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Bay Area Residents Stuck in Immigration Detention File Class Action Lawsuit Against Sessions
Mar 27, 2018
Two Bay Area fathers who have been detained for over six months at the Contra Costa West County Detention Facility in Richmond, California sued the federal government today in a class action lawsuit challenging their unlawful and prolonged detention.
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Why Do You Care About Bail Reform?
Mar 28, 2018
Every year, thousands of Californians are jailed before even having their day in court — all because they can't afford to pay bail to buy their freedom. The effects of this unjust money bail system are wide-reaching, tearing apart families and communities across the state.
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ACLU Comment on New ICE Policy That Allows Detention of Pregnant Women
Mar 29, 2018
Immigration and Customs Enforcement revoked guidance limiting the detention of pregnant women.
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Education Equity for All Students, Including Native Americans (Loleta, CA)
Apr 02, 2018
Five years ago, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California and the National Center for Youth Law (NYCL) joined with California Indian Legal Services to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR), asking that agency to investigate what the groups argued was ongoing racial and disability discrimination against Native American students by Lolet...
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ACLU of California Statement on 2018 Legislation to Hold Police Accountable
Apr 03, 2018
California legislators heard and responded to the community’s call for action by introducing landmark legislation to change the law governing deadly use of force by police, and to require the disclosure of information about investigations into police use of force and misconduct.
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50 Years After MLK’s Assassination, We Remain Two Societies, ‘Separate and Unequal’
Apr 04, 2018
On April 4, 1968, I was 11 and growing up in Memphis when the news came that Martin Luther King had been murdered. My parents couldn’t hide how bad it was – they were angry. They were afraid. And most memorably to my childhood self, they were crying. I couldn’t articulate it at the time, but I know now that I was afraid that killing the dreamer could kill the dream.Exactly one year earlier, in a s...
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Californians Are Winning the Fight Against Secret Surveillance
Apr 05, 2018
As the Trump Administration exploits local surveillance systems to target immigrants, California residents are fighting for legislation and reforms that protect all residents from invasive surveillance.
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Now is the Time for California Families and Communities to Advocate for Strong Sanctuary Policies in K-12 Schools
Apr 06, 2018
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra provided California public school leaders with policies they must adopt by July 1 to protect students from immigration enforcement while at school. We must demand that school leaders adopt all of these policies.
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Students, Teachers, and Community Members to Confront Racial Discrimination and Bias at Visalia Unified School District School Board Meeting
Apr 10, 2018
Today the American Civil Liberties Foundation of Northern California submitted a Public Records Act Request seeking information about racial discrimination and harassment at Visalia Unified School District.
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