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TPS Lawsuit: Immigrants & Allies March to Protest Trump Attempt to Deport 400,000 Long-Term Residents

PASADENA — On August 14, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear a Trump administration challenge to a preliminary injunction — issued by a federal court last year — that prevented the Department of Homeland Security from terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 300,000 people from

August 13, 2019

NFL Players, Justice Advocates Pay Bail to Free Immigration Activist Jose Bello

BAKERSFIELD — Farm worker and immigration activist Jose Bello, who was arrested and imprisoned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shortly after reciting an anti-ICE and Trump administration poem at a public meeting, has been freed. His ICE-imposed bail of $50,000 was paid by:

August 13, 2019

ACLU Demands Orange County Comply with the California Values Act

ORANGE — Today, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California and the ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties sent a letter to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department demanding it stop participating in federal immigration enforcement activities by imprisoning individuals charged with il

July 25, 2019

Historic Settlement Over Abuses of Riverside County Youth Probation Program

RIVERSIDE, CA — In the settlement of a lawsuit against the unconstitutional Youth Accountability Team (YAT) program in Riverside County that treated thousands of youths — especially those of color — like hardened criminals for minor adolescent misbehaviors, the county has agreed to groundbreaking

July 24, 2019

ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Humanitarian Activists Targeted by Trump Officials

LOS ANGELES — Humanitarian activists on both sides of the U.S./Mexico border who provided aid to migrants were widely lauded for their service. But to the Trump administration, they were an enemy that had to be stopped. In March, it was revealed that the federal government operated a covert surveil

July 23, 2019

Court Rejects ACLU Bid to Release Rights Activist Jose Bello

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal court judge in San Francisco rejected a First Amendment lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California regarding farm worker and college student Jose Bello, now imprisoned at Mesa Verde detention center in Bakersfield. Bello was arrest

July 18, 2019