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A Routine Immigration Check-In Shouldn’t End in ICE Detention

“S” should have been preparing to begin his senior year of high school. Instead, the 18-year-old spent part of his summer in an immigration detention center in Georgia.

How Do We End Racism in Policing?

Incremental reforms have not worked. Reducing police violence requires taking bold steps that lead to transformational change.
Police in riot gear shouts in black protestor's face as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd near the White House

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How Do We End Racism in Policing?

Incremental reforms have not worked. Reducing police violence requires taking bold steps that lead to transformational change.

Police in riot gear shouts in black protestor's face as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd near the White House

I’m Nonbinary. My Passport Should Show That.

The Biden administration must follow through on ensuring our right to an accurate ID that represents who we are.

Shige Sakurai with the sky in the background.

What President Biden’s LGBTQ Executive Order Does and Doesn’t Do

The Biden administration has said they will follow existing federal law protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination — including in schools.

President Joe Biden signs his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House.

As Sheriffs Quit ICE, Joe Biden Can Lead the Way in Restoring Trust

Biden has the power to end one of ICE’s most pernicious programs.

Two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents take a person into custody

ACLU Again Calls for the Impeachment of President Trump

NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union’s national board of directors unanimously passed a second resolution today calling for the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump.

ACLU unanimously voted to call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump

An Attempted Coup and Its Connection to North Carolina’s Past, Present, and Future

2021 began with a historic victory for voting rights in Georgia, in large part because of the Black and Brown people who showed up at the polls. But that joy was quickly wrested away by an assault on our democracy.

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Statement from the ACLU of North Carolina on the Violence at the U.S. Capitol Building

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N.C. Court of Appeals Rules that Domestic Violence Protections Must Apply Equally to Unmarried LGBTQ Couples

Victory in M.E. v.T.J.

New Mini-Documentary Film Highlights the Movement to Decarcerate State Prisons

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