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ACLU Statement on Trump's Deployment of National Guard in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES -- In response to Trump administration's deployment tonight of the National Guard in Los Angeles County, please attribute the following statement to Victor Leung, chief legal and advocacy officer at the ACLU Foundation of Southern California:

June 7, 2025

ACLU Statement on ICE Raids in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES – Today, federal agents raided multiple L.A. workplaces in the Fashion District, a Westlake Home Depot, and other locales.

June 6, 2025

Settlement Protects Against Re-Detention at Adelanto by ICE

Class members have been free for five years, while Adelanto was near-empty.

June 4, 2025

In Summary Order, SCOTUS Backs Trump Administration, Strips Protections from 350,000 Venezuelan TPS Holders

350,000 Venezuelans lose legal status and work permits, are at risk of deportation

May 19, 2025

ACLU Statement Condemns Newsom’s Call to Ban Encampments

Displacing unhoused people is cruel and counterproductive.

May 13, 2025

Government Requests Supreme Court Stay in NTPSA v. Noem

Trump administration effort continues to strip humanitarian rights from 350,000 TPS beneficiaries

May 1, 2025