Guide to File a Pro Se Habeas Petition for People Detained by ICE in Golden State Annex, Mesa Verde, California City, or Central Valley Annex Detention Facilities

Individuals detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who do not have a lawyer may file a habeas petition to challenge their detention.

By ACLU of Northern California

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No ICE Detention in Northern California

The federal government is working to increase detention space in the Bay Area to support Trump’s family separation agenda.

By ACLU of Northern California

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For the Record: Documenting the Trump Administration’s Mass De-Documentation Project

ACLU civil rights investigator Emilia Garcia has spent the past year speaking with people whose lives have been upended by the termination of TPS.

By Emilia Garcia

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Garro Pinchi v. Noem: Habeas Petition Templates for Release From Immigration Detention

Individuals unlawfully re-detained in Northern and Central California may request release by filing a habeas petition in federal court.

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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

Protest sign reading "Protect our neighbors, keep families together" in English and Spanish

Mass Surveillance in the Trump Era

The Trump administration is weaponizing technology to build a mass-surveillance state.

By Lisa White

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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

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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

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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

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