Vermont Lawsuit Alleges State Targets Pregnant Women Unjustly Lawsuit in Vermont reveals allegations of state agency targeting pregnant women, raising concerns about reproductive rights and privacy violations. Top News · Jan 18, 2025
Farming Industry Braces for Deportation Of Many Of Its Workers as Trump Returns to Power Legal workshops surge nationwide as immigrant farmworkers secure guardianships, wages, and travel plans amid fears of mass deportations under Trump. Latin Times · Jan 18, 2025
Trump’s border policy tore apart many families. Nobody knows what happens to them now Number of families that are still separated remains unclear, and a previous ruling offers separated families few protections from future deportation The Guardian - US · Jan 17, 2025
‘We are ready’: the ACLU is prepared to fight Trump’s attacks on civil liberties Organization faces arguably its biggest test with Trump’s return to power with deportation, free speech and immigration on the agenda The Guardian - US · Jan 17, 2025
ACLU To Launch 'Robust Challenge' To Trump's Mass Deportations As Soon As He Takes Office The civil rights organization will file lawsuits and campaigns to challenge state-backed mass deportations, oppose detention centers, and defend immigrant rights nationwide. Latin Times · Jan 17, 2025
Dozens of Democrats Join Republicans In Passing Bill To Deport Immigrants Convicted Of Sex Crimes, Domestic Violence 61 Democrats voted in favor of the bill, while 145 opposed it Latin Times · Jan 16, 2025
Supreme Court to hear arguments on porn age verification law - Roll Call The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday on a Texas law that requires pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors. Roll Call · Jan 14, 2025
"How Not to Decide TikTok: U.S. Press Freedom Hangs in the Balance" An interesting analysis by Prof. David Cole (Georgetown), the former National Legal Director of the ACLU, at Just Security; an… The post "How Not to Decide TikTok: U.S. Press Freedom Hangs in the Balance" appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jan 13, 2025
Colorado Activist Group Warns Sheriffs Against ICE Cooperation ACLU of Colorado warns against cooperating with Trump's deportation plans, citing legal consequences and emphasizing civil rights protection. Top News · Jan 13, 2025
Biden extends temporary status for immigrants from Ukraine, Venezuela The US’s decision to renew the ‘temporary protected status’ comes as President-elect Trump prepares to take office. Al Jazeera · Jan 10, 2025
Immigration Lawyers Raise Concerns About Laken Riley Act: 'Could Disproportionately Affect Vulnerable Communities' The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has also highlighted that the bill could lead to racial profiling and mass detention Latin Times · Jan 10, 2025
Civil rights groups warn Laken Riley bill could open the door to Trump’s mass deportations Opponents call the bill a ‘slippery slope’ for Trump’s agenda and a ‘backdoor to mass detention’ The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025
ACLU Launches Campaign To Highlight Asylum Seekers' Stories Amid Trump Deportation Plans Immigrant rights and civil liberties groups are planning protests and legal challenges, which could also pressure Democratic-led states and cities to resist helping the Trump administration with deportations. Latin Times · Jan 9, 2025
Immigration groups ‘doing everything we can’ amid Trump deportation threat As the incoming president pledges a crackdown, activist groups anticipating migrant raids are preparing to resist The Guardian - US · Jan 9, 2025
Latin Times · Jan 9, 2025 Full List of Democrats Pledging to Vote Alongside Republicans on GOP's 'Laken Riley' Immigration Bill The U.S. Senate is poised to vote on the controversial Laken Riley Act, an immigration bill that has gained bipartisan traction following its passage in the House earlier this week, on Friday.
The Guardian - US · Dec 31, 2024 North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row sentences on last day in office Roy Cooper’s historic clemency action comes a week after Biden’s resentencings shielded dozens from execution
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024 Biden cheered by Democrats and civil rights groups for commuting dozens of death row sentences Biden’s announcement leaves Democrats breathing easier after Hunter, ‘Kids for Cash’ clemency news
Latin Times · Dec 22, 2024 ICE Already Receiving Proposals To Expand Detention Capabilities in Six States Private companies, including CoreCivic and GEO Group, submitted proposals that could collectively add between 6,650 and 12,000 detention beds nationwide
Reason · Dec 20, 2024 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Appeals Court Decisions Rolodexes, rabbit holes, and challenge coins.
The Conversation · Dec 12, 2024 What the US Supreme Court will consider when it rules on gender-affirming care for trans children A case recently argued in the U.S. Supreme Court will likely determine for the foreseeable future how difficult it will be for trans people to win constitutional challenges to laws that discriminate against them.
The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024 Minnesota jail sued for ‘torture’ of inmate held without food or water in cell for nearly 60 hours Jail administrators denied inmate basic necessities for days and failed to document abuse, according to lawsuit
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024 Everyone from Richard Branson to the Pope wants Biden to act on death row before Trump can Pope Francis spoke about the situation on Sunday. His prayer was closely followed by the release of a series of open letters on Monday from leaders including Branson, Sheryl Sandberg and others
Al Jazeera · Dec 6, 2024 Bahamas setback: What’s Trump’s plan to expel migrants to third countries? Trump’s incoming administration wants to send immigrants to countries they have no links to, reports say.
The Guardian - US · Dec 6, 2024 How did transgender children in the US become so politicized? The US supreme court seems poised to uphold a flimsy and bad-faith Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors
Al Jazeera · Dec 5, 2024 Bahamas rejects Trump proposal to take in deported third-country migrants Countries across the Americas are bracing for US president-elect’s plan to carry out a mass deportation operation.