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The Trump administration is proposing massive changes for grants to nonprofits and local governments that would have far-reaching implications for communities nationwide. This proposal must be withdrawn entirely.
Federal Funding Should Support Communities, Not Political Agendas | ACLUCongressional investments should reach the communities they were intended to serve.www.aclu.orgFlock regularly misleads the public about their business practices, safety record, and commitment to privacy. They've even lied about partnering with the ACLU — which we'd never do. Government officials and the police shouldn't automatically trust what surveillance tech companies tell them.
Flock Lied About its ALPR technology. What Else Has It Lied About?ACLU documents how surveillance camera company Flock has lied to local officials about its operationswww.aclu.orgAfter the Trump administration restricted federal child care and family assistance funding, we filed a FOIA request demanding answers. The administration is refusing to provide transparency — so we're taking them to court to get it.
Civil rights groups sue Trump administration over childcare funding restrictionsHHS failed to respond to Foia request following claims of fraud against Somali childcare providers and Democratswww.theguardian.comPresident Trump is desperate to pass the SAVE America Act ahead of the midterm elections to install onerous show-your-papers requirements to register to vote and prevent millions from casting our ballots. Demand that your members of Congress hold the line and defend our democracy.
Stop Anti-Voter Bills NowThe SAVE Act, the SAVE America Act, and MEGA Act could keep millions of eligible U.S. citizens from being able to vote. Urge Congress to reject these bills.action.aclu.orgTo ensure people's constitutional rights are not violated, defense attorneys need to know when police rely on surveillance tech to build a case against their clients. A new toolkit from @aclum.bsky.social helps lawyers expose this secretive government spying.
The ACLU Is Arming Lawyers to Expose State Surveillance SecretsA new toolkit for attorneys in Massachusetts targets the technologies police use—and conceal—to build criminal cases, from facial recognition to AI-written police reports.www.wired.comOur hearts break for May Pollard, her family, the trans community of Idaho, and trans youth everywhere denied the freedom to be themselves. We'll never stop fighting for the future every trans kid deserves.
Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.www.nbcnews.comWith at least 80,000 Flock cameras across the country tracking our every move and collecting our personal information, it's no surprise that police are abusing their access to this invasive technology. Mass surveillance doesn't keep us safe.
Police keep losing their jobs for using Flock cameras to stalk peopleAdvocates say it’s too easy to abuse automated license plate reader technology.www.motherjones.comCongress must act immediately and protect our rights and safety from this rogue, out-of-control agency.
Stop ICE's KillingsICE has shot and killed two more people – Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero. This devastating violence is the predictable outcome when ICE is given a near-unlimited budget whil...aclu.orgOur newest report exposes how often ICE agents recklessly use excessive force in their interactions with the public, endangering all of our safety.
Report Details How Often Immigration Agents Used Force During Traffic Stops“Agents used their vehicles recklessly to conduct enforcement,” the ACLU review stateswww.notus.orgFrom illegally targeting President Trump's perceived enemies, threatening the integrity of our elections, and helping the administration's mass deportation campaign, Todd Blanche has an extensive record that Congress must evaluate as they consider his nomination for Attorney General.
Todd Blanche's Record Raises Alarming Questions About the Future of the DOJ | ACLUWith Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche set to appear before the Senate for a hearing to potentially confirm him to the post, senators have no shortage of questions to ask about his record.www.aclu.orgThis month, ICE has been responsible for multiple high-profile killings in states across the country. Our newest report demonstrates that these tragic events are part of greater pattern of misconduct and violence, spurred on by the Trump administration's mass deportation drive.
Agents of Chaos and Cruelty: How the Trump Administration's National Deportation Policing Force Has Attacked American Communities | American Civil Liberties UnionThis ACLU research report, Agents of Chaos and Cruelty, documents widespread civil rights violations carried out by immigration agents during the first year of President Trump’s second term. The report examines immigration enforcement incidents in eight states – representing a cross-section of the country and reflecting varying degrees of federal law enforcement presence and personnel surges – and found that over 400 of the more than 1,200 immigration enforcement incidents examined involved misconduct by immigration agents. The report ends with detailed recommendations urging policymakers to call for transformative change to our immigration system, in recognition that it is broken and dangerous to human rights.www.aclu.orgIt’s essential for the ICC to be able to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity without political interference by the Trump administration. All countries must resist Secretary Rubio’s dangerous pressure campaign.
Rubio vows to 'dismantle' International Criminal Court | CNN PoliticsUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday vowed to "dismantle" the International Criminal Court and urged other countries to join the effort as the Trump administration significantly escalates its campaign against the global institution.www.cnn.comRead our full report to learn more.
Agents of Chaos and Cruelty: How the Trump Administration's National Deportation Policing Force Has Attacked American Communities | American Civil Liberties UnionThis ACLU research report, Agents of Chaos and Cruelty, documents widespread civil rights violations carried out by immigration agents during the first year of President Trump’s second term. The repor...www.aclu.orgOur new report reveals how immigration agents routinely threaten violence and use physical force in ways that endanger us all.
The use of force has become a 'default tool' for ICE officers, a new report findsAn ACLU report looks at widespread use of force in immigration enforcement in the first year of President Trump's return to office. Recent fatal shootings in Texas and Maine have renewed scrutiny on t...www.npr.orgBeatings, denying medical care, serving spoiled food, and refusing to provide soap are just the tip of the iceberg of the human rights abuses ICE is carrying out at Camp East Montana — where our government incarcerated people of Japanese descent during World War II. This depravity must end now.
Report: Detainees at ICE facility in Texas report frequent beatings and other human rights abusesA new report from human rights advocates says 90% of detainees interviewed at a sprawling ICE facility in Texas say they were either beaten by guards or witnessed others being beatenabcnews.com