Press Releases

Town Hall Event for L.A. County Sheriff Election

MEDIA ADVISORY L.A. Sheriff Community Forum Event - Sept. 15 Candidate Alex Villanueva Will Attend — Incumbent Jim McDonnell Has Pulled Out
Issue Areas: Jails Project

California Passes Landmark Police Transparency and Accountability Legislation

SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Assembly voted to approve Senate Bill 1421. Introduced by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), the historic legislation will make public information about officers who shoot, kill, or engage in serious misconduct like falsifying evidence or committing sexual assault

50+ States, Cities, Counties Urge Trump to Reinstate TPS Humanitarian Safeguards

Yesterday, states and local jurisdictions filed friend-of-the-court briefs in support of plaintiffs in the case of Ramos v. Nielsen, which challenges the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 300,000 people from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU Comment: Legislature Approves Bill to Place Checks on Police Militarization

SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Senate voted to approve Assembly Bill 3131, a bill to increase transparency and accountability in law enforcement’s acquisition of military equipment. The bill was introduced by Assembly members Todd Gloria (D-San Diego) and David Chiu (D-San Francisco). Eva Britta
Issue Areas: Police Practices

Documents Reveal How Trump's Racist "America First" Agenda Pressured DHS to End Humanitarian Program​

SAN FRANCISCO — On Thursday, nine holders of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and five of their U.S. citizen children filed a request for a preliminary injunction to halt the terminations of TPS for Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador. In their court filing, plaintiffs disclosed for the first
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights