Press Releases
Apr 15, 2026
ACLU, National Center for Youth Law File Lawsuit to Demand Transparency from the Trump Administration About Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth’s Access to Pregnancy Care
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL), and the New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today to demand transparenc...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 14, 2026
Montana Supreme Court Blocks Policy Barring Transgender People from Updating Identity Documents
HELENA - Earlier today, the Montana Supreme Court upheld a District Court order temporarily preventing the State of Montana from enforcing policies that bar transgender people from...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Kalarchik v. State of Montana
Apr 14, 2026
ACLU Comment on Appeals Court Panel Ruling on Alien Enemies Act Contempt Issue
WASHINGTON — In a 2-1 ruling, a federal appeals court panel today blocked a district court’s further steps in a criminal contempt inquiry against the Trump administration in a ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: J.G.G. v. TRUMP
Apr 14, 2026
ACLU Sues Federal Officers for Violent Abduction of Lawful Immigrant During January ICE Operations
The case could re-establish the ability to hold federal agents accountable under state law. Advocates are representing an engineer who was violently abducted in downtown Portland.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Carvajal-Muñoz v. Ravencamp
Apr 14, 2026
Woman Wrongly Jailed for Months Based on Faulty Facial Recognition Technology Demands Apology from Maryland Police Departments
In the letters sent by the ACLU, Kimberlee Williams also lays out the reforms needed to help ensure this never happens to someone else
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Kimberlee Williams Wrongful Arrest
Apr 13, 2026
ACLU and 75 Organizations Sound Alarm on Meta’s Plan to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Ray-Ban and Oakley Eyeglasses
Open letter signed by scores of nonprofits warns that the glasses pose an unacceptable threat to our right to privacy and must be cancelled
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
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News & CommentaryApr 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
Deaths In Detention: Ice Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps Into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths. Explore News & Commentary.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. -
LouisianaApr 2026
Voting Rights
State Of Louisiana V. U.s. Election Assistance Commission. Explore Case.State of Louisiana v. U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Voting rights groups should be allowed to intervene as defendants in Louisiana's suit against the U.S. Election Assistance Commission through which the state seeks to require additional proof of citizenship, argued the League of Women Voters of Louisiana and others in a motion to intervene in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. -
News & CommentaryApr 2026
Human Rights
Aclu Joins Coalition Calling For Fifa To Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup. Explore News & Commentary.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. -
VirginiaApr 2026
Privacy & Technology
Schmidt V. Norfolk. Explore Case.Schmidt v. Norfolk
Whether Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) systems violate individuals’ expectations of privacy under the Fourth Amendment.