June 13, 2013
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Seeking to end the government’s practice of placing immigration holds on individuals without probable cause, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU/SC), the National Day Labor Organizing Network (NDLON), and the law firm Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt filed a class-action lawsuit today against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Continue reading
“Each and every day, we have thousands of people who are deported from this country. We fight against deportations, because deportation destroys families,” said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), outside the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 13. Continue reading
LOS ANGELES — UCLA Immigration Law professor Hiroshi Motomura led what he quipped as “a 42-hour immigration course compressed into two hours” at the ACLU of Southern California headquarters last Tuesday. Continue reading
Should companies be able to patent human genes? Today, the Supreme Court answered that profound question with a resounding NO. Continue reading
ACLU of Southern California Campaigns
works to ensure that a basic standard of care is provided to prisoners, to decrease overreliance on mass incarceration by advocating for alternatives to incarceration, and to promote discharge planning to reduce recidivism.
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works to stop unlawful bullying and harassment in California schools and to create school communities that promote safety and respect for all students.
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works to ensure the rights of Southern California immigrant populations through advocacy, litigation, and public education.
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works to advance local and state policy reforms designed to reduce over-incarceration and to implement evidence-based criminal justice practices.
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There are many who seek to consolidate their power at the expense of others, and the ACLU helps balance the scales by defending justice, freedom and fairness.
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