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ACLU Sues to Obtain Citizenship for Decorated Soldier Discharged by Army

LOS ANGELES — Yea Ji Sea, 29, who has lived in the U.S. since she was a child, was so highly respected by her supervisors in the U.S. Army that one of them wrote she "volunteers for deployments willing to die for a country she loves... I would trust her with my life and (she) deserves citizenship

July 18, 2018

ACLU Asks Court to Halt Deportation of Man Unlawfully Arrested at Greyhound Station

LOS ANGELES — The immigration agents who detained and handcuffed Edgar Solano as he waited for a bus in Indio knew only three things about him: his name, where he lived, and that he looked Latino. That was enough for them. But it's not enough for the Constitution.

July 17, 2018

ACLU Seeks Remedies For Trump Administration’s Failure to Meet Family Reunification Deadline

SAN DIEGO — Given the Trump administration's failure to comply with the July 10 reunification deadline for children under 5, the American Civil Liberties Union today asked a federal court to order the government to:

July 12, 2018

Court: L.A. Sheriff Violated Constitution by Holding Thousands of People on ICE Detainers

LOS ANGELES — On Wednesday, a federal court in California reaffirmed its class action ruling that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department unlawfully detained thousands of suspected immigrants on the basis of unconstitutional requests from ICE known as immigration detainers.

July 12, 2018

Court Rules Trump Administration Must Adhere to Family Reunification Deadlines

SAN DIEGO — A federal court said the Trump administration must adhere to reunification deadlines for children forcibly separated from their parents or face possible punishment.

July 10, 2018

ACLU Comment on Today's Federal Court Family Reunification Hearing

SAN DIEGO — The American Civil Liberties Union was back in federal court today pushing for the reunification of children under 5 who were forcibly separated from their parents. Under court order, the Trump administration provided a list of names over the weekend of 102 separated children under 5.

July 9, 2018