Cecillia Wang

Cecillia Wang

deputy legal director at the ACLU

Bio

Cecillia Wang is a deputy legal director at the national ACLU and directs the Center for Democracy, which encompasses the ACLU’s work on immigrants’ rights, voting rights, national security, human rights, and speech, privacy and technology.

Featured Work

News & Commentary
Trump Declaring National Emergency
  • Immigrants' Rights

There Is No ‘National Emergency’ at the Border, and Trump’s Declaration Is Illegal

After more than a month of threats, a government shutdown, and bipartisan action by Congress, President Trump has finally declared a national emergency to spend billions of taxpayer dollars on his border wall obsession. In response, the ACLU will file a lawsuit early next week challenging this blatantly illegal executive action.