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ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police

A new 桃子视频report, 鈥淒eputized for Disaster,鈥 illustrates the dangers of the Trump administration鈥檚 rapid expansion of the 287(g) program 鈥 and how communities are increasingly afraid of local law enforcement officers sworn to protect them.

By Mary Sadallah

ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police

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Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration


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How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation

The ACLU鈥檚 new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms.

By Elvia Montoya

How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
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R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk: I Saw the Horrors of ICE Detention Firsthand. It is No Place for a Child.

As she witnesses the news of ICE detaining thousands of children, child development scholar R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk reflects on how detention and deportation negatively impact children for a lifetime, in relation to her own experiences of being detained.

By R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk

R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk: I Saw the Horrors of ICE Detention Firsthand. It is No Place for a Child.
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Congress Must Rein in ICE to Improve the State of the Union

President Donald Trump will likely celebrate a false sense of success in his State of the Union address. There鈥檚 strength in this union, but not the way the president thinks.

By Mike Zamore

Congress Must Rein in ICE to Improve the State of the Union

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Sep 03, 2025

Know Your Rights in Encounters with Law Enforcement and Military Troops

The recent militarization of D.C. is a reminder of how quickly government power can expand. Our guide explains what to do if you鈥檙e stopped by...

By Michael Perloff, Allegra Harpootlian

The recent militarization of D.C. is a reminder of how quickly government power can expand. Our guide explains what to do if you鈥檙e stopped by...

By Michael Perloff, Allegra Harpootlian

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Know Your Rights in Encounters with Law Enforcement and Military Troops
Aug 27, 2025

When Border Patrol Came for Kern County

For the attorneys, organizers, and community members on the ground, the Kern County immigration raid was more than just a headline 鈥 it was a...

By Yunseo Chung

For the attorneys, organizers, and community members on the ground, the Kern County immigration raid was more than just a headline 鈥 it was a...

By Yunseo Chung

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Aug 22, 2025

Live from SeriesFest: Our Right to Laughter

Can humor help us make sense of unprecedented threats to our civil liberties? Join us this week for a special episode of At Liberty, recorded live...

Can humor help us make sense of unprecedented threats to our civil liberties? Join us this week for a special episode of At Liberty, recorded live...

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Live from SeriesFest: Our Right to Laughter
Aug 20, 2025

Congress Cuts Medicaid to Fund ICE: How H.R. 1 Harms Communities

Congress voted to gut Medicaid and 鈥渄efund鈥 Planned Parenthood to fund President Trump鈥檚 anti-immigrant agenda. We won鈥檛 allow it.

By Deirdre Schifeling

Congress voted to gut Medicaid and 鈥渄efund鈥 Planned Parenthood to fund President Trump鈥檚 anti-immigrant agenda. We won鈥檛 allow it.

By Deirdre Schifeling

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Aug 18, 2025

New Detention Camp at Fort Bliss Marks Dangerous Expansion of Militarized Immigration Enforcement

An immigration detention site at Fort Bliss will hold thousands. It could be the largest immigration detention site in the country.

By Haddy Gassama

An immigration detention site at Fort Bliss will hold thousands. It could be the largest immigration detention site in the country.

By Haddy Gassama

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New Detention Camp at Fort Bliss Marks Dangerous Expansion of Militarized Immigration Enforcement
Aug 18, 2025

Live Coverage: 桃子视频Challenges ICE Detention Centers

The 桃子视频will be working across the country to challenge unjust and inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers. Follow for live updates.

By ACLU

The 桃子视频will be working across the country to challenge unjust and inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers. Follow for live updates.

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Aug 15, 2025

Florida's Secretive Immigration Detention Center, Explained

Cruelly dubbed 鈥淎lligator Alcatraz,鈥 the detention camp in the Everglades is drawing national outrage for violating our constitutional rights,...

By ACLU

Cruelly dubbed 鈥淎lligator Alcatraz,鈥 the detention camp in the Everglades is drawing national outrage for violating our constitutional rights,...

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Aug 13, 2025

I鈥檓 a Columbia Student Journalist. I Watched Censorship Unfold on My Own Campus.

As an opinion editor for the Columbia Daily Spectator during a historic year of campus protests and federal scrutiny, I saw firsthand how student...

By Ellessandra Taormino

As an opinion editor for the Columbia Daily Spectator during a historic year of campus protests and federal scrutiny, I saw firsthand how student...

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I鈥檓 a Columbia Student Journalist. I Watched Censorship Unfold on My Own Campus.
Aug 11, 2025

America鈥檚 Most Famous Court Trial

This summer marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial, a Tennessee case where science and religion squared off in court 鈥 and the whole...

This summer marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial, a Tennessee case where science and religion squared off in court 鈥 and the whole...

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America鈥檚 Most Famous Court Trial
Aug 06, 2025

Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next

Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship, but the fight is heading...

By Cody Wofsy

Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship, but the fight is heading...

By Cody Wofsy

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Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next