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Dec 21, 2017
ACLU Sues Trump Administration to Obtain Its Killing Program Policy
Lawsuit Seeks Document That Rolled Back Obama Administration Restrictions on Lethal Strikes
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National Security
Dec 18, 2017
ACLU Statement on Trump National Security Strategy
NEW YORK — The Trump administration released its official national security strategy today.
Hina Shamsi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Security Proj...
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National Security
Dec 07, 2017
DC Court Hearing Monday in ACLU Challenge to Detention of American Held by U.S. for Nearly 3 Months
A federal court will hear oral argument Monday on the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen held secretly in U.S. military custody in Iraq since mid-September.
The hearing will in...
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National Security
Dec 01, 2017
ACLU Comment on House Intelligence Vote on Bill to Expand NSA Surveillance Powers
WASHINGTON — The House Intelligence Committee passed a bill today that dramatically expands NSA surveillance authorities, including Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Survei...
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National Security
Nov 30, 2017
Court Sets 5 p.m. Deadline for U.S. to Say If Secretly Detained American Has Asked for Lawyer
Order Comes in ACLU’s Challenge to Military Detention of U.S. Citizen Held for Over 2 Months
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National Security
Nov 28, 2017
DC Court to Hear ACLU Challenge to Military Detention of American Held for Over 2 Months
WASHINGTON — A federal district court will hear oral argument Thursday on the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen held secretly in U.S. military custody for over 2 1/2 months ...
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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
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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