The ACLU's Holiday Conversation Guide

Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.

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Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at Largest Immigration Detention Center in the U.S.

In a letter calling to end immigration detention at Fort Bliss, interviews with 45 people report physical and sexual abuse, medical neglect, and intimidation to self-deport.

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AI is Infringing on Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That

By supporting the AI Civil Rights Act of 2025, Congress can take a monumental step to protect our civil rights in the digital age.

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The AI Trapdoor Lying in Wait for Workers

“The pilots were well aware of which lever to pull. It was ‘human error’ that caused the mistake. But laying the blame on the pilots wasn’t ever going to solve the problem.”

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Another Police Use of AI

Axon’s “Policy Chat” product seeks to give officers guidance on department policies and procedures

By Title

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Immigration Agents are Retaliating Against People Who Record Them

We’re filing a FOIA to find out how deep the problem goes

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Our Holiday Book Guide for Justice-Minded Readers

In our series, ACLU staffers share books and merch to give this holiday season that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil rights, fight for our communities and our Constitution, and increase engagement in creating a more perfect union.

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Digital Driver’s Licenses Threaten to Create a “Great Internet Lockdown”

Two trends threaten the creation of a bureaucratic wall between Americans and the information they have a right to access

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Biometric bracelets for prisoners

Invading privacy as well as "barking up the wrong tree"

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