Press Releases

ACLU: Army Specialist Yea Ji Sea Has Been Granted Citizenship

LOS ANGELES — Army Specialist Yea Ji Sea, who was honorably discharged earlier this month after four years of meritorious service received notice today from the U.S. Department of Justice that her long-delayed application for citizenship has been approved.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender People in San Bernardino County Jail Gain Rights

For years, a group of people incarcerated in a San Bernardino County jail were locked in their cells for as much as 23 hours a day. They were not permitted to participate in the jail’s job training, educational, drug rehabilitation, religious or community re-entry programs. Today, a settlement has
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court Cases: McKibben v. McMahon

ACLU to Argue in Court for Decision on Army Veteran Yea Ji Sea's Citizenship Application

LOS ANGELES — Yea Ji Sea, 29, a Korean-American woman recently given an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army after four years of meritorious service, is in danger of being deported because the Trump administration has not acted upon her 2016 citizenship application. At a hearing in federal court
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU SoCal Names Melissa Goodman Director of Advocacy/Legal Director

LOS ANGELES – Today, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California welcomes Melissa Goodman as its new Director of Advocacy/Legal Director. In this role Goodman leads the affiliate's advocacy department, which comprises 60 attorneys, policy advocates, organizers, and support staff across offices in Los