Press Releases
Jan 08, 2019
ACLU Responds to President Trump’s Speech on Border Security
WASHINGTON — In response to President Trump’s address on border security tonight, Lorella Praeli, deputy political director at the American Civil Liberties Union, issued the fo...
Jan 05, 2019
ACLU Comment on Inclusion of Anti-Boycott Bill in S.1
NEW YORK — A bipartisan group of senators are attempting to include the Combatting BDS Act in S.1, the Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019. This pro...
Jan 03, 2019
ACLU Statement on Report of Trump Administration Rollback of Anti-Discrimination Rules
NEW YORK — The Trump administration is considering rolling back anti-discrimination rules in education, housing, and other areas, according to The Washington Post. The disparate ...
Dec 21, 2018
Senate Rejects Billions for Border Wall, Partial Government Shutdown Imminent
WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected President Trump’s demand that $5 billion in taxpayer money be allocated for a border wall as part of an agreement to fund the Department of Hom...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 20, 2018
Department of Homeland Security Strands Asylum Seekers in Mexico
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced today that it intends to keep asylum seekers on the Mexican side of the border while their claims for protection in the United Sta...
Dec 19, 2018
Court Rules Trump Policies Denying Asylum Protections to People Fleeing Domestic and Gang Violence Are Illegal
WASHINGTON — A federal court has struck down Trump administration policies that sought to gut asylum protections for immigrants fleeing domestic violence and gang brutality.
The ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Grace v. Barr
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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.