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Oct 03, 2017
ACLU Comment on New Immigration Detention Bill
WASHINGTON — Congress introduced a bill today that will end profiteering from immigration detention by private prisons and local jails and ensure that all detained immigrants hav...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Oct 03, 2017
ACLU, Coalition Urge Congress on Surveillance Reform
WASHINGTON — A broad coalition of advocates including the American Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP, Free the People, and the R Street Institute, among others, sent a letter to t...
Issue Areas: National Security
Oct 02, 2017
Federal Appeals Court Requires Immigration Authorities to Consider Financial Resources When Setting Bond
LOS ANGELES – In a major legal victory for immigrants’ rights, a federal appeals court today ruled that the government cannot set unreasonable bonds for detained immigrants, in...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Hernandez v. Barr
Oct 02, 2017
ACLU of Nevada Statement on Shooting in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — The ACLU of Nevada released the following statement: "Today our hearts are broken at the news of this horrific tragedy in Las Vegas. Our thoughts and sympathies go ou...
Oct 01, 2017
ACLU Launches 50-State People Power “Let People Vote” Campaign
Kansas Live-Stream Event Kicks Off Nationwide Push to Expand Voting Rights
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Sep 29, 2017
ACLU Presses Trump Administration on Detained American Suspected of Fighting for ISIS
ACLU Chief Says Military Detention is Unlawful and U.S. Citizen Should Be Transferred to Civilian Federal Court System Immediately
Issue Areas: National Security
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