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TPS Holders and Their Children Filing Lawsuit Against Trump Administration

SAN FRANCISCO — Nine people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and five United States citizen children of TPS holders are today filing a lawsuit against the federal government to stop the unlawful termination of TPS for more than 200,000 people living in the U.S. and to protect the tens of thousa

March 12, 2018

Car Shop Mechanic Unlawfully Arrested in ICE Raid Will Not Be Deported

LOS ANGELES — The ACLU Foundation of Southern California and the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin won the dismissal of deportation proceedings against Juan Hernandez, a car mechanic unlawfully arrested during a raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on a South Los Angeles repair

March 9, 2018

ACLU Statement on Failure to Charge Officer in Fatal Shooting of Brendon Glenn

LOS ANGELES — District Attorney Jackie Lacey today declined to file charges against former LAPD officer Clifford Proctor for fatally shooting Brendon Glenn, an unarmed man, in 2015.

March 8, 2018

ACLU of California Statement On Trump Administration's Lawsuit Against California Over Its Pro-Immigrant Legislation

LOS ANGELES — Please attribute the following statement to Jennie Pasquarella, director of immigrants’ rights for the ACLU of California, in regards to the Trump administration's lawsuit against the State of California over its recently enacted laws Senate Bill 54 (the California

March 6, 2018

ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Immigration Detention Ruling

WASHINGTON — In a 5-to-3 decision in Jennings v. Rodriguez, the Supreme Court overturned a ruling requiring that immigrants subjected to prolonged detention must be given a custody hearing.

February 27, 2018

ACLU Wins Protections for DACA Recipients Unlawfully Targeted by Trump Administration

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge ruled last night in favor of three young immigrants and a class of others like them who have had their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status unlawfully revoked by the Trump administration.

February 27, 2018