Press Releases

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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.
Jul 02, 2025

Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration Efforts to Completely Shut Down Asylum at the Border

A federal court today blocked President Trump’s proclamation aimed at completely shutting down asylum at the border.
Jul 01, 2025

ACLU-D.C. Responds to D.C. Council Votes on Public Safety and Protest Legislation

Every District resident deserves safety and security. But several bills passed by the D.C. Council today rely on failed methods to address crime and ultimately do not keep us safe from abuse of power. 
Jun 12, 2025

ACLU-D.C. Statement on Donald Trump’s Military Parade and Its Impact on the District

Days before Donald Trump’s military parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia released a statement criticizing the parade as excessive and unnecessary.
Jun 10, 2025

Groups Take Legal Action to Halt Trump Fast-Track Deportation Policy

Action comes as ICE stakes out immigration courthouses and targets people at their scheduled appointments.
Jun 04, 2025

Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Unlawful Detention of Immigrants at Guantánamo Bay

Immigrants’ rights advocates sued the Trump administration today over the detention of immigrants at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba.
May 05, 2025

Transgender Federal Worker Challenges Trump’s Federal Bathroom Ban

A civilian employee of the Illinois National Guard has filed a class action complaint challenging a Trump administration policy prohibiting transgender federal employees from using restrooms and other accommodations aligned with their gender.