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Tulare Coalition Will Not Attend TRUTH Act Forum Due to Safety Concerns

August 20, 2019

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TULARE — The ICE Out of Tulare Coalition has decided, as a strong collective action, to not physically attend the Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds (“TRUTH”) Act Forum of Tulare County’s scheduled for August 20th, 2019. We stand as a... Read more

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NFL Players, Justice Advocates Pay Bail to Free Immigration Activist Jose Bello

August 13, 2019

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Free Speech, Immigrants' Rights

BAKERSFIELD — Farm worker and immigration activist Jose Bello, who was arrested and imprisoned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shortly after reciting an anti-ICE and Trump administration poem at a public meeting, has been freed... Read more

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ACLU Seeks Court Order Against ICE to Guarantee Detained Immigrants Access to Lawyers

July 12, 2019

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Immigrants' Rights

SAN FRANCISCO — The ACLU Foundation of Northern California went to court today to seek an injunction that would prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from blocking Pangea Legal Services and other legal service providers meaningful access... Read more

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WE HAVE RIGHTS: An empowerment campaign to prepare for and safely defend our rights during encounters with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE).

July 9, 2019

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Immigrants' Rights

The American Civil Liberties Union along with Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS), created “We Have Rights,” a national immigrant empowerment campaign to inform immigrant communities of what to do when interacting with Immigration and Customs... Read more »

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ACLU Files Complaint Against Madera County for Violating the CA Values Act

June 27, 2019

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Immigrants' Rights

MADERA — The ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed a complaint Wednesday with Madera County for illegally re-detaining and transferring former resident Ivan Santos Cuevas to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which then deported him to... Read more

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Madera County Administrative Complaint (Unlawful ICE Transfer)

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Immigrants' Rights

The ACLU filed a complaint against Madera County for falsely re-imprisoning a man and transferring him into ICE custody. Read more

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Records Reveal ICE Agents Run Thousands of License Plate Queries a Month in Massive Location Database

June 5, 2019

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Immigrants' Rights, Privacy and Government Surveillance, Technology and Civil Liberties

Documents reveal that ICE uses vague and inappropriate criteria to search through its mass license plate surveillance system. The search history show how the agency exploits surveillance technology to target and deport immigrants. Read more »

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ACLU Sues ICE Contractor, Calls for Investigation of Abuse of Women Immigrants

May 21, 2019

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Immigrants' Rights

ICE contractor shackled women immigrants and held them for hours in a scorching van. Today, the ACLU filed a lawsuit and is calling for an investigation of the abuse. Read more

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Liborio Ramos v. G4S Secure Solutions (Detainee Transport)

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Immigrants' Rights

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California and Goodwin Procter LLP today filed a lawsuit against ICE contractor G4S Secure Solutions, for its inhumane treatment of four detainees who were shackled for hours in a hot windowless van during transport. Read more

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