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TPS Holders Challenge Termination of Temporary Protected Status for 60,000 Nepali, Honduran, and Nicaraguan Long-Term Residents of the United States

SAN FRANCISCO -- The National TPS Alliance (NTPSA) and seven individual plaintiffs today sued the Trump administration over its termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Honduras, Nepa

July 7, 2025

Workers, Family Members, and Community Groups Sue DHS For Unlawful Arrest and Detention Scheme

Immigration raids violate Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights of thousands of people

July 2, 2025

Journalists, Protesters, and Legal Observers Sue DHS for Unconstitutional Violence

Excessive and unnecessary force employed to justify military deployment

June 19, 2025

ACLU Statement on SCOTUS Ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti

While decision is devastating, California law still protects trans youth’s access to care

June 18, 2025

ACLU Statement on the Forcible Removal of U.S. Senator Padilla by Trump Administration Officials

WASHINGTON — In response to the forcible removal of U.S.

June 12, 2025

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