News & Commentary
A Definite End to Indefinite Detention Is Within Reach
This piece originally appeared in Foreign Policy on December 10, 2014.
By By Zak Newman, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
The Reign of Terror Ends at LA County Jails
For many years there's been an entrenched culture of savage deputy-on-inmate violence Los Angeles County Jails – violence as extreme as anything we've seen in decades of investigating some of the most notorious jails and prisons in the nation.
By By Margaret Winter, National Prison Project & Peter J. Eliasberg, ACLU of Southern California
Detained for the Holidays
This fall, Zadia* and her son Jose* came to the United States to escape years of physical abuse by her common-law husband. With the help of members of their church, Zadia and Jose fled Honduras. But rather than find refuge, they have been locked up for the last seven weeks in Karnes City, Texas, at one of the federal government's new detention centers for migrant families.
By By Michael Tan, Staff Attorney, Immigrants' Rights Project, ACLU
Those Who Approved Torture Shouldn't Be Above the Law
This piece originally appeared at MSNBC.com.
By By Jameel Jaffer, ACLU Deputy Legal Director and Director of ACLU Center for Democracy
Amidst the Budget Chaos, Long-Awaited Abortion Coverage for Women in the Peace Corps
The news out of Washington this weekend was dramatic as lawmakers hashed out an eleventh hour deal over a $1.1 trillion funding bill to narrowly avert a government shutdown. But amidst the chaos and special interest wins in favor of salty lunches and belching cows, there was an important victory that will have a real impact on the lives of the many brave women who serve as Peace Corps volunteers.
By By Georgeanne M. Usova, Washington Legislative Office
Now Can Torture Survivor Khaled El-Masri Have His Apology?
The CIA's unlawful detention and torture of Khaled El-Masri has left him "a broken man," according to a McClatchy article published yesterday.
By By Steven M. Watt, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Human Rights Program
ACLU to Congress: We Need a Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Bill
Did you know that there are just 18 states that have explicit workplace non-discrimination protections for LGBT people, or that a mere 13 states have such protections in place for LGBT students?
By By Ian S. Thompson, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
Harrowing Tales of the Wrongly Deported: How Border Patrol Officers Flout the Law and Destroy Lives
This was originally posted on The American Prospect.
By By Sarah Mehta, Researcher, ACLU Human Rights Program
Shakedown: Border Patrol’s “Confiscation” of Migrants’ Money, IDs, Cellphones Exposes Them to Danger After Deportation
One of the cornerstones of American law is the right to property. That protection, however, doesn't seem to apply if you're a migrant.
By By James Lyall, Border Litigation Staff Attorney, ACLU of Arizona
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