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As she prepares to welcome her first child with husband Mahmoud Khalil, Dr. Noor Abdalla writes to her husband one month after he was unlawfully detained for exercising his free speech rights. 

Khalil, who was unlawfully arrested in retaliation for his advocacy, details this violation of his free speech rights.

From the beginning of the United States, our democracy has had a limited view of who counts as “the people,” and many people living in the United States are still fighting to be included in that vision.

How one artist got involved with the Oregon legislative session

Maria is a third-generation Latina American who loves her country as much as she loves her husband, Miguel, who is undocumented. In a moment when Donald Trump has threatened to unlawfully deport millions, for Miguel and Maria, the American dream is finding a way to stay together.

Daishi Miguel-Tanaka is an immigrant rights advocate and DACA recipient. In the face of the Trump administration’s unlawful immigration tactics, he’s working at the local level and in communities to help undocumented people build better paths to citizenship.

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to eliminate birthright citizenship. Take our quiz to see how much you know about the history of birthright citizenship and the legality of Trump’s order.

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 country that someone out there does care.

For many people seeking safety, the journey to winning asylum in the U.S. is long. The ACLU goes behind the scenes of our new series, Letters to America, to reflect on what daily life looks like for individuals building a new home in the States.