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ACLU Responds to Reports CBP is Using Tear Gas Against Migrants at the Border

November 26, 2018

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Reports released today indicate that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents are using tear gas against migrants attempting to seek asylum at the San Ysidro port of entry at the Mexico/California border. Read more

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Marin County: Immigrants' Rights Community Forum

December 6, 2018 - 5:30pm

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Immigrants' Rights

Join us at a Dec. 6 TRUTH forum in San Rafael, CA to ask questions and demand clarity from Marin County elected officials! Read more

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Court Blocks Trump's Ban on Green-Card Holders in the Military

November 19, 2018

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Immigrants' Rights

Breaking federal court ruling halts a Trump administration policy that blocked hundreds of lawful permanent residents from serving in the U.S. military. Read more

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Merced: Immigrants' Rights Community Forum

November 20, 2018 - 1:30pm

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Immigrants' Rights

Join us at a Nov. 20 TRUTH forum in Merced to ask questions and demand clarity from local elected officials! Read more

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Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging New Trump Asylum Ban

November 9, 2018

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Immigrants' Rights

SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Constitutional Rights have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the asylum ban proclamation signed this morning by President Trump. The lawsuit currently... Read more

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Federal Judge Blocks President Trump’s Illegal Asylum Ban

November 9, 2018

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Immigrants' Rights

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking President Trump’s asylum ban while the suit moves forward Read more »

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ACLU Comment on Trump's Dismissal of Jeff Sessions

November 7, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice, Reproductive Justice

Jeff Sessions was the worst attorney general in modern American history. But his dismissal shouldn’t be based on political motives. Read more

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ICE Detention Center Says It’s Not Responsible for Staff's Sexual Abuse of Detainees

November 6, 2018

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Immigrants' Rights

All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the federal government impose criminal liability on correctional facility staff who have sexual contact with people in their custody. These laws recognize that any sexual activity between detainees and... Read more »

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