Press Releases
about National Security
Dec 09, 2025
Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration for Legal Justification of Deadly Boat Strikes
The filing comes after the government failed to respond to a FOIA request demanding urgent transparency over President Trumpās illegal strikes
Issue Areas:
National Security
Human Rights
Dec 08, 2025
Human Rights Groups Urge ICE to End Immigration Detention at Fort Bliss Military Base, Halt Abusive Third-Country DeportationsĀ
People detained by ICEĀ describe inhumane conditions at nationās largest immigration detention center, including sexual abuse, coercive threats of deportation, among other violationsĀ
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Nov 18, 2025
Dozens of Veterans Descend on Capitol Hill to Oppose Military Deployments to U.S. Cities
41 veterans from 21 states and five branches of the military met with over 40 Congressional offices to urge them to defend the Constitution
Issue Areas:
National Security
Nov 10, 2025
ACLU and Partners Urge Supreme Court to Maintain Block on Trumpās Deployment of Military Troops to Chicago
WASHINGTON ā Free speech organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief today in the Supreme Court in Trump v. Illinois, the stateās lawsuit challenging President Trumpās at...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
Court case: Trump v. Illinois
Nov 04, 2025
Federal Appeals Court Refuses to Block Discriminatory Florida Housing Law That Targets Chinese Immigrants
This decision allows Floridaās unconstitutional ban on Chinese homebuyers to remain in effect, but clarifies that the law applies narrowly
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Shen v. Simpson
Oct 22, 2025
Acquitted Soccer Player Free to Reunite with Family in Belgium After Over a Decade in Solitary Confinement
Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian national and former professional soccer player who was acquitted of terrorism-related charges over two years ago, has finally been flown home to Belgium ...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
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