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Car Shop Mechanic Unlawfully Arrested in ICE Raid Will Not Be Deported

LOS ANGELES — The ACLU Foundation of Southern California and the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin won the dismissal of deportation proceedings against Juan Hernandez, a car mechanic unlawfully arrested during a raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on a South Los Angeles repair
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Walgreens adopts new policy to end bathroom discrimination

Customer who was refused use of a women’s restroom led the fight for change LOS ANGELES — While shopping at a Walgreens in Hollywood last year, Jessie Meehan asked to use the women’s restroom. But she was told by a clerk she would have to use the men's restroom.

ACLU Sues Bakersfield Police for Unlawful Stop, Arrest and Jailing

The ACLU Foundation of Southern California & the ACLU of Northern California have filed suit against Bakersfield Police Department officers, who stopped a car on the pretense that air fresheners were hanging from the rear-view mirror, then proceeded to demand personal information of everyone in the