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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.

Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Protect Protesters on Eve of the Election

Alamance Protest Case 11/2020

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Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Protect Protesters on Eve of the Election

Alamance Protest Case 11/2020

Police Violence Disrupts March to Polls in Alamance County

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Eye on Civil Liberties: Where You Can Have an Impact in Elections Closer to Home

The intense focus on the presidential race can easily obscure policies that could have more of a direct impact on communities in both red and blue states, but they are no less important.

Photo of multiple voting stations set up in the Kentucky Exposition Center for voters to cast their ballot.

Overhauling Our Immigration System Begins with Citizenship for All

As we approach the end of President Trump’s first term, it’s important to understand why and how he has inflicted such damage on our nation’s immigration system and advanced his anti-immigrant, racist agenda.

A participant folds her hands of a copy of the Oath of Allegiance and an American flag while listening to speeches during a naturalization ceremony

Voting by Mail is Easier and Safer than You Think. Here’s how.

An absentee ballot.

Immigration Detention and Coerced Sterilization: History Tragically Repeats Itself

The recent news of a whistleblower’s allegations that a for-profit ICE detention center forced sterilization procedures on immigrant women shocked many people and drew comparisons to Nazi sterilization campaigns.

A migrant detainee stands facing away from bunks.

At the Polls, Episode 2: How might changes to the Postal Service impact the election?

ACLU At the Polls.

In Memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: In Memory

Why We Want to Vote By Mail

Voting by mail is the safest way to cast a ballot for many voters, whether they are immunocompromised, have a disability, or simply want to protect the health of their community.

Five black and white photos of voters who want to vote by mail