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Garro Pinchi v. Noem: Habeas Petition Templates for Release From Immigration Detention
Inside ACLU NorCal’s Training Program to Empower Immigrant Communities to Take Action
The philosophy and spirit of collective power drive the monthly immigration advocacy training series that Luis Ojeda helps lead for the ACLU of Northern California.
By Carmen King
Mass Surveillance in the Trump Era
By Lisa White
History Being Erased Before Our Eyes: Pushing Back on Attempts to Whitewash U.S. History
A Trump administration presidential executive order threatens to whitewash our nation’s history and silence people’s true experiences. But we're pushing back.
By Elaine Elinson
Be prepared. Know your rights.
On Thursday, the Trump administration sent federal immigration agents to the Bay Area. They fired flash bangs at peaceful protesters.
By Tammerlin Drummond
No Courthouse Arrests
In the past month, we have sued the Trump administration twice to stop illegal arrests of immigrants by ICE.
By Lisa White
Where Do We Go From Here? Confronting the Legacy of White Supremacy in Trump Administration Policies
As an organization committed to racial justice and the rule of law, it is our obligation to put a spotlight on racism and its overzealous cousin, white supremacy. The Trump administration’s immigration policies are explicitly and implicitly fostering a belief that the white race is inherently superior to other races and that this nation will be better or stronger, whatever superlative fits, with more white people and fewer people of color.
By Candice Francis
Behind the Scenes: How the ACLU Won a Court Order Blocking Border Patrol's Racist Arrests Targeting Latinos
By Tammerlin Drummond
What does the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling mean for Venezuelan and Haitian TPS holders?
The U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to stay a federal district court's order that had preserved Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants. What happens next?
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