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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 DeathsPodcast
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.
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 Cup
‘My Child is Now a Political Debate’: Immigrant Families Respond as Arguments Wrap in Landmark Challenge against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Threats
Families share how Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order upended their hopes, and forced them to consider early births or leaving the U.S.
By Hibah Ansari, Lora Strum
‘My Child is Now a Political Debate’: Immigrant Families Respond as Arguments Wrap in Landmark Challenge against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Threats
States Have the Power to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights Violations
Amid rampant abuse by federal agents, state legislatures can pass critical laws that allow people to take federal agents to court for violating their rights.
By Emily Reina Dindial
States Have the Power to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights ViolationsPodcast
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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Florida Sheriff Worked With ICE to Illegally Jail and Nearly Deport US Citizen
By Spencer Amdur
By Spencer Amdur
The Government Is Trying to Keep Key NSA Spying Rules Secret
By Paulina Perlin, Ashley Gorski
By Paulina Perlin, Ashley Gorski
In Major Threat to Due Process, Marsy’s Law Gains Ground Nationwide
By Jeanne Hruska, Holly Welborn
By Jeanne Hruska, Holly Welborn
A Shifting Landscape for Transgender Rights
The state of transgender equality is in rapid flux in state legislatures, in federal law, in the courts and at the ballot box. Progress is consistently met with backlash. In the past midterm election, Massachusetts voters staved off an effort to dismantle legal protection for trans individuals in...
The state of transgender equality is in rapid flux in state legislatures, in federal law, in the courts and at the ballot box. Progress is consistently met with backlash. In the past midterm election, Massachusetts voters staved off an effort to dismantle legal protection for trans individuals in...
My Black Son Was Sent Home From First Grade Because of His Natural Hair
By Clinton Stanley
By Clinton Stanley
We’re Suing the CIA to Find the Body of a Torture Victim
By Dror Ladin
By Dror Ladin
Government Use of Tear Gas Is Illegal in War. It Should Be Illegal Here, Too.
By Jamil Dakwar
By Jamil Dakwar
ACLU Seeks Secret Ruling That Stopped Feds From Hacking Facebook Messenger
By Kara Brandeisky, Kristin M. Mulvey
By Kara Brandeisky, Kristin M. Mulvey
How Trump Weaponized the Government’s Refugee Resettlement Agency
By Madhuri Grewal
By Madhuri Grewal
Jeff Sessions’ Legacy Is Full of Dangerous Successes
By Sagiv Galai
By Sagiv Galai
