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In late November, U.S. immigration authorities began deporting some Central American asylum-seekers to Guatemala under a new policy that makes it nearly impossible for them to seek asylum in the …
Read More We’re just days into the first state legislative sessions of 2020 and across the country, lawmakers are once again targeting transgender young people with a slate of proposed laws that …
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“I want you to hear my story.”– Dani F. | Trans Employment Program Participant Trans life is difficult. Despite being an accomplished student—a National Merit Scholarship finalist, a UC Berkeley …
Read More It isn’t news that the Trump administration has kept ACLU attorneys working at breakneck speed for the past three years. In 2019 alone, we saw historic moments and victories—from defeating …
Read More 1. Aimee Stephens goes to the Supreme Court In October, the Supreme Court heard its first trans civil rights case ever. The case was brought by our client Aimee Stephens, …
Read More America made big strides in 2019 on its path to dismantle the racist, unfair, and inhumane death penalty. Today, dramatically fewer states permit the death penalty than any time in …
Read More On Friday, Congressman Chris Stewart (R-Utah) and several of his Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives introduced the so-called “Fairness for All Act.” The bill is being described by …
Read More Transgender people are criminalized for our bodies. We are profiled, stereotyped, and presumed guilty based on the way we look or for failing to meet gender expectations, and it must …
Read More Saying thanks for recent wins from ACLU lawyers Thanksgiving is here: that time of year when we pause to take stock of all we’re grateful for. At the ACLU, we’re …
Read More Several months into the Trump administration, my wife was doing The New York Times crossword puzzle and came across this clue: “Group that told President Trump, ‘We’ll see you in …
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