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Apr 10, 2025

Why PA county officials should think twice before cooperating with ICE

Immigrants' Rights

The ACLU of Pennsylvania recently sent a letter urging county officials to implement a policy of only honoring ICE detainers if they are accompanied by a valid judicial warrant backed by probable cause, as...

By Vanessa Stine

The ACLU of Pennsylvania recently sent a letter urging county officials to implement a policy of only honoring ICE detainers if they are accompanied by a valid judicial warrant backed by probable cause, as...

By Vanessa Stine
protest sign reading "Build Bridges, Not Walls"
protest sign reading "Build Bridges, Not Walls"
Feb 13, 2025

Schools must protect students –and follow the law– if ICE shows up

Immigrants' Rights

Here’s what every school needs to know if ICE comes knocking at their door. 

By Keith Armstrong

Here’s what every school needs to know if ICE comes knocking at their door. 

By Keith Armstrong
photo of school bus
photo of school bus
Feb 4, 2025

What is an Executive Order and How Does it Work?

What executive orders can – and cannot – do, and why we have them in the first place
What executive orders can – and cannot – do, and why we have them in the first place
President Donald Trump holds up a recently signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House.
President Donald Trump holds up a recently signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House.
Jan 24, 2025

Trump’s Executive Orders Rolling Back DEI and Accessibility Efforts, Explained

These orders represent a deliberate attempt to undo progress on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and create new barriers to opportunity.
These orders represent a deliberate attempt to undo progress on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and create new barriers to opportunity.
Several hands raising, one of which belongs to a Black person.
Several hands raising, one of which belongs to a Black person.
Jan 16, 2025

"This is the Moment to Be 100 Percent In." How One of the ACLU’s Immigrants' Rights Experts is Fighting For Our Freedoms.

At 13, Maribel Hernández Rivera thought that no one cared about her struggles as an undocumented person living in the U.S. Today, as an advocate for immigrants’ rights, she’s showing communities across the...
At 13, Maribel Hernández Rivera thought that no one cared about her struggles as an undocumented person living in the U.S. Today, as an advocate for immigrants’ rights, she’s showing communities across the...
Maribel Hernández Rivera as a young child with her family.
Maribel Hernández Rivera as a young child with her family.
Nov 8, 2024

Eyes Wide Open About the Challenges Ahead

Voting Rights

The ACLU of Pennsylvania is prepared for a second Trump administration, which is a clear and present danger to civil liberties, to communities we serve, and to democracy itself.

By Mike Lee

The ACLU of Pennsylvania is prepared for a second Trump administration, which is a clear and present danger to civil liberties, to communities we serve, and to democracy itself.

By Mike Lee
man holding sign that reads "Immigrants Make America Great"
man holding sign that reads "Immigrants Make America Great"