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Immigrants' Rights
Our work challenges the inhumane, cruel, and unnecessary system that is immigration detention and advocates for a path to citizenship for all undocumented and new Americans.
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First Amendment Rights
Freedom of speech, of the press, of association, of assembly and petition -- this set of guarantees, protected by the First Amendment, comprises what we refer to as freedom of expression.
Privacy & Security
As technology provides new ways to gather information and databases proliferate, the need for privacy protections becomes more urgent.
Reproductive Freedom
Since 1920, the ACLU has recognized that personal privacy and reproductive freedom are among our most important constitutional liberties.
Student & Youth Rights
Teachers and administrators have a responsibility to provide a safe environment for students that is conducive to learning.
TLGBQIA+ Equality
The struggle of Transgender, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Intersex, Asexual+ (TLGBQIA+) people for full equality is one of this generation’s most important and galvanizing civil rights movements. Despite the many advances that have been made, however, TLGBQIA+ people continue to face discrimination in many areas of their lives.
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