Bio
Scarlet Kim is a staff attorney with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and National Security Project. She was previously with the ACLU’s National Security Project.
Featured work
![U.S. Army soldiers holding certificates and folded U.S. flags during a ceremony.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/01/NoncitizenSoldiers_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Jan 17, 2022
Immigrant Service Members are Part of the Fabric of America
![United States Navy sailors and Marines from ten different countries take an oath of citizenship during a ceremony for members of the military aboard the USS Midway Museum Friday, July 2, 2021, in San Diego.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/08/Blog-Service-Members-400x266.jpg)
Aug 20, 2021
One Year Later, U.S. Service Members Are Still Awaiting Their Promised Pathway to Citizenship
![House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., speaks to members of the National Guard outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 21, 2021.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/05/web21-JS_crosspost_immigrant_military_blog_Wordpress1110x740-400x266.jpg)
May 27, 2021
Biden Must Honor Pledge to Immigrant Troops: Rescind Trump Policy Blocking Path to Citizenship
![Sailors and Marines with right hands raised taking the oath of citizenship aboard the USS Cleveland.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/04/WEB20-Military-Oath-of-Citizenship-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Apr 24, 2020
They Were Willing to Make the Ultimate Sacrifice for the U.S., but Trump Won't Let Them Become Americans
![A CBP officer watches over travellers at an airport.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/02/web20-cbpofficer-blogimage-wordpress-1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Feb 3, 2020
CBP Lied About Iranian-American Detentions, Leaked Memo Suggests
![A CBP agent inspecting a passport](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/12/WEB19-CBP-Checking-Passport-BlogImage-WordPress-1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Dec 18, 2019
A Secret CBP Team is Targeting and Detaining Innocent Travelers. We’re Suing.
![](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/11/WEB19-US-Mexico-Border-Photographer-BlogImage-WordPress-1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Nov 20, 2019
The U.S. Government Tracked, Detained, and Interrogated Journalists. We’re Suing on Their Behalf.