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66% of voters say that rehabilitation should be prioritized over incarceration.

How Programs like HEART Fund Care, Not Criminalization

This week (May 5-8) is ACLU Community Safety Week on Capitol Hill. We’re joining the ACLU in DC to demand Congress invests in prevention, not punishment.

Oct 09, 2020

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

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Oct 09, 2020

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
Oct 02, 2020

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

An absentee ballot.
Sep 29, 2020

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.
Sep 23, 2020

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

ACLU At the Polls.
Sep 18, 2020

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

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: In Memory
Sep 16, 2020

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
Sep 15, 2020

At the Polls, Episode 1: What to Expect on Election Day 2020

ACLU At the Polls.
Sep 14, 2020

Election Season is Here. Are You Ready to Vote?

It’s after Labor Day, the weather is changing, leaves are turning, which all means — Election season is officially here. November 3 is now less than 50 days away.

An absentee voter ballot next to a blue "I voted by mail" sticker.
Sep 11, 2020

The Myth of the “Bad” Immigrant

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