ACLU and Allies Sue Trump Administration Over New Asylum Rules
The ACLU is following up on its promise to immediately challenge the administration’s ‘illegal’ asylum restrictions.
Civil Rights
ACLU Sues to Free Man Arrested By ICE After Reading an Anti-ICE Peom in Public
Jose Omar Bello Reyes read a poem criticizing last year’s family detentions. Two days later, ICE arrested him outside his Bakersfield, CA, house.
Trump Administration Ends Asylum Protections with Rule Critics Call ‘Blatantly Illegal’
The administration won’t let asylum-seekers into the U.S. if they didn’t ask for protection in other countries, too.
CBP Settles with Delta Passengers, Admits It Can’t Search Domestic Travelers for No Reason
The CBP’s misconduct, claims the ACLU, was a flagrant disregard of passengers’ Fourth Amendment rights.
Former Milwaukee Inmate Robert Lee Stinson Wins $7.5 Million for Bogus Conviction
Stinson spent 24 years locked away, his conviction largely due to discredited forensic techniques.
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration as ICE Raids Loom
The ACLU says the raids could compromise some refugees’ due process rights.
U.S. Women’s National Team Wants World Cup Victory to Bring Equal Pay
The U.S. Women’s National Team filed a class action in March, and they hope their recent World Cup victory will complement its cause.
ICE Raids Will Begin on Sunday in Nearly a Dozen Major Cities
The Trump administration didn’t want to release raid dates earlier in the week. Some say their political value is being prioritized over practicality.
Georgia’s New Abortion Law Outrages Some Doctors, Civil Rights Groups
Georgia faces lawsuit from civil rights group over new abortion law.
Woman Shot Could be Prosecuted for Unborn Child’s Death
Woman could be prosecuted for initiating fight and having unborn child shot.