Press Releases
Jun 16, 2017
ACLU Response to Acquittal of Officer Yanez for Manslaughter Charges of Philando Castile
ST.PAUL, Minn. – Today, a jury in Ramsey County found Officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty of the 2016 killing of Philando Castile.
The following statement can be attributed to Tere...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 16, 2017
ACLU Comment on New Trump Guidance on Transgender Student Discrimination
WASHINGTON — The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued new guidance on handling cases of transgender student discrimination.
James Esseks, director of the A...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 16, 2017
ACLU Comment on Trump DACA Stance
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration said the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which allows hundreds of thousands of undocumented youth to live and work le...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 15, 2017
ACLU Sues to Stop Deportation of Iraqis Targeted in Weekend ICE Raids
The ACLU filed a class-action lawsuit today to immediately stop federal immigration officials from deporting more than 100 Iraqi nationals rounded up in raids by federal agents las...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 15, 2017
ACLU Statement on Anniversary of DACA
Organization Will Host Facebook Live Today at 4 p.m. ET
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 15, 2017
Gov. John Bel Edwards Fulfills Campaign Promise and Makes Historic Criminal Justice Reforms Law
ACLU Calling the Measures a Major Step Towards Overhauling One of the Worst Systems in the World
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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News & CommentaryNov 2025
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
There’s Only One State That Is Asking The Right Questions About Digital Identity. Explore News & Commentary.There’s Only One State That is Asking the Right Questions About Digital Identity
A digital ID system involves value-laden choices that should be made through explicit political discussion and debate -
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Immigrants' Rights
Border Patrol Agents Replace Top Leadership At Ice Offices Despite Human Rights Violations. Explore News & Commentary.Border Patrol Agents Replace Top Leadership at ICE Offices Despite Human Rights Violations
As immigration enforcement expands nationwide, the Trump administration is replacing nearly half of top leaders at ICE field offices across the country with Border Patrol, an agency long criticized for its culture of cruelty and lack of accountability. -
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Privacy & Technology
+2 Issues
Digital Driver’s Licenses Threaten To Create A “great Internet Lockdown”. Explore News & Commentary.Digital Driver’s Licenses Threaten to Create a “Great Internet Lockdown”
Two trends threaten the creation of a bureaucratic wall between Americans and the information they have a right to access -
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Voting Rights
Your Questions Answered: How To Vote Amid Trump's Attacks On Elections. Explore News & Commentary.Your Questions Answered: How to Vote Amid Trump's Attacks on Elections
ACLU experts explain how to cast your ballot while the Trump administration challenges our most valuable democratic process.