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The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
American and Texas state flags flying on the dome of the Texas State Capitol building.

Nov 2, 2023

White Supremacy is Fueling Extreme Anti-Immigrant Policy in Texas

White Supremacy is Fueling Extreme Anti-Immigrant Policy in Texas
A hand holding up a "With LGBT Refugees" sign.

Oct 10, 2023

Asylum Seeker's Wrongful 6-Year Detention is Emblematic of a Broken System

Asylum Seeker's Wrongful 6-Year Detention is Emblematic of a Broken System
Margarito Casta​​ñon Nava looks into the camera as he stands next to an American flag hanging from a wooden fence behind him on his right.

Apr 12, 2023

This Deceptive ICE Tactic Violates the Fourth Amendment

This Deceptive ICE Tactic Violates the Fourth Amendment
A man seeking asylum in the United States wears a shirt that reads, "BIDEN PLEASE LET US IN!," as he stands among tents that line an entrance to the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico.

Jan 26, 2023

Biden Must Reverse Plans to Revive Deadly Trump-era Asylum Bans

Biden Must Reverse Plans to Revive Deadly Trump-era Asylum Bans
A close shot of a police officer putting handcuffs on someone.

Jun 23, 2022

Supreme Court Ruling Rejects the Promise of Miranda Rights

Supreme Court Ruling Rejects the Promise of Miranda Rights

Jan 27, 2022

Why Is America So Keen on Separating Families?

Why Is America So Keen on Separating Families?
A group of signs on the ground protesting harmful immigration policies, some of which read “No Human Is Illegal,” and “Help Not Death.”

Jan 7, 2022

The Biden Administration is on the Wrong Side in This Crucial Supreme Court Immigration Case

The Biden Administration is on the Wrong Side in This Crucial Supreme Court Immigration Case

Oct 28, 2021

The Biden Administration's Immigration Double Talk

The Biden Administration's Immigration Double Talk
A girl and her father stand with some 200,000 immigrants' rights activists flood the National Mall to demand comprehensive immigration reform on March 21, 2010 in Washington DC.

Aug 15, 2021

Nine Years After DACA Went Into Effect, Congress On The Verge Of Passing A Path To Citizenship

Nine Years After DACA Went Into Effect, Congress On The Verge Of Passing A Path To Citizenship
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during news conference with a U.S. Homeland Security flag behind him.

Jul 21, 2021

Secretary Mayorkas Pledged to End His Agency’s Anti-Immigrant Abuses. Here’s What He’s Delivered.

Secretary Mayorkas Pledged to End His Agency’s Anti-Immigrant Abuses. Here’s What He’s Delivered.