Cecillia Wang

Cecillia Wang

National Legal Director

ACLU

Bio

Cecillia Wang is the National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union. She oversees over 200 lawyers and support staff in the national ACLU’s Legal Department, works in collaboration with hundreds more legal staff in the ACLU’s 54 state affiliates, and leads the ACLU’s work in the Supreme Court of the United States.

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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.