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Issues
Learn about what's happening across the most pressing civil liberties issues of our time, and what you can do.
Spotlight
The Trump administration is slamming the door on people fleeing persecution and violence. We are fighting them every step of the way.
Our lawyers have filed suit after suit to stop these shameful and cruel policies. We successfully blocked an effort to keep people from claiming asylum unless they presented themselves at a narrow set of ports of entry. And we’re arguing against the forced return to Mexico policy as well as the third-country transit ban. We’re also demanding oversight hearings, testifying before Congress, and supporting legislation to end Trump’s abuses. At the border itself, we’re monitoring and exposing the impact of these policies and combating the lies he’s telling about the border.
News and Commentary
Iranian Americans Have Rights, Too — No Matter What's Happening Abroad
Iranian Americans Have Rights, Too — No Matter What's Happening AbroadMilitary action abroad does not justify discrimination at home.
It Is Time for a New Way Forward
It Is Time for a New Way ForwardIt is past time for Congress to pave a new way forward in our U.S. immigration system.
Four Lawyers. Four Projects. One Non-Stop Year.
Four Lawyers. Four Projects. One Non-Stop Year.Attorneys reflect on 2019 and the year ahead—and how the outcome of the 2020 presidential election will impact the fight for civil rights and liberties in years to come.
