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A mother and child await transport to a processing center for undocumented immigrants on July 24th, 2014, in Mission, Texas.

Social Justice

Advocates Fear the New Trump Administration Rule Will Keep Migrant Children in Detention for Even Longer

The ACLU warns that a new rule allowing the government to look into potential guardians' immigration status will leave the children with nowhere to go but detention facilities.

Massoud Hayoun

Hundreds of immigrant rights advocates and others participate in a rally at the Federal Building in lower Manhattan against the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy on June 1st, 2018.

Social Justice

The Immigration Stories You Should Be Watching

#WhereAreTheChildren has been making headlines, but there's much more going on.

Ashley Hackett

An immigrant woman takes her daughter to school before going to work on February 9th, 2018, in Miami, Florida.

Social Justice

Thousands of Children Have Suffered Abuse at the Hands of U.S. Border Protection Agents

A new report shows widespread abuse of minors while they were in custody of Customs and Border Protection.

Ashley Hackett

Homicides in Chicago increased by 60 percent in 2016.

Social Justice

Jeff Sessions Claims the ACLU Caused a Spike in Chicago Homicides—Here’s Why He’s Wrong

The research the attorney general drew his conclusions from had some serious flaws.

Ashley Hackett

Pro-life and pro-choice activists hold signs outside the U.S. Supreme Court during the 'March for Life' event January 24, 2005 in Washington, DC.

Social Justice

Iowa’s New Abortion Ban Faces First Legal Challenge

The Iowa chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood announced a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the state's new "Fetal Heartbeat" Bill.

Kate Wheeling

People hold Honduran flags at the border fence during a rally with members of a caravan of Central American asylum seekers and supporters on April 29th, 2018, in Tijuana, Mexico.

Social Justice

The White House’s Decision to Terminate Hondurans’ Temporary Protected Status May Aid Lawsuits Against Its Immigration Policy

Lawsuits challenging earlier TPS cancelations charge the Trump administration was guided not by calculations over the nations' safety, but by racism.

Massoud Hayoun

Ms. L's case is just the latest rights concern to emerge from what critics contend is an unprecedented level of hostility coming from the White House toward immigrants.

Social Justice

Inside the ACLU’s Suit to Stop ICE From Separating Immigrant Families

The Department of Homeland Security maintains that it does not habitually separate detained asylum-seekers from their children without just cause.

Massoud Hayoun

Chicago Police guard evidence near a murder scene in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on July 27th, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.

Social Justice

What Caused Chicago’s Spike in Violent Crime?

A new study suggests the so-called ACLU effect might be to blame.

Kate Wheeling

Social Justice

The Trump Administration Is Reportedly Separating Hundreds of Immigrant Children From Their Parents

A lawsuit filed Monday aims to reunite a Congolese mother and her daughter, ripped apart at separate detention facilities as part of an apparent plan to discourage new asylum seekers.

Massoud Hayoun

Social Justice

The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Activist Attorney Working to Promote Justice for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

Avital Andrews