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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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The Biden Administration is on the Wrong Side in This Crucial Supreme Court Immigration Case
A case before the court will determine whether immigrants have access to a bond hearing to justify detention, and whether advocates can use a...
By Michael Tan
A case before the court will determine whether immigrants have access to a bond hearing to justify detention, and whether advocates can use a...
By Michael Tan
One Year Later, Our Democracy is Still in Crisis
Voter suppression is rearing its head at every turn.
By Bobby Hoffman
Voter suppression is rearing its head at every turn.
By Bobby Hoffman
LaTosha Brown is Fighting for Voting Rights Ahead of the Midterms
Today, we’re checking in with LaTosha Brown, Co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund and the Black Voters Capacity Building Institute. We...
Today, we’re checking in with LaTosha Brown, Co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund and the Black Voters Capacity Building Institute. We...
Georgia’s New Electoral Maps Dilute the Power of Black Voters
Black Georgians deserve fair representation — so we’re challenging these discriminatory maps in court.
By Ari Savitzky, Sophia Lin Lakin
Black Georgians deserve fair representation — so we’re challenging these discriminatory maps in court.
By Ari Savitzky, Sophia Lin Lakin
In Pictures: Civil Liberties in 2021
A look back at this year’s defining moments that show how far we have come — and what lies ahead.
By ACLU
A look back at this year’s defining moments that show how far we have come — and what lies ahead.
By ACLU
ACLU Staffers Share Their Favorite Holiday Recipes
For our 2021 holiday special, we are taking you through the holiday food traditions of ACLU staffers and their families. Food is often the glue...
For our 2021 holiday special, we are taking you through the holiday food traditions of ACLU staffers and their families. Food is often the glue...
As Omicron Surges, People in Jail and Detention are More Vulnerable Than Ever
The situation is dire, but you can take action in your own community to help protect incarcerated people.
By Nancy Rosenbloom, Kyle Virgien
The situation is dire, but you can take action in your own community to help protect incarcerated people.
By Nancy Rosenbloom, Kyle Virgien
Timeline: How Law Enforcement Fueled Violence in Kenosha
An ACLU investigation illustrates how law enforcement failed to protect protesters and amplified tensions on August 25, 2020.
By ACLU
An ACLU investigation illustrates how law enforcement failed to protect protesters and amplified tensions on August 25, 2020.
By ACLU
After 35 years, Congress Should Finally End the Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine
Over the years, this sentencing disparity has become emblematic of both the ineffectiveness of reactionary criminal justice policy and the racial...
By Aamra Ahmad
Over the years, this sentencing disparity has become emblematic of both the ineffectiveness of reactionary criminal justice policy and the racial...
By Aamra Ahmad
New Guidance Fails to Stop Mistreatment of Pregnant People and Their Children in Detention
Bassinets and snacks don't make the detention of pregnant, postpartum, nursing people, and their newborns any less inhumane.
By Mitra Ebadolahi, Monika Y. Langarica
Bassinets and snacks don't make the detention of pregnant, postpartum, nursing people, and their newborns any less inhumane.
By Mitra Ebadolahi, Monika Y. Langarica
