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Jun 07, 2018
ACLU Asks Court to Halt Government Plan to Send Detained American to Syria
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed an emergency request tonight asking a federal district court to block the Trump administration’s plan to transport an Amer...
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National Security
Jun 06, 2018
ACLU Comment on U.S. Plan to Release Detained American
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration told a federal court tonight that it plans to release an American citizen it has unlawfully detained in Iraq without charges for almost nine...
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National Security
Jun 01, 2018
ACLU Statement on Trump Administration’s Release of Official Civilian Casualty Report
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration today submitted to Congress a report revealing how many civilian casualties it believes resulted from U.S. military operations in Iraq, Syri...
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National Security
May 31, 2018
ACLU Statement on CIA Torture Program Rulings From European Court of Human Rights
STRASBOURG, France — The European Court of Human Rights today found Lithuania and Romania were complicit in the CIA’s illegal torture and rendition programs. The decisions were...
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National Security
Human Rights
May 17, 2018
ACLU Comment on Haspel Confirmation to Lead CIA
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted today to confirm Gina Haspel to lead the CIA.
Christopher Anders, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Washington Legislative O...
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National Security
May 16, 2018
ACLU Comment on Senate Committee Vote to Advance Haspel Nomination to CIA
WASHINGTON — In a secret vote today, the Senate Intelligence Committee voted 10-5 to advance Gina Haspel, Trump’s nominee for CIA director, to a full Senate vote.
Christopher A...
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Court CaseDec 2025
National Security
Human Rights
Foia Case Seeking The Trump Administration’s Legal Justification For Deadly Boat Strikes. Explore Case.FOIA Case Seeking the Trump Administration’s Legal Justification for Deadly Boat Strikes
The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (“OLC”) authored a legal opinion that reportedly claims to justify the Trump administration’s illegal lethal strikes on civilians in boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. Media reports indicate that, in addition to claiming that the strikes are lawful acts in an alleged “armed conflict” with unspecified drug cartels, the OLC opinion also purports to immunize personnel who authorized or took part in the strikes from future criminal prosecution. Because the public deserves to know how our government is justifying these illegal strikes, and why they think the people who carried them out should not be held accountable, the ACLU is seeking immediate release of the OLC legal opinion and related documents pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
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New Report Highlights How Cbp And Border Patrol Are Becoming A Repressive Internal Intelligence Agency. Explore News & Commentary.New Report Highlights How CBP and Border Patrol are Becoming a Repressive Internal Intelligence Agency
AP report reveals how the agency uses AI and mass surveillance across the nation to target, detain, and seize money from innocent drivers -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
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Veterans Demand Congress Pull Troops From American Cities. Explore News & Commentary.Veterans Demand Congress Pull Troops from American Cities
Former U.S. Army Captain and ACLU Senior Project Manager Jessica Apgar praises the more than 40 veterans demanding Congress take action against the Trump administration’ abuse of military powers. -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
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Face Recognition And The ‘trump Terror’: A Marriage Made In Hell. Explore News & Commentary.Face Recognition and the ‘Trump Terror’: A Marriage Made in Hell
ICE and CBP are smashing their way not only through car windows but also through any constraints on the use of face recognition