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Jan 16, 2026
ACLU Renews Calls for Closure of Camp East Montana Following Reports that Detained Immigrant Was Choked to Death by ICE Officer
Report highlights need for oversight at immigration detention centers, as deaths in ICE detention hit highest number in two decades
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Jan 16, 2026
ACLU to Federal Court: Pentagon Press Policy Threatens Core First Amendment Freedoms
The New York Times sued in December over new rules that require journalists to report on only pre-approved information
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: The New York Times Co. v. Department of Defense
Jan 15, 2026
Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking California Voter Data
Santa Ana, CA — A federal judge dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit against the State of California in United States v. Weber, in which the DOJ sought to c...
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Court case: United States v. Weber
Jan 15, 2026
ACLU Statement on President Trump’s Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act and Deploy Military Troops to Minneapolis
WASHINGTON – Today, President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to send military troops to Minneapolis. The threat comes a week after an Immigration and Customs Enf...
Jan 15, 2026
ACLU Sues Federal Government to End ICE, CBP’s Practice of Suspicionless Stops, Warrantless Arrests, and Racial Profiling of Minnesotans 
MINNEAPOLIS — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Minnesota, Covington & Burling LLP, Greene Espel PLLP, and Robins Kaplan LLP filed a class-action lawsuit today agai...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court case: HUSSEN v. NOEM
Jan 15, 2026
ACLU Marks the First Year of Trump’s Return with New Report and Video Series
The “Defeat, Delay, Dilute: ACLU Versus President Trump” report examines the pivotal civil rights and civil liberties attacks from the president and what they mean for the administration’s priorities in 2026. The Portraits of Protest video series puts a face on those attacks by featuring the everyday people who fought back.
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