Press Releases
Dec 08, 2025
Human Rights Groups Urge ICE to End Immigration Detention at Fort Bliss Military Base, Halt Abusive Third-Country Deportations
People detained by ICE describe inhumane conditions at nation’s largest immigration detention center, including sexual abuse, coercive threats of deportation, among other violations
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Nov 09, 2024
ACLU Statement on Defense Secretary Austin’s Decision to Appeal Validity of Plea Agreements for 9/11 Defendants
Military judge found that plea agreements with three of the defendants are valid and must go into effect before the Defense Department appeal was announced
Issue Areas:
National Security
Nov 07, 2024
Court Rules Signed Plea Agreements with Three of the 9/11 Defendants Are Valid and Must Go Into Effect
WASHINGTON — A U.S. military court has agreed that the plea agreement reached with ACLU client Khalid Shaikh Mohammad back in August is valid and must go into effect. The judge...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
National Security
Nov 04, 2024
ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Hear Guantánamo Attorney’s Lawsuit Challenging CIA’s Excessive Secrecy
This cert petition in Connell v. CIA follows an appeals court ruling that allowed the CIA to continue abusing Glomar responses to evade accountability
Issue Areas:
National Security
Aug 28, 2024
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging U.S. Government’s Unlawful Detention and Inhumane Treatment of Acquitted Man
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian national who was acquitted of terrorism-related charges last year, filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern D...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 06, 2024
Appeals Court Allows CIA to Continue Abusing Glomar Responses to Evade Accountability
The decision in Connell v. CIA allows the CIA to officially keep the existence of Guantánamo-related documents a secret despite public evidence to the contrary
Issue Areas:
National Security
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