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Trump on Abortion

The ACLU examines how a second Trump administration would further imperil abortion access and reproductive rights nationwide – and our roadmap to fight back.

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Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
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Deadly Failures: Preventable Deaths in U.S. Immigrant Detention

Deadly Failures: Preventable Deaths in U.S. Immigration Detention, a new research report from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), and American Oversight, provides a comprehensive examination of the deaths of 52 people who died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody from 2017-2021. Based on a review of over 14,500 pages of documents and independent medical expert reviews, the report exposes the ways in which the Department of Homeland Security has failed to conduct rigorous investigations, impose meaningful consequences, or improve conditions that cause immigrants to die in ICE detention. Report analysis also incorporates the review of ICE’s own investigatory reports into deaths in custody by independent medical experts, as well as interviews with two family members of people who died in ICE detention during the studied period. The report concludes with actionable recommendations for Department of Homeland Security, Congress, and state/local governments.

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
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Resumen Ejecutivo, Informe de Investigación de ACLU, American Oversight, y PHR

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
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Trump on LGBTQ Rights

In the second installment of the ACLU’s election 2024 memo series, our experts detail the threats a potential second Trump administration poses to the LGBTQ community, particularly transgender people.

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Trump On Immigration

In the first installment of the ACLU’s election 2024 memo series, our experts detail the threats a potential second Trump administration poses to immigrant families and America’s immigration system.

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Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
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ACLU Magazine

Published twice a year, ACLU Magazine shares updates on the ACLU's critical litigation and advocacy work across the country and tells the stories of the activists, attorneys, and clients at the heart of each case and campaign. To receive ACLU Magazine by mail, become a monthly donor today.

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ACLU STAND Magazine Summer 2018 Issue

STAND magazine is a biannual publication for ACLU members and supporters. The summer 2018 issue includes a cover story on the activists powering the ACLU’s grassroots advocacy platform, People Power, as well as a feature on the ACLU’s fight for Jane Doe, a young, immigrant woman who faced a battle with the government over ending an unwanted pregnancy. The magazine also features a story about the ACLU’s work on the 2018 midterm elections; a special report on the power of district attorneys; a Q&A with trans youth activist James van Kuilenberg; and an opinion piece by ACLU attorney Nathan Freed Wessler, who recently won a critical digital privacy case at the Supreme Court.
ACLU Stand Magazine Winter 2018

ACLU STAND Magazine Winter 2018 Issue

ACLU members and supporters receive STAND magazine, a biannual publication dedicated to covering civil liberties issues and those who defend them. STAND’s winter 2018 issue includes a cover story on families impacted by the Trump administration’s assault on individual rights as well as features on voter suppression and the ACLU of Texas’ efforts to defend immigrants and vulnerable communities. This issue also includes a conversation between partners in the resistance, Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood and Anthony Romero of the ACLU; opinion pieces by Hasan Minhaj and Kamau Bell; and a special report on the ACLU’s Campaign for Smart Justice. To download a more print-friendly spreads layout, click here.
Stand Magazine - Summer 2017 issue

ACLU STAND Magazine Summer 2017 Issue

STAND magazine is a publication for members and supporters of the ACLU. The Summer 2017 issue includes a cover story about the ACLU’s surge in membership since the election and profiles some of our newest members and what motivates them to stay involved. The issue also includes feature stories about the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People and Families Movement, 21st century surveillance methods, a Q&A with Eleanor Holmes Norton, and a special Trump Resistance Report.

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