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about National Security
Aug 25, 2022
Wikimedia Foundation, ACLU, and Knight Institute Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to NSA’s Mass Surveillance
Groups argue the government cannot invoke “state secrets” to block court oversight
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jul 18, 2022
New Records Detail DHS Purchase and Use of Vast Quantities of Cell Phone Location Data
The records, which the ACLU obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, shed light on the government’s ability to obtain our most private information by simply opening the federal wallet
Jun 24, 2022
ACLU Statement on Biden’s Long-Delayed Transfer of Man Detained at Guantánamo For Over 15 Years
NEW YORK — The Biden administration has transferred Assadullah Haroon Gul, a man detained without charge at the Guantánamo Bay military prison for the last 15 years. In October ...
Issue Areas:
National Security
May 16, 2022
ACLU Comment on Racially-Motivated Mass Shooting in Buffalo
NEW YORK — A white gunman killed 10 people and wounded three others — 11 of whom are Black — this past Saturday afternoon at a Buffalo, New York supermarket. The FBI is inves...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
National Security
Apr 06, 2022
ACLU Statement on Amtrak Request to Screen Rail Passengers Against Watchlist For First Time
WASHINGTON — In response to the news that Amtrak is asking the Transportation Security Administration to start screening rail passengers against the federal master terrorism watc...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Mar 24, 2022
Muslim Americans Sue Border and Immigration Officials Over Illegal Religious Questioning
LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Minnesota, and the ACLU Foundation of Southern California filed a federal lawsuit today in the United States Distric...
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National Security
Religious Liberty
Court case: Kariye v. Mayorkas
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MassachusettsJan 2026
National Security
Human Rights
Burnley V. U.s.: Demanding Accountability On Caribbean Boat Strikes. Explore Case.Burnley v. U.S.: Demanding Accountability on Caribbean Boat Strikes
On October 14, 2025, the United States military carried out an illegal missile strike that killed Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, two Trinidadian men who were traveling by boat from Venezuela to their homes in Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago. The American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, and Professor Jonathan Hafetz of Seton Hall Law School filed suit on behalf of Lenore Burnley, Mr. Joseph’s mother, and Sallycar Korasingh, Mr. Samaroo’s sister, seeking redress and accountability for these extrajudicial killings pursuant to the Death on the High Seas Act and the Alien Tort Statute. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Government-mandated Software A Looming Threat To Freedom. Explore News & Commentary.Government-Mandated Software a Looming Threat to Freedom
Trend seen around the world — and potentially in the US — opens the door to inescapable censorship and surveillance -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Flock Ceo Goes Ballistic On Critics As More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance. Explore News & Commentary.Flock CEO Goes Ballistic on Critics as More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance
CEO attacks motives of people who care about privacy, says they are trying to “normalize lawlessness” and “let murderers go free” -
News & CommentaryDec 2025
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Secure Messaging And Ai Don’t Mix. Explore News & Commentary.Secure Messaging and AI Don’t Mix
A Privacy Failure Waiting to Happen