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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.
By Tammerlin Drummond
Defending Democracy: The ACLU's Election Strategy
With so much at stake in this election, the ACLU has launched its most comprehensive voting rights protection and voter education programs in the organization's history. We're prepared to defend civil rights and civil liberties no matter who wins in November.
By Lisa White
Immigration Detention – An Irredeemable System
Our new report corroborates what people detained immigrant have been saying for years: ICE is committing widespread human rights violations across its immigration detention facilities in California.
By Brady Hirsch
Guide to File a Pro Se Habeas Petition for People Detained by ICE in the Golden State Annex and Mesa Verde Detention Facilities
This guide is designed to assist people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) who do not have a lawyer to complete and file a “petition for writ of habeas corpus.”
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