Mass Surveillance in the Trump Era

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

person on cell phone, eyeball, and surveillance camera

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.

Tule Lake Segregation Center

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.

the feet of walking military troops

No Courthouse Arrests

In the past month, we have sued the Trump administration twice to stop illegal arrests of immigrants by ICE.

Person on the ground being handcuffed

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.

Apartheid-era "Whites Only" bench in South Africa

Behind the Scenes: How the ACLU Won a Court Order Blocking Border Patrol's Racist Arrests Targeting Latinos

protestors holding the US and Mexico flags and a "No To Racism" sign

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?

A rally in support of TPS holders in San Francisco

We're Reminding Local Sheriffs: In California, You Can't Help ICE

Signs at a protest against the deportation of immigrants

All Hands On Deck, ACLU Mobilizes to Defend Civil Rights from Trump Attacks

When Donald Trump was sworn in as president, he lost no time launching Project 2025­—a right-wing policy agenda rooted in white supremacy that he had claimed to know nothing about. The ACLU stands ready—as we have for more than a century—to defend our vision of an inclusive democracy based on fundamental principles of equality.

Rally against the Trump Administration’s efforts to deport people legally protected by Temporary Protected Status (TPS).