Press Releases
Dec 20, 2018
Department of Homeland Security Strands Asylum Seekers in Mexico
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced today that it intends to keep asylum seekers on the Mexican side of the border while their claims for protection in the United Sta...
Dec 19, 2018
Court Rules Trump Policies Denying Asylum Protections to People Fleeing Domestic and Gang Violence Are Illegal
WASHINGTON — A federal court has struck down Trump administration policies that sought to gut asylum protections for immigrants fleeing domestic violence and gang brutality.
The ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Grace v. Barr
Dec 19, 2018
ACLU Responds to Senator’s New Report on Addressing Workplace Harassment
WASHINGTON — Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), ranking member on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, issued a report today entitled, “'…So I Tolerated ...
Dec 18, 2018
ACLU Praises Senate Passage of FIRST STEP Act
WASHINGTON — The Senate tonight passed a revised version of the FIRST STEP Act by a margin of 87-12. It is expected to pass quickly in the House of Representatives in the coming ...
Dec 18, 2018
ACLU Statement on Call for Repeal of Obama-era School Discipline Guidance
NEW YORK — The Trump administration Commission on School Safety today called for the repeal of Obama-era federal guidance on school discipline. The guidance is intended to addres...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Dec 18, 2018
ACLU Files First Amendment Challenge to Criminal Defamation Law
Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Man Arrested For Criticizing Cops
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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New MexicoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Oliver. Explore Case.United States v. Oliver
The Department of Justice sued New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, 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 federal government's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Free Speech
How A Covid-era Law Banning ‘fake News’ In Puerto Rico Targets The Press. Explore News & Commentary.How a COVID-era Law Banning ‘Fake News’ in Puerto Rico Targets the Press
Two journalists are challenging a law that threatens press freedom in an attempt to ban misinformation. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
How To Give The Government New Power To “un-person” Someone, In Three Easy Steps. Explore News & Commentary.How to Give the Government New Power to “Un-Person” Someone, in Three Easy Steps
States That Adopt Digital Driver’s Licenses Need to Rethink How IDs are Revoked -
Washington, D.C.Dec 2025
Civil Liberties
Voting Rights
United States V. Evans. Explore Case.United States v. Evans
Representing Common Cause and two D.C. voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and has filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that D.C. turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.