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ACLU clients are home for the holidays after months in detention without due process. Read More

In the case of Garza v. Hargan, today the U.S. government announced it is releasing Jane Roe on her own recognizance. “We are pleased that these two young women are able to finally get the care they need," said Brigitte Amiri, senior staff attorney with the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project. "But the government’s policy is still in place. These two cases show how the government continues to abuse ... Read More

La comunidad de West Park se encuentra a menos de media milla de la ciudad de Fresno. Es un lugar pequeño, de unas 130 casas; una comunidad unida... Read More

California-based refugees, immigrants, and their loved ones are filing suit today to challenge the Muslim ban. Read More

Today the three California ACLU affiliates launched a hard-hitting new online ad campaign, featuring actress Rosario Dawson, urging California Republican House members to support a clean Dream Act by the end of 2017. The five representatives are key votes and have not yet announced support for the bipartisan legislation to protect Dreamers from deportation. The powerful ads show a mother driving ... Read More

Primary contact: Inga Sarda-Sorensen, (347) 514-3984 (isarda-sorensen@aclu.org)Washington – The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily allow the latest Muslim ban to take full effect as the case is litigated. Two federal appeals courts will soon hear separate challenges to the ban. The Ninth Circuit will hear Hawaii’s case on Dec. 6, and the Fourth Circuit will hea... Read More

F.E., a 17-year-old from Brentwood, New York, has returned home to his family after being detained for five months in jail-like facilities run by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). Read More

The teenagers must be given notice of the reasons for their arrests, access to the evidence being offered against them, and a prompt hearing in front of a judge, in which the government would have the burden to justify continued detention.

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“These baseless threats are the latest in the Trump Administration’s campaign to coerce local police and sheriffs into serving as de facto immigration agents,” said Julia Harumi Mass, senior staff attorney with the ACLU of California. “Withholding federal money from cities and counties based on these reasonable local policies is both unlawful and unwise. Courts have already upheld the legality of ... Read More

Today the three California ACLU affiliates launched a coordinated campaign to urge five key California Republican House members to support a clean Dream Act by the end of 2017. 

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