Press Releases
Apr 21, 2020
ACLU Demands That CBP Halt Interior Enforcement, Release Detainees, and Suspend Wall Construction During COVID-19
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Border Rights Center (BRC) sent a letter today to the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protecti...
Apr 21, 2020
Civil Rights Lawyers File Complaint Against State Officials Over COVID-19 Outbreaks in Arkansas State Prisons
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the law firm Squire Patton Boggs, Disability Rights Arkansas, the American Civil Liberties Un...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Apr 21, 2020
ACLU Calls on State Officials and Bureau of Prisons to Collect and Release COVID-19 Demographic Data
Demographic Data Should Include COVID-19 Testing, Infections, and Deaths
Apr 21, 2020
ACLU Statement on Trump’s Intended Immigration Ban
WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Twitter last night his intention to sign an executive order temporarily suspending immigration, citing coronavirus concerns.
The followi...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 21, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut Files Federal Emergency Lawsuit to Force Governor, Commissioner of Correction to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19
HARTFORD, Conn. – The ACLU of Connecticut filed a federal class action lawsuit late last night on behalf of all people incarcerated in Connecticut prisons and jails, seeking emer...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Apr 20, 2020
ACLU Statement on Administration’s Extension of CDC Order Blocking Asylum
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration today extended its unscrupulous border restrictions, which permit border agents to quickly “expel” all migrants apprehended between port...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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GeorgiaDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Raffensperger. Explore Case.United States v. Raffensperger
The Department of Justice sued Georgia, demanding the state produce its full, unredacted voter file, which contains highly sensitive and personal data on every voter in the state. This suit appears to be part of the DOJ's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization, improperly question the validity of state voter rolls, and intimidate eligible voters in Georgia and across the country. -
ColoradoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Griswold. Explore Case.United States v. Griswold
Representing Common Cause and two Colorado voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and ACLU of Colorado have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Colorado turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers. -
MassachusettsDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Galvin. Explore Case.United States v. Galvin
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the Massachusetts Secretary of State Galvin, seeking private, confidential voter data. DOJ’s efforts appear to be part of an effort to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls.