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Mar 06, 2017
ACLU Comment on Trump’s New Muslim Ban
NEW YORK — The Trump administration today announced a new Muslim ban executive order.
Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, had this reaction:
“Th...
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National Security
Mar 06, 2017
Revised Settlement Enhances Protections From Discriminatory NYPD Surveillance of American Muslims
NEW YORK — In a revised settlement announced today, the New York City Police Department has agreed to strengthen reforms in a landmark settlement agreement that will protect New ...
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National Security
Feb 02, 2017
ACLU Files Demands for Documents on Implementation of Trump’s Muslim Ban
WASHINGTON — Fifty American Civil Liberties Union affiliates filed 18 coordinated Freedom of Information Act requests today with local U.S. Customs and Border Protection offices ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Feb 02, 2017
Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Trump Order on Behalf of Tens of Thousands of Immigrants Living in U.S. Legally
Lawsuit Argues Trump Muslim Ban Unlawfully Targets U.S. Residents Seeking Citizenship and Immigration Status
Jan 28, 2017
Federal Court Grants Stay in Challenge to Trump Immigration Ban
NEW YORK — A federal judge tonight granted the American Civil Liberties Union’s request for a nationwide temporary injunction that will block the deportation of all people stra...
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National Security
Court case: Darweesh v. Trump
Jan 28, 2017
Groups Challenge Trump Immigration Ban After Refugees Detained at Airports
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union and other legal organizations today filed a lawsuit on behalf of individuals subject to President Trump's Muslim ban. The lead plain...
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National Security
Court case: Darweesh v. Trump
About the ACLU
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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