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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:19:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/11/apple-touch-icon.png@2x-150x150.png Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union 32 32 New Filings Detail Harrowing Accounts of ICE and Border Patrol Violence and Intimidation Against Minnesotans /press-releases/new-filings-detail-harrowing-accounts-of-ice-and-border-patrol-violence-and-intimidation-against-minnesotans Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:16:37 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=223716 ACLU of Minnesota and ACLU Comment on the Trump Administration Announcing an End to Operation Metro Surge /press-releases/aclu-of-minnesota-and-aclu-comment-on-the-trump-administration-announcing-an-end-to-operation-metro-surge Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:00:54 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=223699 ACLU Statement on Senate Vote to Block Funding for Department of Homeland Security Without Reforms /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-senate-vote-to-block-funding-for-department-of-homeland-security-without-reforms Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:36:40 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=223612 Nonpartisan Group Urges Court to Protect Georgians’ Private Voter Data Seized in FBI Raid /press-releases/nonpartisan-group-urges-court-to-protect-georgians-private-voter-data-seized-in-fbi-raid Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:47:30 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=223461 ACLU Condemns House Passage of SAVE America Act as Dangerous Assault on Democracy /press-releases/aclu-condemns-house-passage-of-save-america-act-as-dangerous-assault-on-democracy Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:15:45 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=223445 Landmark Settlement Announced in Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Questioning of Journalists at the Border /press-releases/landmark-settlement-announced-in-lawsuit-challenging-unlawful-questioning-of-journalists-at-the-border Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:16:15 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=223441 District Court Grants Preliminary Order Prohibiting Abhorrent Conditions at California City Detention Facility /press-releases/district-court-grants-preliminary-order-prohibiting-abhorrent-conditions-at-california-city-detention-facility Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:22:39 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=223364 ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Federal, State, and Local Police for Mass Immigration Raid at Family Event in Wilder, Idaho /press-releases/aclu-files-lawsuit-against-federal-state-and-local-police-for-mass-immigration-raid-at-family-event-in-wilder-idaho Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:50:39 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=223207 Repeal of County Ordinance, After Federal Court Injunction, Allows Harm Reduction Programs in Lewis County to Resume /press-releases/repeal-of-county-ordinance-after-federal-court-injunction-allows-harm-reduction-programs-in-lewis-county-to-resume Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:15:00 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=223198 Civil Rights Groups Defend Constitutional Census in Missouri Challenge /press-releases/civil-rights-groups-defend-constitutional-census-in-missouri-challenge Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:11:33 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=223156 Department of Homeland Security Withdraws Subpoena Targeting Man Who Criticized Them /press-releases/department-of-homeland-security-withdraws-subpoena-targeting-man-who-criticized-them Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:22:05 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=223185 Immigration Judge Terminates Removal Proceedings Against Child Development Scholar Rümeysa Öztürk /press-releases/immigration-judge-terminates-removal-proceedings-against-child-development-scholar-rumeysa-ozturk Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:38:41 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=223147 Arizona Court Strikes Down Abortion Restrictions as Unconstitutional /press-releases/arizona-court-strikes-down-abortion-restrictions-as-unconstitutional Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:31:24 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222811 Arizona Advanced Practice Clinicians Challenge Laws Barring Them from Providing Abortion /press-releases/arizona-advanced-practice-clinicians-challenge-laws-barring-them-from-providing-abortion Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:45:57 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222781 ACLU Calls On U.N. to Investigate Trump Administration's Gross Violations of Human Rights in Minnesota /press-releases/aclu-calls-on-u-n-to-investigate-trump-administrations-gross-violations-of-human-rights-in-minnesota Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:25:33 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222746 Civil Rights Groups Urge Oklahoma Officials to Reject Application for Ben Gamla Religious Public Charter School /press-releases/civil-rights-groups-urge-oklahoma-officials-to-reject-application-for-ben-gamla-religious-public-charter-school Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:08:31 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222675 ACLU Moves to Quash Abusive Subpoena Aimed at Tracking Down Man Who Criticized Department of Homeland Security /press-releases/aclu-moves-to-quash-abusive-subpoena-aimed-at-tracking-down-man-who-criticized-department-of-homeland-security Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:46:35 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222669 Federal Court Allows Tennessee Parents and Faith Leaders to Participate in Lawsuit to Oppose Religious Public School /press-releases/federal-court-allows-tennessee-parents-and-faith-leaders-to-participate-in-lawsuit-to-oppose-religious-public-school Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:01:22 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222645 "BE GOOD" and "ICE OUT" Pins Are Widespread at Grammy Awards /press-releases/be-good-and-ice-out-pins-are-widespread-at-grammy-awards Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:22:09 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222606 ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota React to the Trump Administration's Arrests of Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort /press-releases/aclu-and-aclu-of-minnesota-react-to-the-trump-administrations-arrests-of-journalists-don-lemon-and-georgia-fort Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:53:19 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222294 ACLU and ACLU of Georgia Respond to FBI Raid on Fulton County Elections Facility /press-releases/aclu-and-aclu-of-georgia-respond-to-fbi-raid-on-fulton-county-elections-facility Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:30:15 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222283 ACLU Statement on Senate Vote for Excessive ICE Funding Without Limitations /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-senate-vote-for-excessive-ice-funding-without-limitations Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:29:33 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222250 ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals ICE Actively Considering Opening Seven New Immigration Detention Centers /press-releases/aclu-foia-litigation-reveals-ice-actively-considering-opening-six-new-immigration-detention-centers Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:59:37 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222234 No Kings Coalition Responds to Escalating Brutality and Authoritarianism with Immediate Action and Future Mobilization; Condemns ICE’s Deadly Actions /press-releases/no-kings-coalition-responds-to-escalating-brutality Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:04:22 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222178 Trump Administration Responds to Lawsuit Seeking Immediate Nationwide Restrictions on Medication Abortion /press-releases/trump-administration-responds-to-lawsuit-seeking-immediate-nationwide-restrictions-on-medication-abortion Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:25:46 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222163 Tennessee Parents and Faith Leaders Seek to Block Religious Public School /press-releases/tennessee-parents-and-faith-leaders-seek-to-block-religious-public-school Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:09:48 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222158 Families of Trinidadian Men Killed in Illegal Boat Strike Sue Trump Administration /press-releases/families-of-trinidadian-men-killed-in-illegal-boat-strike-sue-trump-administration Tue, 27 Jan 2026 02:13:34 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222099 ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota Demand Immediate Action After Federal Agents Kill Another Person /press-releases/aclu-and-aclu-of-minnesota-demand-immediate-action-after-federal-agents-kill-another-person Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:51:46 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=222042 ACLU Statement on House Vote for Excessive ICE Funding Without Limitations /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-house-vote-for-excessive-ice-funding-without-limitations Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:56:22 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=221849 Lawsuit Seeks District Attorney’s Records on “Goon Squad” Misconduct in Mississippi /press-releases/lawsuit-seeks-district-attorneys-records-on-goon-squad-misconduct-in-mississippi Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:16:31 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=221838 ACLU Sends Letter to Ohio Secretary of State Over NVRA Compliance /press-releases/aclu-delivers-letter-to-ohio-secretary-of-state-over-nvra-compliance Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:56:44 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=221801 Fifth Circuit Hears Arguments in Challenges to Ten Commandments Displays in Louisiana and Texas Public School Classrooms /press-releases/fifth-circuit-hears-arguments-in-challenges-to-ten-commandments-displays-in-louisiana-and-texas-public-school-classrooms Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:25:01 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=221607 ACLU Renews Calls for Closure of Camp East Montana Following Reports that Detained Immigrant Was Choked to Death by ICE Officer /press-releases/aclu-renews-calls-for-closure-of-camp-east-montana-following-reports-that-detained-immigrant-was-choked-to-death-by-ice-officer Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:46:16 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=220732 ACLU to Federal Court: Pentagon Press Policy Threatens Core First Amendment Freedoms /press-releases/aclu-to-federal-court-pentagon-press-policy-threatens-core-first-amendment-freedoms Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:03:36 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=220675 Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking California Voter Data /press-releases/federal-court-dismisses-doj-lawsuit-seeking-california-voter-data Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:59 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=220657 ACLU Statement on President Trump’s Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act and Deploy Military Troops to Minneapolis /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-president-trumps-threat-to-invoke-the-insurrection-act-and-deploy-military-troops-to-minneapolis Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:49:13 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=220625 ACLU Sues Federal Government to End ICE, CBP’s Practice of Suspicionless Stops, Warrantless Arrests, and Racial Profiling of Minnesotans  /press-releases/aclu-sues-federal-government-to-end-ice-cbps-practice-of-suspicionless-stops-warrantless-arrests-and-racial-profiling-of-minnesotans Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:17:12 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=220589 ACLU Marks the First Year of Trump’s Return with New Report and Video Series /press-releases/aclu-marks-the-first-year-of-trumps-return-with-new-report-and-video-series Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:38:53 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=220592 Appeals Court in Mahmoud Khalil’s Case Decides Federal Court Lacks Jurisdiction Until Immigration Court Proceedings Complete /press-releases/appeals-court-in-mahmoud-khalils-case-decides-federal-court-lacks-jurisdiction-until-immigration-court-proceedings-complete Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:23:10 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=220558 Supreme Court Concludes Oral Arguments in Historic Transgender Rights Hearing /press-releases/supreme-court-concludes-oral-arguments-in-historic-transgender-rights-hearing Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:55:41 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=220334 NFPRHA and ACLU Succeed in Fighting to Restore All Federal Family Planning Grants and Dismiss Their Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration /press-releases/nfprha-and-aclu-succeed-in-fighting-to-restore-all-federal-family-planning-grants-and-dismiss-their-lawsuit-against-the-trump-administration Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:57:14 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=220317 ACLU Launches “More Than A Game” Campaign in Support of Transgender Youth Ahead of Landmark Supreme Court Cases /press-releases/aclu-launches-more-than-a-game Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:09:27 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=220198 Voting and Disability Rights Orgs Urge Supreme Court to Reject Novel Reading of “Election Day” Statutes that Would Disenfranchise Mail Voters /press-releases/voting-and-disability-rights-orgs-urge-supreme-court-to-reject-novel-reading-of-election-day-statutes-that-would-disenfranchise-mail-voters Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:36:58 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=220191 ICE Out For Good Concludes Day One With Overwhelming Peaceful Actions /press-releases/ice-out-for-good-concludes-day-one-with-overwhelming-peaceful-actions Sat, 10 Jan 2026 22:10:26 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=219816 Alabama Court Rules Against Midwives and Birth Centers in Challenge to Restrictive Hospital Licensing Rules, But Case Will Continue /press-releases/alabama-court-rules-against-midwives-and-birth-centers-in-challenge-to-restrictive-hospital-licensing-rules-but-case-will-continue Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:05:50 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=219747 ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota Demand Immediate Action After ICE Shoots and Kills Minnesota Woman /press-releases/aclu-and-aclu-of-minnesota-demand-immediate-action-after-ice-shoots-and-kills-minnesota-woman Wed, 07 Jan 2026 23:49:53 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=219578 Federal Judge Grants Second Preliminary Injunction Blocking Attacks on Head Start /press-releases/federal-judge-grants-second-preliminary-injunction-blocking-attacks-on-head-start Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:55:29 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=219500 Federal Appeals Court Hears Case Challenging NIH Grant Terminations /press-releases/federal-appeals-court-hears-case-challenging-nih-grant-terminations Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:15:20 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=219464 New Poll Shows Voters Overwhelmingly Support Public Accountability for U.S. Boat Strikes /press-releases/new-poll-shows-voters-overwhelmingly-support-public-accountability-for-u-s-boat-strikes Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:50:12 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=219446 NIH Agrees to Evaluate and Complete Review on Stalled Scientific Grant Applications /press-releases/nih-agrees-to-evaluate-and-complete-review-on-stalled-scientific-grant-applications Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:45:59 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=219369