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One disturbing new trend is the increase in immigration arrests at state courthouses across the country. Beyond posing public safety dangers, these arrests also threaten our constitutional rights.

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Two weeks ago, a mother of two was driving to church when local police pulled her over. The officer issued a fix-it ticket and within 30 minutes, immigration officers were at her door to deport her. She is now living in hiding.

 

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Today, the CA Senate approved SB 54, SB 31, and SB 6. Lawmakers affirmed that in California, we don’t build walls. We build movements to keep all families and communities safe, strong, and whole.

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The ACLU of California held its annual rally and lobby day to promote civil liberties legislation. Several policymakers, advocates, affected community members, and 400 ACLU members and supporters from throughout the state joined the organization.

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A broad coalition applauded lawmakers' unveiling of two bills that, if passed, would reform California's money bail system. Thousands of Californians are detained pretrial simply because they can't afford to post bail.

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ACLU of California Center for Advocacy and Policy statement in response to CA Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye's State of the Judiciary Address.

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Today, a bill to close a significant loophole in existing law regarding jailhouse informants passed unanimously out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee. Assembly Bill 359, by Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), comes in the wake of controversy in Orange County over use of jailhouse informants and revelations that two informants were paid over $335,000 in cash payments fr... Read More

While California already has many great laws in place, there's much work to do for civil rights and civil liberties – especially now as the Trump Administration begins its attack on the most vulnerable among us.

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The ACLU of California commends CA Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye for seeking to ensure that immigrants can safely access court houses without fear of deportation.

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In 2015, the California Legislature enacted SB 227 to try to ensure that prosecutors use a public process when deciding whether to criminally charge police officers accused in shootings or other uses of excessive force, as opposed to using secret grand-jury proceedings. The Court of Appeal held that the law is unconstitutional because it conflicts the constitutional role of the grand jury. The ACL... Read More