The ACLU-MN won a federal appeal for Myriam, a young woman who was unlawfully detained in Anoka County and forced to wait while the jail contacted ICE. Jails who unlawfully hold people for ICE are committing false imprisonment.
The ACLU of Minnesota has identified key issues areas to focus on in Minnesota. Those priorities dictate where we concentrate a lot of our work. Our campaigns can be completely internal or done through a network of like-minded organizations.