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Mar 16, 2018
Coalition Urges Senate to Release Torture Records Before Advancing CIA Director Nomination
WASHINGTON — In a letter sent to the Senate today, the American Civil Liberties Union and 28 organizations asked senators not to move on the nomination of Gina Haspel for directo...
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National Security
Mar 13, 2018
ACLU Comment on Nomination of New CIA Director
WASHINGTON — Following his selection of Mike Pompeo as the new secretary of state, President Trump today nominated Gina Haspel to succeed Pompeo as director of the CIA. Both posi...
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National Security
Feb 14, 2018
ACLU Comment on Accusations Against Detained U.S. Citizen
WASHINGTON — The government filed a court document today containing allegations against the American who has been held by the U.S. military in Iraq for nearly five months without...
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National Security
Feb 09, 2018
ACLU Tells Court That U.S. Has No Authority to Hold American Abroad
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union told a federal court today that the Trump administration has no legal authority to detain an American who has been held by the U.S...
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National Security
Feb 02, 2018
ACLU Comment on Release of Nunes Memo
WASHINGTON — The House Intelligence Committee released a memo today that discussed FBI and Justice Department surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page.
Christ...
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National Security
Jan 30, 2018
ACLU Statement on Trump Guantanamo Executive Order
WASHINGTON — President Trump has signed an executive order to keep the Guantanamo Bay prison open and directing the Pentagon to "reexamine" military detention policy.
Hina Shamsi...
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National Security
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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
National Security
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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
National Security
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
National Security
+3 Issues
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