tiffani Burgess
The Biden Administration Can Make Us All Safer: End ICE Collaboration Programs
This blog is the third in a series outlining a reimagined, just, and humane immigration system for the United States.
By Naureen Shah
This blog is the third in a series outlining a reimagined, just, and humane immigration system for the United States.
By Naureen Shah
The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to — But Likely Don’t — About ICE Detention
Our immigration detention system is complex and opaque by design. If you don't understand how it works, you're not alone.
By Hanna Johnson
Our immigration detention system is complex and opaque by design. If you don't understand how it works, you're not alone.
By Hanna Johnson
Can Liberals Win in a Conservative Court?
Recent history suggests the justices don’t like being too out of step with the country — especially if they feel under scrutiny. So that’s...
By David Cole
Recent history suggests the justices don’t like being too out of step with the country — especially if they feel under scrutiny. So that’s...
By David Cole
Bloody Masks and Fevers on Shift: Immigrant Workers Face Abuse in Nebraska Meatpacking Plant
The ACLU filed suit against a facility run by Noah’s Ark Processing in Hastings, Nebraska.
By Ashoka Mukpo
The ACLU filed suit against a facility run by Noah’s Ark Processing in Hastings, Nebraska.
By Ashoka Mukpo
New Court, New President: What's Next for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
On our podcast this week, we take a look at how a Biden presidency and a more conservative Supreme Court could shape the future of the ACLU's...
By ACLU
On our podcast this week, we take a look at how a Biden presidency and a more conservative Supreme Court could shape the future of the ACLU's...
By ACLU
To Protect Black Trans Lives, Decriminalize Sex Work
Decriminalizing sex work would help protect the lives of trans women of color, whether or not we engage in the sex trade.
By Kaniya Walker
Decriminalizing sex work would help protect the lives of trans women of color, whether or not we engage in the sex trade.
By Kaniya Walker
Trump’s Last-Ditch Census Move Could Shape the Electoral Map for the Next Decade
During his last days in office, Trump is again trying to weaponize the census. We're going to the Supreme Court — again — to stop him.
By Dale Ho
During his last days in office, Trump is again trying to weaponize the census. We're going to the Supreme Court — again — to stop him.
By Dale Ho
