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“The complaint, brought by the #ACLU and a host of other rights groups, labeled the raids an unconstitutional ‘immigration dragnet,’ driven by arrest quotas rather than probable cause or credible evidence.”
https://calmatters.org/justice/2025/07/la-immigration-restraining-order/
The ruling remains in place for 10 days. A coalition of #CivilRights groups, led by the #ACLU of Southern California & the nonprofit #PublicCounsel, is seeking a more durable order, known as a preliminary #injunction.
…During a hearing Thurs, the judge was skeptical about the govt’s assertions that it was not violating people’s constitutional rights & that agents were stopping #immigrants based on “the totality of circumstances,”rather than relying on race.
WTF!!! #DHS Tells #Police That Common #Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’
DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even #skateboarding and #livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.
By Dell Cameron, Jul 10, 202
"The #DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity is urging local police to consider a wide range of protest activity as violent tactics, including mundane acts like riding a #bike or livestreaming a police encounter, WIRED has learned.
"WIRED has made this article free for all to read because it is primarily based on reporting from Freedom of Information Act requests [#FOIA]. Please consider subscribing to support our journalism.
"Threat bulletins issued during last month’s '#NoKings' #protests warn that the US government’s aggressive immigration raids are almost certain to accelerate domestic unrest, with DHS saying there’s a 'high likeliness' more Americans will soon turn against the agency, which could trigger #confrontations near federal sites.
"Blaming intense media coverage and backlash to the US military deployment in #LosAngeles, DHS expects the #demonstrations to 'continue and grow across the nation' as #protesters focused on other issues shift to #immigration, following a broad 'embracement of #AntiICE messaging.'
"The bulletins—first obtained by the national security nonprofit #PropertyOfThePeople through public records requests—warn that officers could face assaults with fireworks and improvised weapons: #paint-filled fire extinguishers, smoke grenades, and projectiles like #bottles and #rocks.
"At the same time, the guidance urges officers to consider a range of #nonviolent behavior and common #ProtestGear—like #masks, #flashlights, and #cameras—as potential precursors to violence, telling officers to prepare 'from the point of view of an adversary.'
"Protesters on #bicycles, #skateboards, or even 'on foot' are framed as potential 'scouts' conducting reconnaissance or searching for 'items to be used as weapons.' #Livestreaming is listed alongside '#doxxing' as a 'tactic' for 'threatening' police. Online posters are cast as ideological #recruiters—or as participants in 'surveillance sharing.'
"One list of 'violent tactics' shared by the Los Angeles–based Joint Regional Intelligence Center—part of a post-9/11 fusion network—includes both protesters’ attempts to avoid identification and efforts to identify police. The memo also alleges that face recognition, normally a tool of law enforcement, was used against officers.
"Vera Eidelman, a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union [#ACLU], says the government has no business treating #constitutionally protected activities—like #observing or #documenting police—as threats.
"#DHS did not respond to a request for comment."
Read more:
https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-tells-police-that-common-protest-activities-are-violent-tactics/
The judge said he would stay his ruling for a few days to allow the #Trump admin to appeal & would issue a written decision by the end of the day.
The #ACLU & others filed the suit just hours after #SCOTUS on June 27 issued a 6-3 ruling, by its conservative majority, that narrowed 3 #NationwideInjunctions issued by #judges in separate challenges to Trump's directive. The suit was filed on behalf of non-US citizens living in the #UnitedStates whose babies might be affected.
Human rights organisation American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has urged US transgender people to update their passports “as soon as possible”.
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/09/aclu-passport-transgender-guidance/ #Transgender #Nonbinary #LGBTQ #ACLU
The #Trump admin appealed the ruling, which White House *aide* #StephenMiller called a judge's attempt to "circumvent" #SCOTUS’ ruling by recognizing "a protected global 'class' entitled to admission into the United States."
"I think there's going to be a lot more #ClassActions," said Lee Gelernt, an attorney with the #ACLU, which brought the #asylum case.
The plaintiffs in the NH #BirthrightCitizenship case are looking to seize upon one of the major exceptions to #SCOTUS’ ruling. They argue it allows #judges to continue to block #Trump policies on a nationwide basis in #ClassAction lawsuits.
The lawsuit, which was filed by the #ACLU & others hours after the Supreme Court ruled, seeks class action status on behalf of babies who would be subject to Trump's #ExecutiveOrder & their parents.
My dem group has an event this Saturday, we are hoping to raise $5K for the ACLU. All donations made through this link go straight to the ACLU of Ohio and count towards our event total. If you have a few extra bucks to give, please consider donating to help protect our civil liberties: https://action.aclu.org/give/community-cookout-fundraiser-aclu
#ACLU #OhioPol #Ohio
I just took a call on the donation line for #ACLU from an elderly woman in tears. She heard loud voices in the hallway in the apartment building where she lives and opened the door to see armed masked assholes dragging her neighbor and small children out into the hallway. She said nothing in shock, and was not filming or anything. They yelled at her to get back inside or she was coming with them too.
She is elderly, white and a citizen. She has known her Hispanic neighbors for years.
Stop the #tRump Administration: No Mass Deportations. Write to your Congressional representatives.
#ACLU #immigration #deportation #birthright #Congress
https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-mass-deportations
#ACLU, #DemocracyDefendersAction, #NAACP, #LDF, #LULAC et al have also now filed a #ClassAction to hold #Trump's #BirthrightCitizenship order #unconstitutional nationwide.
https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2025/06/Barbara-complaint.pdf
The #ACLU of Idaho & the National #Immigration Law Center filed the federal lawsuit Thurs night on behalf of Dr. Abby Davids & 4 people with #HIV who are not named because they are #immigrants without lawful permanent residency. They want a judge to bar the state from requiring immigration status verification from people who receive the federal HIV #treatment #benefits while the lawsuit moves forward in court.
The Supreme Court v. Nationwide Injunctions
On the Supreme Court's ruling in Trump v. CASA, what it means for the law, what it means for birthright citizenship, and what it means for your rights.
#JamelleBouie #ACLU #US #SCOTUS #Unconstitutional #Law #TrumpRegime #Project2025 #Coupe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx7HDBlaFYA
#BREAKING: We have a decision in #Trump v. #CASA, Inc
The Supreme Court limited – but did not eliminate – the ability of courts to block illegal federal government policies, in a case involving President Trump’s executive order that aims to decimate birthright citizenship.
Under the ruling, the birthright citizenship order remains blocked nationwide for at least 30 days. We will use every tool at our disposal to prevent any child from being denied citizenship under this unconstitutional policy.
#ACLU #US #SCOTUS #Constitution #Law #TrumpRegime #Project2025 #Coupe
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/live-coverage-final-scotus-decision-day
Today in Labor History June 27, 1880: Helen Keller was born (1880-1968) in Tuscumbia, Alabama. In addition to being an early advocate for disability rights, she was also a radical socialist for women’s suffrage and birth control, the rights of workers and world peace. She supported the NAACP and was a founding member of the ACLU. She also joined the IWW and wrote for them from 1916-1918. In 1933, the Nazi Youth burned her book, “How I Became Socialist.” However, like many people of her era, from both the right and the left, she supported the eugenics movement and once claimed that the lives of infants with severe cognitive impairments were not worth saving. She published 12 books. Her most famous was her autobiography, “The Story of My Life,” (1903).