It’s up to all of us to document what's happening in our communities so we can demand accountability for ICE's abuses.
We have your questions about the right to record federal agents answered.
We can't let up now: Congress must remain firm and deny funding to DHS until they truly rein in ICE.
Black graphic with dark orange and white text headlined "Kristi Noem Hall of Shame" and a bulleted list: A 20-year high of deaths in ICE custody; Sent immigrants to CECOT, an El Salvador torture prison; Illegal warrantless searches; Detention of American citizens over their speech; At least 3,800 children held in ICE detention; Denied people's right to habeas corpus, while not knowing what it is; Lives lost and terrorized like Renee Good, Alex Pretti, 5 year-old Liam Ramos, Kilmar Ábrego García, and more
Secretary Noem’s time at DHS is riddled with ICE and CBP abuses, racial profiling, free speech violations, and more. Her departure is the direct result of public outrage — but the anti-immigrant policies and masterplans devised by White House aide Stephen Miller remain.
This awards season, we've been working with artists and creatives from across industries to draw attention to ICE's brutality and put pressure on our elected officials to protect immigrant communities.
Congress’ refusal to rein in President Trump’s unauthorized war with Iran endangers the lives of millions and makes a mockery of the Constitution.
This fight is not over: Congress can still intervene and stop funding this unconstitutional war.
BREAKING: The House of Representatives failed to pass a bill that would have required all troops to be withdrawn from Iran unless Congress separately declares war.
ICE’s violent lawlessness has no place in our communities.
Call your members of Congress now to urge them to block any bill that funds DHS without reining in their abuses.
Secretary Noem's legacy is one of racial profiling, abuse by ICE and CBP, free speech violations, and more.
While she is leaving DHS, the anti-immigrant policies devised by White House aide Stephen Miller aren't. Congress must remain firm and deny funding to DHS until they truly rein in ICE.
Many of these medical emergencies could have been prevented if children detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center had been given adequate care.
Kids don't belong in ICE detention.
Black graphic with a bar chart and text. The bar chart has 2 bars, one that is much shorter and one that is much longer to represent extreme growth. The shorter bar has 144 on top of it, and Jan 2025 underneath it, while the longer bar has 1,479 on top of it and Jan 2026 underneath it. Next to the bar chart it reads "Over 10x as many state and local law enforcement agencies are partnering with ICE compared to when President Trump took office.
Since the start of President Trump’s second term, ICE has raced to enlist local law enforcement agencies in its cruel deportation agenda.
We have the power to fight back. Learn more at aclu.org/news-287g_report
Congress is taking up an alarming bill that would empower the government to decide what content is deemed dangerous to young people, encouraging censorship of content it doesn’t like.
Tell your members to support free speech and vote no on censorship.
BREAKING: We're suing West Virginia on behalf of the state's largest overdose prevention group to overturn a nearly 20-year ban on new methadone clinics.
Restricting access to methadone isn't just dangerous — it's illegal under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
This ICE detention center is the largest in the country and has become notorious for rampant physical abuse, medical neglect, and death.
We won't let up the pressure until it's shut down for good.
Today, the House of Representatives is voting on a bipartisan measure to stop President Trump's unconstitutional use of military force against Iran.
Tell your representative to vote yes, and stop this war.
The Trump administration has started an unconstitutional and unauthorized war with Iran — and children are paying the price.
Instead of creating more opportunities for women and girls in sports, politicians are attacking transgender athletes and undermining what women can achieve.
We're working to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to compete and thrive.
No-knock warrants are dangerous and lead to unnecessary violence, as we witnessed with Breonna Taylor's killing in 2020.
Allowing police to forcibly enter our homes without notice or identifying themselves puts our communities at risk and does nothing to make us safer.
The Trump administration is trying to create an illegal database of private voter information across the country — but we won't let them.
NEW: We filed a motion to prevent the Department of Justice from accessing New Jersey voters' personal data.
This is another dangerous attempt by the Trump administration to disenfranchise voters.
This bill would let Florida officials label organizations and individuals "domestic terrorists" through a "guilt by designation" process that could be weaponized against those criticizing the government.
Florida state senators must protect our constitutional rights and reject this dangerous bill.
Our constitutional rights are non-negotiable — we will hold Secretary Noem and ICE accountable when they violate them.
ICE’s violent lawlessness has no place in our communities.
Call your members of Congress now to urge them to block any bill that funds DHS without reining in their abuses.
For the first time in over a century, families across the U.S. have to fear their children growing up without citizenship in the only home they've ever known.
We'll be defending the right of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court on April 1 in our case Barbara v. Trump.
The Constitution makes it clear that only Congress can declare war, but President Trump seems to think that doesn't apply to him.
Tell Congress to stop his unconstitutional war with Iran before more people are killed.
The Trump administration's Dear Colleague Letter, which attempted to dismantle the diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in schools nationwide, is no longer in effect and can't be enforced.
Learn more about how this will impact classrooms across the country.
Diverse and representative juries are one of the strongest lines of defense against miscarriages of justice.
Texas can't execute Cedric without giving him a trial with a fair jury.
NEW: We filed a brief asking a Texas appeals court to prevent the state's execution of Cedric Ricks.
Prosecutors in Cedric's case unfairly struck Black jurors, leading to a nearly all white jury in a county that is less than 50% white, in a case strongly influenced by racial bias.
The SAVE Act and its more extreme version, the SAVE America Act, could shut millions of eligible citizens out of our democracy.
Tell Congress to reject these attacks on our freedom to vote at aclu.org/stop_anti_voter_
Last week, Kansas instituted a new bathroom ban in government facilities and prevented trans people from updating the gender markers on their licenses.
While we're filing a lawsuit to defeat this transphobic law, here's the latest.
BREAKING: Our client Mahmoud Khalil is appealing an immigration judge’s ruling that says the Trump administration can re-detain and deport him.
This judge’s order was baseless and retaliatory, and must be reversed before Mahmoud’s rights are violated again.
