Research & Publications

California prisons systematically profile and report suspected immigrants to ICE, a new public record act investigation reveals.

In this issue: a hunger strike exposes impunity in immigrant detention, progress in the fight against face surveillance, parents whose children were killed by police turn "pain into purpose," and more.

In this issue: banning 'pretext' traffic stops, resisting California's criminalization of homelessness, and 2022 State Senate legislative scorecard.

In this issue: ACLU fights to protect civil liberties from unchecked police surveillance, new Gold Chains podcast episode spotlights enslavement of Native children, Marin sheriff stops sharing drivers' locations with ICE and CBP, and more.

In this issue: Reproductive justice in California, report reveals long-suspected collusion between Central Valley law enforcement and ICE, 2022 voter guide, and more.

In 2021, we partnered with the Black Bill of Rights to develop a community toolkit for people seeking to address systemic oppression and anti-Black racism. The Black Bill of Rights is a resource hub that provides education, templates, and data for communities to take action and develop policies and practices that restore freedom and opportunity for Black people in the United States. It is an ever-evolving online place for Black leaders to share, learn from one another, and grow together.

In this issue: ACLU report documents California's shameful war on unhoused people, the ACLU's redistricting advocacy landscape, groundbreaking settlement yields protections for immigrants detained by ICE, and more.