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The fight to reunite our families requires all of us

Read to learn more about the history of family policing and family reunification in SoCal and beyond.
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VIDEO: Mother's Day Action Outside Men's Central Jail

Watch to hear from JusticeLA mothers who spent this past Mother’s Day advocating for their loved ones who died in L.A. County custody.
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The ACLU SoCal staff and board at May Day 2026

VIDEO: This May Day, We Affirm the Fundamental Human Rights of All Workers

Watch the video to hear from our Executive Director Chandra Bhatnagar on why we march to honor labor organizing across the world.
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Heather Ann Thompson in conversation with Summer Lacey | ALOUD

VIDEO: Why does white rage have a grip on our criminal legal system?

Watch historian and author Heather Ann Thompson in conversation with ACLU SoCal’s Summer Lacey.

Press Releases

Workers and Advocacy Groups Challenge DHS’s Illegal Warrantless Arrest Policy 

DHS practice amounts to “arrest people and ask questions later.” 

California Civil Rights Department Opens Investigation Into Riverside Over Rejected Quality Inn Project

The state civil rights agency initiated action based on complaint filed by advocates

ACLU Statement on DHS Retaliatory Arrest of ICE Raids Plaintiff