Asylum Seekers Denied Basic Rights

In a nationwide review of legal rights for immigrants in federal detention, a federal judge has found serious violations of the government's own standards relating to detention conditions.

By ACLU of Southern California

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Judge Finds Widespread Abuses in Immigration Detention

Read the judge's decision (pdf)

By ACLU of Southern California

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Asylum Seekers Denied Basic Rights

In a nationwide review of legal rights for immigrants in federal detention, a federal judge has found serious violations of the government's own standards relating to detention conditions.

By ACLU of Southern California

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"Sicko" Spotlights SoCal Health Care Horror Story

By ACLU of Southern California

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What the Supreme Court's Desegregation Decision Means for L.A.

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By ACLU of Southern California

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What the Supreme Court's Desegregation Decision Means for L.A.

By ACLU of Southern California

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ACLU Members Storm Capitol Hill for Fiery Day of Action

By ACLU of Southern California

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Freedom File: Women Athletes and Scholars Get a Jump-Start

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By ACLU of Southern California

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Lawsuit Seeks to Stop U.S. From Drugging Immigrants

LOS ANGELES - The ACLU of Southern California and law firm Munger, Tolles and Olson LLP filed a federal class action lawsuit today to stop the government's policy of forcibly drugging people facing deportation. The suit was brought on behalf of two immigrants who were drugged against their will by U.S. officials and seeks an immediate end to the practice as well as damages for the two men.

By ACLU of Southern California

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