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Customs and Border Patrol undermine President Obama's priorities by targeting day laborers

ACLU/SC Staff Attorney Lucero Chavez submitted the following letter to Anna Hinken, Non-Governmental Office (NGO) Liaison at U.S Customs and Border Protection.
Ms. Hinken,

March 4, 2013

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hears arguments on behalf of immigrants forced to endure prolonged detention

Hundreds of immigrants spend months or even years in federal immigration detention centers without being offered a bond hearing, attorneys from the ACLU Foundation of Southern California (ACLU/SC) told a panel of judges of the U.S.

March 4, 2013

Legal Director Peter Eliasberg named “Attorney of the Year”

The ACLU Foundation of Southern California (ACLU/SC) is proud to announce that California Lawyer Magazine has named ACLU/SC Legal Director Peter Eliasberg as one of its “Attorneys of the Year” for 2013.

March 1, 2013

Schools must have school fee complaint procedures in place by Friday

By March 1, 2013 all public schools in California, including charter schools and alternative schools, must have a process in place for students and parents to file a complaint if they believe their school is charging fees as a condition of participating in educational activities.

February 27, 2013

OC Sheriff’s Department to accommodate religious needs of Muslims in custody

Under an agreement just reached by the ACLU of Southern California (ACLU/SC) and the County of Orange, the county will no longer require observant Muslim women in Orange County Sheriff’s Department custody to remove religious head coverings in full view of male officers, and will provide temporar

February 13, 2013

L.A. City Council urged to cut sister city ties to St. Petersburg, Russia

The ACLU of Southern California and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center are urging Los Angeles city leaders to sever sister city ties with St.

February 13, 2013