Press Releases
Jan 05, 2023
ACLU Urges ICE to Restart Release of Medically Vulnerable People From Custody, Provide Antiviral Medications for COVID-19
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas today urging Immigration and Customs Enforcemen...
Jan 03, 2023
ACLU Comment on FDA’s Updated Restrictions for Mifepristone
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an updated Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for mifepristone, which increases pharmacy acce...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Dec 29, 2022
ACLU Comment on Biden Administration Proposed Partial Repeal of Rule Allowing Refusals in Health Care
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to partially repeal a dangerous and unnecessary Trump-era rule that would have allowed health c...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Reproductive Freedom
Dec 27, 2022
Supreme Court Keeps Title 42 Policy in Place for Now
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today allowed Title 42 expulsions, which were set to end this month, to continue instead. Title 42 has been used by the federal government to expel...
Dec 22, 2022
ACLU Applauds Senate Passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
These bills will expand and protect rights for pregnant and nursing workers forced to choose between their health and their job
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Dec 22, 2022
ACLU Condemns Proposed Title 42 Amendments to Omnibus Spending Bill
WASHINGTON — The Senate is poised to vote today on amendments to the omnibus spending bill, including a provision supporting the Title 42 expulsion policy, which has illegally p...
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News & CommentaryOct 2025
Free Speech
Government Pressure To Suspend Jimmy Kimmel Was An Abuse Of Power. Explore News & Commentary.Government Pressure to Suspend Jimmy Kimmel Was an Abuse of Power
Late-night hosts have become targets as the Trump administration pressures networks, raising urgent questions about First Amendment protections. -
Rhode Island Supreme CourtOct 2025
Civil Liberties
Parente Et Al. V. Lefebvre Et Al.. Explore Case.Parente et al. v. Lefebvre et al.
This case asks whether state officials in Rhode Island can be held liable for their discriminatory acts under the Rhode Island Civil Rights Act (RICRA), a state anti-discrimination law. The State of Rhode Island asserts that it has sovereign immunity as to claims brought under the RICRA and therefore cannot be sued for damages for violating that law. The State Supreme Court Initiative and the ACLU of Rhode Island filed an amicus brief arguing that the State is wrong: discrimination claims under the RICRA are covered by the State Tort Claims Act’s broad waiver of state sovereign immunity for “all actions of torts.” Thus, state officials may be held liable when they engage in discrimination prohibited by the RICRA, allowing harmed Rhode Islanders to seek redress. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Pregnant And Postpartum Women Face Neglect And Abuse In Ice Detention. Explore News & Commentary.Pregnant and Postpartum Women Face Neglect and Abuse in ICE Detention
ACLU letter documents miscarriages, denial of prenatal care, and inadequate food and medical attention for women held in immigration facilities, calling for immediate release and reforms.