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The Trump administration is trying their best to control the media and silence criticism it doesn't like by coercing com...
09/19/2026

The Trump administration is trying their best to control the media and silence criticism it doesn't like by coercing companies to censor speech on its behalf. But the First Amendment is clear: government officials can’t bully broadcasters and platforms into doing their dirty work for them.

Tell Congress at the link in our bio: Pass a bipartisan bill that would protect our free press and freedom of speech.

09/18/2026

In June, KPBS reported that Black San Diegans are nine times likelier to charged with resisting an officer – and nothing else.

No one should feel targeted or at risk of violence, especially by law enforcement.

So what can you do about it?

Get involved. Sign up for our email list, join us as a volunteer, or stay up to date on our socials! Visit aclu-sdic.org to learn more.

Thank you Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego for having us at your seventh annual trial reenactment featuring the landmark c...
09/17/2026

Thank you Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego for having us at your seventh annual trial reenactment featuring the landmark case Oyama v. California! ⚖️💫

This historic 1948 U.S. Supreme Court case challenged California’s discriminatory Alien Land Law and centered on land owned in Chula Vista by Fred Oyama, a young American citizen. The court ruled that California could not take away Oyama’s land based on his father being a Japanese immigrant who was ineligible for U.S. citizenship under laws at the time. This trial occurred during the same period in which the United States government forcibly incarcerated 120,000 people of Japanese descent in concentration camps.

Frederick Carroll, ACLU-SDIC’s legal director, played A.L. Wirin, legendary civil rights attorney and long-time chief counsel for the ACLU of Southern California.

Thank you to PALSD for their commitment to remembering the legal victories won during this dark time in American history.

We can clearly see the effects of ICE and Border Patrol in the U.S, but do we know how, when and why this system became ...
09/16/2026

We can clearly see the effects of ICE and Border Patrol in the U.S, but do we know how, when and why this system became the entities we know today?

Immigration is at the root of many Americans’ stories – as detention and deportation are at the root of the United States’ policies. For more than two centuries, U.S. immigration policy has shaped who can enter, who can belong, and who can be excluded, detained, and deported. Today, that system has grown into a vast detention-and-deportation infrastructure, fueled by private contractors and billions in public spending.

Take a deep dive with us into the immigration detention and deportation machine at our FINAL EmpowerEd session next Thursday, September 24 from 6-7pm, online via Zoom.

Sign up at bit.ly/EmpowerEd-AIR or go to the link in bio.

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Podemos ver claramente los efectos de ICE y la Patrulla Fronteriza en los Estados Unidos, pero ¿sabemos cómo, cuándo y por qué este sistema se convirtió en las entidades que conocemos hoy?

La inmigración está en la raíz de las historias de muchos estadounidenses, así como la detención y la deportación están en la raíz de las políticas de los Estados Unidos. Durante más de dos siglos, la política migratoria de Estados Unidos ha determinado quien puede entrar, quien puede pertenecer, y quien puede ser excluido, detenido y deportado. Hoy, ese sistema se ha convertido en una infraestructura enorme de detención y deportación, financiado por contratistas privados y miles de millones en gastos públicos.

Acompáñanos a analizar el sistema de detención y deportación de inmigrantes en nuestra última sesión de EmpowerEd, el próximo jueves 24 de septiembre de 6-7pm, a través de Zoom.

Inscribase en bit.ly/EmpowerEd-AIR o visita el enlace en nuestra biografía.

Today, ACLU-SDIC Senior Policy Advocate Eddie Meyer gave public comment at the San Diego City Council meeting in support...
09/15/2026

Today, ACLU-SDIC Senior Policy Advocate Eddie Meyer gave public comment at the San Diego City Council meeting in support of the Anti-Muslim Hate Resolution.

The ACLU has long advocated for equal protection, religious freedom and the right of every person to participate fully and safely in civil life regardless of faith, race, national origin or identity. These principles are fundamental to our democracy.

Yet our nation has repeatedly seen fear and hate used to justify discrimination and violence against Muslims. Such discriminatory policies have been accompanied by a rise in hateful rhetoric, which has severe and devastating consequences.

Read our full public comment at the link in bio.

Remember when you voted for the future of your favorite couple EVERY week and life felt like 🩷🤸‍♀️✨🌈🐬🌺😍 ? Keep that feel...
09/15/2026

Remember when you voted for the future of your favorite couple EVERY week and life felt like 🩷🤸‍♀️✨🌈🐬🌺😍 ?

Keep that feeling by getting ready to vote for YOUR future — it's voter registration day!

Education technology companies have created a multi-billion-dollar market out of spying on our kids in school. This surv...
09/13/2026

Education technology companies have created a multi-billion-dollar market out of spying on our kids in school. This surveillance doesn’t keep students safe; instead it chills free speech, increases discrimination against immigrant and LGBTQ+ students, and harms learning.

Read our report on education surveillance tech at the link in our bio.

Vote for the future you want to see. ACLU California Action and ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties have created a sta...
09/11/2026

Vote for the future you want to see. ACLU California Action and ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties have created a state voter guide to help you understand which ballot measures to vote for this year to protect the future of California.

Your vote has never mattered more. Be informed on measures that impact you and your community. See our full voter guide at ACLUCalAction.org/Vote or at the link in our bio.

[Ad paid for by ACLU California Action Issues Committee. Ad Committee’s Top Funders: ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties]

A statement from our executive director Norma Chávez-Peterson…“25 years after the tragic attacks on September 11, 2001, ...
09/11/2026

A statement from our executive director Norma Chávez-Peterson…

“25 years after the tragic attacks on September 11, 2001, the ACLU remembers the victims, their families and all of those impacted.

After the attacks, the ACLU urged the government to respond justly, fairly and in accordance with the safeguards enshrined in our Constitution.

Instead, U.S. leaders tortured and indefinitely detained people, launched illegal wars, surveilled Americans and committed many other horrific human rights violations that destroyed hundreds of thousands of lives at home and abroad.

They also created the Department of Homeland Security, which has been repeatedly used to go after immigrants, protestors and political opponents.

We must apply the lessons of that era to the abuses of power we face today.

As we challenge President Trump’s massive civil liberties and civil rights violations daily, we know that our nation’s true strength lies in its people, in an independent judiciary and in real congressional oversight.

Democracy requires that we rein in presidential power and ensure our government works not for a corrupt few at the expense of many, but for all of us.”

Everyone deserves safety, regardless of where they are from. The right to seek asylum is protected under international ...
09/10/2026

Everyone deserves safety, regardless of where they are from.

The right to seek asylum is protected under international and U.S. law – but it is becoming increasingly more difficult to receive this status, says NBC 7 San Diego.

This past June, only 771 cases were approved across the nation, with the denial rate reaching 94%.

“Standards for asylum haven’t changed,” says immigration attorney Victor Hernandez. “What’s been changing is the tools that are being used by DHS and by the Department of Justice to put those procedural or substantive roadblocks to getting to that yes.”

Read more here: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/asylum-denial-rate-climbs-94-new-report-says/4069372/

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