We’ve got three major updates to share from court – and three ways you can keep up the fight to stop DOGE, protect free speech, and defend immigrants’ rights.
- We’re calling on the Supreme Court to give guidance to lower courts on President Trump’s misuse of the Alien Enemies Act – an archaic wartime law that he’s abusing to deport hundreds without due process. The administration has continued to rip families apart and has sent hundreds to El Salvador without a fair hearing or chance in court. While we work to block these deportations, call on Congress to pressure the White House to comply with court orders and return the people deported to El Salvador to their families.
- The ACLU and ACLU of Vermont just joined Mohsen Mahdawi’s legal team. Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian Columbia University student and long-term lawful permanent resident of Vermont, had just completed his citizenship interview – where he signed a pledge to “defend the constitution” – when ICE illegally detained him for his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights. As with Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk, the government tried to ship him thousands of miles away to Louisiana, but his lawyers acted fast and got a temporary restraining order to keep him in Vermont. As we continue this fight in court, join us in action: Tell Congress that they must protect everyone in America’s First Amendment rights.
- DOGE’s unchecked access to our private data threatens all of us – and could be illegal. We filed over 40 FOIA requests with different agencies to get real answers about what sensitive information DOGE has its hands on. But some agencies continue to ignore us or slow-walk their response, so we’re suing – taking two different agencies to court to stop the government from dodging the American people’s demands for transparency. Join us in calling for an end to DOGE’s invasion of privacy – demand Congressional oversight now.
With our most fundamental freedoms under attack, your action has never been more important. Side by side, we can take on these critical battles for our rights – and win.
Thanks for being in this fight with us,
The ACLU Team
ACLU of Washington
P.O. Box 2728
Seattle, WA 98111-2728