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Statement on Trump's threat to take ICE out of CA

LOS ANGELES — Please attribute the following statement to Jennie Pasquarella, immigrants' rights director of ACLU of California, in regard to President Trump's comment today threatening the removal of ICE agents from the state:

February 22, 2018

Federal Court Finds ICE and Los Angeles Sheriff Collaborated to Unlawfully Detain Thousands of Suspected Immigrants

LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, a federal court in California ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) unlawfully detained thousands of suspected immigrants on the basis of unconstitutional requests from ICE known as immigration detain

February 9, 2018

Walgreens adopts new policy to end bathroom discrimination

Customer who was refused use of a women’s restroom led the fight for change

LOS ANGELES — While shopping at a Walgreens in Hollywood last year, Jessie Meehan asked to use the women’s restroom.

But she was told by a clerk she would have to use the men's restroom.

February 5, 2018

ACLU Sues Bakersfield Police for Unlawful Stop, Arrest and Jailing

The ACLU Foundation of Southern California & the ACLU of Northern California have filed suit against Bakersfield Police Department officers, who stopped a car on the pretense that air fresheners were hanging from the rear-view mirror, then proceeded to demand personal information of everyone in the

January 29, 2018

ACLU Statement on the Appointment of Interim Public Defender Chief

Nicole Davis Tinkham is not qualified for this crucial post

LOS ANGELES — Please attribute the following statement to Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California, in regards to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors' recent appointment of N

January 29, 2018

California Bail Reform Coalition Statement on California Court of Appeal Ruling with Implications for Bail Reform

Sacramento — On Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, the First District Court of Appeal of California issued a ruling casting further doubt on the constitutionality of money bail and holding significant implications for statewide bail reform in California.

January 26, 2018