The City of Riverside rejected over $20 million dedicated to long-term affordable and permanent housing for residents.
Today, we submitted a complaint to the California Civil Rights Department alleging the city violated anti-discrimination laws in rejecting the grant.
Let us be clear: We have a First Amendment right to record federal agents working in public.
On April 1, in a win for SoCal residents and our rights to free speech, the Ninth Circuit recognized an “avalanche” of evidence demonstrating that journalists, legal observers and protesters were subjected to retaliatory force by federal agents during immigration-related protests.
Last week, a federal appeals court affirmed what we all know: exercising our rights to free speech should never be met with attacks by federal agents.
NEW: We just joined more than 200 organizations condemning President Trump’s dangerous threats to commit war crimes and grave atrocities in Iran.
Our leaders must follow the Constitution and international law and urgently act to stop any targeting of civilians by this administration.
The First Amendment is fundamental to our democracy, whether or not President Trump likes it. We will defend it with everything we've got.
“Peaceful protests and a free press sit at the core of our democracy.”
Yesterday, judges ruled in our favor protecting journalists, peaceful protestors and legal observers. We are proud to be in this fight with @aclusocal.bsky.social @lapressclub.bsky.social newsguild.org/southern-cal...
When we show up for and protect the rights of trans people, we all win.
#TransDayOfVisibility is a day to celebrate community-led activism, along with the leadership and care of trans communities across WA.
Today we celebrate the Farmworkers' Movement and the many leaders whose work and bravery built and define it. We honor the many women, past and present, who are the backbone of this movement.
We will continue to fight for dignity, accountability and justice.
On Wednesday, our legal team will be at the Supreme Court defending the American tradition of birthright citizenship against President Trump's attacks.
We're prepared to fight for babies born in the U.S.A. and the families who love them.
This country does not belong to politicians, it belongs to the people.
We have the power to defend our communities and fight back against injustice at the hands of our government — and win.
We're taking to the streets from coast to coast to resist the Trump administration's abuses of power.
The ACLU SoCal is nonpartisan and neither endorses nor opposes candidates for elected office, nor does it make financial contributions to candidates.
We join Attorney General Bonta and our state officials in demanding Sheriff Bianco put an immediate end to this frivolous investigation.
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Against the backdrop of the U.S. DOJ pressuring states to turn over unredacted voter rolls, Bianco’s fishing expedition sets a dangerous precedent and reeks of election meddling.
We cannot look away as a local official engages in an authoritarian power grab straight out of Trump’s playbook.
Riverside Sheriff Bianco has repeatedly drawn criticism for misleading claims, whether regarding his department’s lack of transparency or the alarming number of in-custody deaths in Riverside County.
His latest action — seizing over half a million voter ballots — continues this troubling pattern.
Sending ICE to our airports is useless at best - but at worst, it could put people in danger.
Don't forget: Trump is doing this to try to pressure Democrats to pass a DHS funding bill - funding that is being held up after ICE officers shot and killed two people in Minneapolis this year.
Airports aren’t a testing ground for a police state.
Deploying ICE agents — without proper training and with a record of abuse — puts travelers at risk and threatens our rights.
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The ACLU SoCal joins countless activists and advocates in calling for ICE's abolition and an overhaul of our immigration process.
We cannot allow our government to continue to tear our communities apart. As proud immigrants and/or loved ones and neighbors of immigrant families, we deserve an immigration process rooted in care and support, not fear and harm.
This year alone, at least 11 people have died while in ICE custody and eight have been killed by ICE or CBP agents on our streets.
But ICE, CBP and other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security routinely engage in racial profiling, warrantless arrests by masked agents, unlawful and inhumane detention and deadly violence.
No matter the color of our skin, the language we speak or where we live or work, we all deserve to be treated with dignity and have our constitutional rights respected.
Last month, we gathered with partners to discuss housing justice in Washington and how to get involved to foster meaningful change.
Here are four actions you can take today ⤵️
This International Women’s Day, we recognize the generations of advocates who fought to expand women’s rights and the work that still lies ahead.
BREAKING: The House of Representatives failed to pass a bill that would have required all troops to be withdrawn from Iran unless Congress separately declares war.
The city has responded to our suit with new legislation allowing them to do so, AB 647 (Gonzalez).The ACLU SoCal opposes continued state-level and local policy proposals to criminalize and banish unhoused neighbors.
Stay connected with us to fight AB 647: aclusocal.co/be-a-socal-activist
Last week, a judge ruled that the city of Los Angeles cannot move forward with their implementation of AB 630, a bill that allows the county to dismantle and remove more recreational vehicles that serve as a last refuge for OR that shelter unhoused LA residents.
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We will continue fighting for real solutions – only housing solves houselessness!
