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Jul 19, 2021
Comment on Guantánamo Transfer
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has transferred Abdul Latif Nasser, a Moroccan citizen, from the Guantánamo Bay prison to Morocco. Mr. Nasser was cleared for repatriation ...
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National Security
Jul 02, 2021
Deported Veterans to Get a Pathway Home
Biden Administration Announces Plan to Bring the Military Vets Back to the U.S.
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National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 30, 2021
110+ Organizations to Biden: End U.S. Program of Lethal Strikes Abroad
WASHINGTON — Today, 113 organizations from the United States and around the world sent a letter to President Biden calling for an end to the U.S. program of lethal strikes outsid...
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National Security
Jun 17, 2021
Comment on House Repeal of War Powers Authority, Known as AUMF
WASHINGTON — In a bipartisan vote, the House voted to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force, which Congress passed to authorize war against Iraq almost 20 years...
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National Security
Jun 15, 2021
Comment on Biden Domestic Terrorism Strategy
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration today released its “National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism.”
Hina Shamsi, director of the ACLU’s National Security Projec...
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National Security
Jun 09, 2021
Comment on Biden Revoking Trump Executive Orders Targeting TikTok and WeChat
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration revoked executive orders targeting the TikTok and WeChat apps, which were signed by former President Donald Trump. President Biden signed a ...
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Free Speech
National Security
About the ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union has media staff available to handle inquiries from journalists on national issues affecting civil liberties, including questions on legislative matters that touch on civil liberties and constitutional freedoms and inquiries related to ACLU lawsuits.
To schedule an interview with an ACLU expert, email media@aclu.org.
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The ACLU has 54 local offices across the U.S. working with attorneys and activists in their communities to shape better policies and spread awareness about their states' priority civil rights issues.
Local inquiries should be directed to the appropriate ACLU state affiliate.
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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