Press Releases
about National Security
Oct 18, 2017
ACLU and CMJ Demand FBI Records on Surveillance of Black Activists
Fresh Concerns Prompted by Leaked FBI Document Focusing on Newly Created Category Called ‘Black Identity Extremists’
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
National Security
Oct 05, 2017
ACLU Challenges Military Detention of American Suspected of Fighting for ISIS
ACLU Asks Court to Order Trump Administration to Grant the Unidentified Man Access to Attorneys to Ensure His Constitutional Rights
Issue Areas:
National Security
Oct 04, 2017
ACLU Comment on Draft of Surveillance Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON - A discussion draft of the USA Liberty Act of 2017 that will be introduced by members of the House Judiciary Committee, including Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ran...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Oct 03, 2017
ACLU, Coalition Urge Congress on Surveillance Reform
WASHINGTON — A broad coalition of advocates including the American Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP, Free the People, and the R Street Institute, among others, sent a letter to t...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Sep 29, 2017
ACLU Presses Trump Administration on Detained American Suspected of Fighting for ISIS
ACLU Chief Says Military Detention is Unlawful and U.S. Citizen Should Be Transferred to Civilian Federal Court System Immediately
Issue Areas:
National Security
Sep 05, 2017
ACLU Letter to Trump: Congress Alone Can Decide Whether to Use Force Against North Korea
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union today sent a letter to President Trump informing him that only Congress can authorize the use of military force against North Kore...
Issue Areas:
National Security
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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