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SAN DIEGO — Christmas is coming early this year for one military family, as Marco Chavez, a Marine Corps veteran deported to Mexico in 2002, has won his bid to return home to the country he fought to defend.
LOS ANGELES — Today, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California and the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin took legal action against the federal government, after security video footage captured immigration agents conducting a raid and warrantless arrests at a South L.A. car repair shop.
SAN DIEGO — The ACLU and law firm of Latham & Watkins today petitioned the federal court to conduct a long-overdue naturalization hearing for deported U.S. Army veteran Hector Barajas, who received an honorable discharge after serving nearly six years in the military.
LOS ANGELES — Today the three California ACLU affiliates launched a hard-hitting new online ad campaign, featuring actress Rosario Dawson, urging California Republican House members Paul Cook (CA-08), Darrell Issa (CA-49), Devin Nunes (CA-22), Ed Royce (CA-39) and Mimi Walters (CA-45) to support
Colin Kaepernick, the pro football player who took a stand by taking a knee, was honored at the ACLU of Southern California's annual Bill of Rights awards event in Beverly Hills on Sunday evening.
Sergio Carrillo, a citizen since 1994, was detained three days.
LOS ANGELES — The ACLU Foundation of Southern California and the law firm of Perkins Coie have reached a settlement on behalf of Sergio Carrillo who was arrested by immigration agents and detained for three days though he had