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Twenty-five years after 9/11, we will never forget the victims of the horrific attacks and the heroic first responders. But we must also remember the civil-liberties failures that followed.

Immigrant students, LGBTQ students and students of color have rights. But if you ask my kids, they will tell you that rights are not enough—and that discipline is certainly not the answer.

The ACLU of Southern California is at the forefront of local, state and national efforts to protect all immigrants.

For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged.

We're calling on the courts to end Trump's racial profiling in the southland.

U.S. Supreme Court decision on trans youth in sports ignores trans perspectives and does not change CA law.

The ACLU of Southern California protects the constitutional rights of all students to equal educational opportunity.

Read to learn more about the history of family policing and family reunification in SoCal and beyond.

The TransLatinaCoalition is one of the oldest immigrant and trans-led organizations in the country and their advocacy helps keep all of us safe.