News & Commentary
The Long Journey Home
For many people seeking safety, the journey to winning asylum in the U.S. is long. The ACLU goes behind the scenes of our new series, Letters to America, to reflect on what daily life looks like for individuals building a new home in the States.
The Forcible Removal of Religious Headwear in Texas Jails Is Invasive and Unconstitutional
Being forced to remove religious headwear is devastating to our sense of dignity. The state has no role taking our religious freedom from us.
By Savannah Kumar
6 Ways Texans Showed Up for Each Other in 2024
We envision a state in which every person can thrive. In 2024, Texans worked on making that vision a reality.
To My Fellow Texans
No matter how hard they try to divide us, we will not abandon each other. We’ve come too far.
By Oni K. Blair
Texas leaders don’t want younger, diverse San Antonians to vote in November
As a voting rights lawyer and Latina, I believe our democracy is better when everybody who is eligible to vote has a chance to do so.
By Ashley Harris
The Texas Department of Public Safety Has Repeatedly Failed Us. Don’t Let Them Pick A New Director In Secret.
By Carolina Canizales, Senior Texas Strategist at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center
How Border Policing Harms Undocumented People Seeking Abortion Care
The ACLU’s latest report outlines how interior immigration checkpoints and anti-immigrant state policing trap noncitizens trying to leave Texas for abortion care.
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