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LOS ANGELES -- Ali Vayeghan, an Iranian citizen with a valid U.S. visa, is scheduled to arrive today at Los Angeles International Airport on at approximately 12:45 p.m. PT on Qatar Airlines Flight 739.
SEATTLE – Today, civil and immigrant rights groups asked a federal court to lift the unconstitutional ban that blocks Muslim immigrants lawfully living in the United States from becoming U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and asylees, among other things.
Today, President Trump and his new administration confirmed the institution of draconian, punitive, and discriminatory immigration policies that ignore the lessons of the last 30 years of immigration policy and betray our most basic values as a state and as a nation. These policies not only signal
Please attribute the following statement to Peter Bibring, director of police practices and senior staff attorney at the ACLU of Southern California, following the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office decision not to bring charges against the officers responsible for the death of Ezell Ford:
SACRAMENTO — In response to Gov. Jerry Brown’s unveiling of his proposed 2017-18 budget, the American Civil Liberties Union of California’s Center for Advocacy and Policy issued the following statement on behalf of its center director, Natasha Minsker: "We commend Gov. Brown for his bold move
Please attribute the following statement to Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California, regarding the recent proposal by Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell, which would bar adults unaccompanied by children from entering city playgrounds: