Press Releases

Federal Court Blocks Unlawful Suspicionless, Racially Discriminatory Immigration Stops in Southern California

Ruling orders government agents to stop policy of stops based on racial stereotyping.

Breaking: Federal Court Blocks Unlawful Warrantless Immigration Arrests in Southern California

Ruling requires federal agents to assess escape risk before making a warrantless arrest and also certifies case as class action

ACLU Commemorates Samuel Paz, Former Board Member

ACLU celebrates the legacy and memory of Richard Samuel Paz.

Beaumont Unified Illegally Uses Funds for High-Need Students to Pay for School Police, Civil Rights Groups Say

Police employed School Resource Officers traumatize high needs students; Demand follows decade of school district counting police spending as support for high-need students
Issue Areas: Education Equity

Advocates Urge Riverside to Reverse Unlawful Affordable Housing Vote Ahead of State Civil Rights Mediation

Community members urged the City Council to reverse course on the proposed 114-unit affordable and supportive housing development just three days before state-facilitated mediation.
Issue Areas: Economic Justice

Government’s Own Records Reveal Racial Profiling in Federal Immigration Stops

Plaintiffs are asking the court to block ongoing federal immigration raids based on newly disclosed records, body-worn camera footage and sworn testimony from government officials.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights