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Abortion access saved Heather St. Amand's life. Now, she fights with @acluva.bsky.social to expand access to this essential health care.
Access to Abortion Saved the Life of One Virginia Mother and AdvocateReproductive freedom advocate Heather St. Amand is also the director of organizing and engagement for the ACLU of Virginia.www.aclu.orgGood. We won't stop saying it: Our democracy depends on the freedom of our press.
U.S. Withdraws Subpoenas Issued to New York Times JournalistsA federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which The Times called an attempt to intimidate the free press.www.nytimes.comRead our new report in full.
Improving Asylum at and Beyond the U.S. Border: The Case for a Fair and Effective Protection Framework With a Modern Border and Reception System | American Civil Liberties UnionThe ACLU report, Improving Asylum at and Beyond the U.S. Border, explores how the Trump administration’s attacks on asylum and other humanitarian protections are weakening the U.S. immigration system ...www.aclu.orgLast month's Supreme Court ruling marked a devastating loss for trans students who sought to play school sports in Idaho and West Virginia, and for all who were fighting with them. We've put together a rundown of how this affects the fight to defend trans freedoms in schools and beyond.
Your Questions Answered: What You Need to Know About the BPJ and Hecox Supreme Court Decision | ACLUThe Supreme Court recently ruled to uphold laws in Idaho and West Virginia banning transgender women and girls from school sports. Learn how the decision impacts transgender people, families, and educators.www.aclu.orgPete Buttigieg's experience being targeted by Child Protective Services isn't uncommon. Every day, families with less resources are subjected to intrusive investigations and forced to navigate a system that doesn't put families and child welfare first.
Unjust Child Welfare System Targeted Buttegieg’s Family — Like Too Many OthersBonilla López: False reporting, family separation policies & lack of access to lawyers victimize low-income parents who cannot defend themselves.www.the74million.orgICE's temporary holding facility in Manhattan was built to hold a handful of people for a few hours at a time. For several weeks, ICE packed it with up to 86 people without any beds, showers, or full-time medical staff. We're suing.
ICE officials warned of dangerous crowding. See how they kept packing people in.Dozens were held for days in small rooms last year with no beds, showers or full-time medical staff, records analyzed by The Post show.www.washingtonpost.comOur recent report documents ICE's pattern of violent threats and habitual civil rights violations.
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.orgThe Trump administration is putting all of us at risk with its reckless surge of ICE agents nationwide. In the last month, ICE has killed 2 men, and another died during a highway traffic stop. Congress must act NOW and hold ICE accountable.
Stop ICE's KillingsICE has shot and killed two more people – Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastian Guerrero. This devastating violence is the predictable outcome when ICE is given a near-unlimited budget while surging new agents into our streets. Congress must stop ICE's deadly spree.action.aclu.org
Defendants should know when surveillance technology is being used to build a case against them. This toolkit gives defense attorneys in Massachusetts new resources to challenge potentially unconstitutional uses of surveillance tech by law enforcement. www.aclum.org/campaigns-in...
Surveillance Discovery Project - ACLU of MassachusettsSurveillance technology creates and perpetuates injustices across our legal system. This toolkit will help level the playing field for criminal defense attorneys and their clients.www.aclum.org