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Aug 14, 2025

ACLU-D.C. Responds to D.C. Police Chief’s New Order on Cooperation with ICE

Our police should serve the people of D.C., not ICE’s deportation machine.

Aug 11, 2025

ACLU-D.C. Statement on Trump’s Deployment of National Guard and Federalization of D.C. Police

Without D.C. Statehood, D.C. remains vulnerable to this kind of dangerous political exploitation.

Aug 07, 2025

ACLU-D.C. Files FOIA Request on the District’s Use of Web-Based Surveillance Software that Can Track People's Speech and Movements

The technology is capable of tracking what people say, who they know, and where they go.

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STAINNAK V. TRUMP – CHALLENGING PURGE OF DEI-ASSOCIATED FEDERAL WORKERS AS DISCRIMINATORY AND RETALIATORY FOR PERCEIVED POLITICAL BELIEFS

Federal employees filed a complaint against the Trump administration for targeting workers, especially people of color, women, and non-binary workers, for participating in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, violating their First Amendment rights.