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In a victory for free speech online and the right to document the government's conduct, the Department of Homeland Security has withdrawn a subpoena to Meta demanding the identities of multiple anonymous Instagram accounts that posted about ICE raids in Los Angeles, after ACLU NorCal challenged the subpoena in federal court.  Read More

Following a troubling wave of retaliations against journalists, advocates, and bystanders recording immigration enforcement activity in public view, the ACLU and ACLU of Northern California filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking transparency about DHS's policies and practices related to people filming immigration and law enforcement activity. Read More

ALPRs are an invasive mass-surveillance technology: high-speed, computer-controlled cameras that automatically capture images of the license plates of every driver that passes by, without any suspicion that the driver has broken the law.  Read More

U.S. federal courts are retreating from the judiciary’s traditional role as a check on unlawful government action. In response, the ACLU is assessing the landscape, pivoting our strategies, and figuring out how to continue to fight. Read More

The philosophy and spirit of collective power drive the monthly immigration advocacy training series that Luis Ojeda helps lead for the ACLU of Northern California. Read More

The Trump administration is weaponizing technology to build a mass-surveillance state. Read More

A Trump administration presidential executive order threatens to whitewash our nation’s history and silence people’s true experiences. But we're pushing back. Read More

On Thursday, the Trump administration sent federal immigration agents to the Bay Area. They fired flash bangs at peaceful protesters.   Read More

Taking photographs of things that are plainly visible from public spaces is a constitutional right – and that includes federal buildings, transportation facilities, and police and other government officials carrying out their duties. Unfortunately, there is a widespread, continuing pattern of law enforcement officers ordering people to stop taking photographs from public places, and harassing, det... Read More

Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them. Read More