Press Releases

ACLU Asks Court to Halt Deportation of Man Unlawfully Arrested at Greyhound Station

LOS ANGELES — The immigration agents who detained and handcuffed Edgar Solano as he waited for a bus in Indio knew only three things about him: his name, where he lived, and that he looked Latino. That was enough for them. But it's not enough for the Constitution.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU Comment on Today's Federal Court Family Reunification Hearing

SAN DIEGO — The American Civil Liberties Union was back in federal court today pushing for the reunification of children under 5 who were forcibly separated from their parents. Under court order, the Trump administration provided a list of names over the weekend of 102 separated children under 5.

ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Oppressive 'YAT' Youth Program in Riverside

RIVERSIDE — The Youth Accountability Team (YAT) program was created in 2001 in Riverside County to target at-risk youths for intervention. But YAT treats children who have not been convicted of crimes like hardened criminals with surprise searches, unannounced home visitations, strict restrictions
Issue Areas: Education Equity

Lawsuit Demands Transparency on Trump ‘Extremism’ Program in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — The City of Los Angeles is set to receive a $425,000 grant from the federal Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) program supposedly aimed at building community resistance to extremism. But under the Trump administration, the secretive CVE program poses a dangerous threat to the civil rig