ICE agents arrest an individual with a protest sign saying "Families Belong Together."

State of Immigration Enforcement in North Carolina: What You Need to Know

Learn more about 1) detention at immigration appointments; 2) 287(g) agreements between ICE and North Carolina law enforcement; 3) where people are being detained; 4) what to do if someone you know is detained by ICE; and 5) ICE Watch trainings and community hotlines.

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.

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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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What Clemency Would Mean For People Like Larry Allred.

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What 100 Years of History Tells Us About Racism in Policing

In the middle of the 2020 pandemic, America was shaken by the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and the protests that erupted in the aftermath.

Scene from 100 Years of Racism in Policing video series of crowd confronting police officer.