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Apr 12, 2023

This Deceptive ICE Tactic Violates the Fourth Amendment

For years, ICE has impersonated the police and used other ruses to lure immigrants into detention and deportation. Two ACLU clients share what it’s like to fall into an ICE trap.
For years, ICE has impersonated the police and used other ruses to lure immigrants into detention and deportation. Two ACLU clients share what it’s like to fall into an ICE trap.
Margarito Casta​​ñon Nava looks into the camera as he stands next to an American flag hanging from a wooden fence behind him on his right.
Margarito Casta​​ñon Nava looks into the camera as he stands next to an American flag hanging from a wooden fence behind him on his right.
Apr 7, 2023

Voting Restored for 55,000 Minnesotans

When the Senate voted to restore the vote to upwards of 50,000 Minnesotans, Jennifer Schroeder saw it on TV and immediately texted her boyfriend the good news.

State law barred anyone on felony...

When the Senate voted to restore the vote to upwards of 50,000 Minnesotans, Jennifer Schroeder saw it on TV and immediately texted her boyfriend the good news.

State law barred anyone on felony...

ACLU-MN client Jennifer Schroeder leans against the Capitol rotunda railing with her 2-year-old son.
ACLU-MN client Jennifer Schroeder leans against the Capitol rotunda railing with her 2-year-old son.
Apr 7, 2023

Catholic Group Buying Data to Out Gay Priests is Tip of Location-Tracking Iceberg

Data from hookup and dating apps is just one corner of a multibillion-dollar ecosystem of private information bought and sold without our permission.
Data from hookup and dating apps is just one corner of a multibillion-dollar ecosystem of private information bought and sold without our permission.
iPhone screen of Apple app store's download page for Grindr
iPhone screen of Apple app store's download page for Grindr
Mar 27, 2023

This Law Could Criminalize Everyday Conversations About Immigration

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a federal law that violates our First Amendment right to free speech.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a federal law that violates our First Amendment right to free speech.
Protester holds a sign that says All Immigrants are Welcome Here.
Protester holds a sign that says All Immigrants are Welcome Here.
Mar 22, 2023

My Son's Hair is Part of a Thousand-Year-Old Tribal Culture. His School Called it a 'Fad.'

The school’s requirement is a rejection of who he is and a demand that he sacrifice his culture and heritage to conform to baseless and unfair rules.
The school’s requirement is a rejection of who he is and a demand that he sacrifice his culture and heritage to conform to baseless and unfair rules.
Ashley Lomboy (left) and her son Logan (right).
Ashley Lomboy (left) and her son Logan (right).
Mar 21, 2023

My Conviction Meant 40 Years Without A Vote. Not Anymore.

Minnesota just restored the right to vote for people with felony convictions, like me.
Minnesota just restored the right to vote for people with felony convictions, like me.
Watching Gov. Tim Walz sign House File 28 into law at the Minnesota Department of Revenue in March 2023.
Watching Gov. Tim Walz sign House File 28 into law at the Minnesota Department of Revenue in March 2023.