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Test update. This Women’s History Month, the ACLU looks at how the Trump administration is pushing policies designed to keep women at home.

Despite talk of "drones for good" from boosters, we're seeing a new, darker law enforcement “use case” for the technology

Immigration arrests have upended life in Minnesota as citizens detail unlawful and violent interactions with ICE in court testimonies as part of an ACLU lawsuit against the Trump administration.

More than 200 federal, state, and local law enforcement launched an unlawful and discriminatory immigration raid in Wilder, Idaho.

Amid President Donald Trump's unconstitutional war against Iran, ACLU experts break down who has the power to declare war — and how Congress can assert its war powers.

Laurie and Richard Eckman met 12 years after separately relocating to our state in 1976, “at church of all places.” That church was Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, which they still attend, and was the faith organization that organized the family-friendly protest that took place on January 31, 2026. Read more about this couple's experience attending the ICE protest and being targeted by federal agents.

From dismantling ‘Jane Crow’ laws to advancing the rights of protesters, Pauli Murray’s legacy has paved the way for litigation, advocacy, and organizing.

Hugo Rios, a life-long photographer, was encouraged to attend one of the daily demonstrations outside of the ICE building. After watching the injustices unfold at the hands of federal law enforcement via livestream, Hugo couldn’t ignore the call to show up. Read more here about their experiences after being targeted by federal agents and harmed at demonstrations.

Jack Dickinson (AKA “the Portland Chicken”), known for his chicken suit costume that he wears to consistently protest outside the Macadam ICE building, is our client in Dickinson v. Trump. Read more here about his experiences after being targeted by federal agents and harmed at demonstrations.