We stand against the department’s attempts to silence nonprofits on the basis of their views and support for civil rights. 2/2

The Department of Justice shouldn’t use its power to target its ideological enemies or dismantle civil rights. Now it is targeting the Southern Poverty Law Center. 1/2

The Empty Promise of the Board of Immigration Appeals As the Department of Justice’s highest immigration court quietly slashes immigrants’ rights, due process is increasingly elusive.

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Other than the U.S. Supreme Court, the board is the only court that provides uniform interpretation of immigration laws, and it needs to be overhauled.

The Trump Justice Department is using the Board of Immigration Appeals to restrict immigrants’ due process and substantive rights and is compromising the board’s impartiality.

This is not how due process and the rule of law work. The administration is shamelessly targeting immigrants based on their Constitutionally-protected speech and now has fired judges who faithfully applied the law.

Birthright Citizenship Shouldn’t Be Up for Debate The text and history of the 14th Amendment are clear, yet the case is at the Supreme Court.

Tomorrow the Supreme Court is hearing a major constitutional case about birthright citizenship because President Trump chose to act with striking disregard for the law. bit.ly/4bI28aP

"Will the Supreme Court protect birthright citizenship?"

A reasonable question, given <gestures broadly> all this.

Keep in mind as you assess how the Court behaves at tomorrow's oral argument ⬇️

Jackson’s and Thomas’s ancestors were enslaved and became citizens when the 14th Amendment was ratified.
Sotomayor’s ancestors were Puerto Rican, and all Puerto Rican residents were granted citizenship in 1917. 6/6

But they would have been screened to determine that none was a “convict, lunatic, idiot, or person unable to take care of himself or herself without becoming a public charge.” 5/6

Ancestors of Alito, Barrett, Gorsuch, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Roberts came before there were immigration restrictions for their European ancestors (Chinese immigrants were excluded beginning in 1882). 4/6

In Supreme Court Justices’ Histories, a Story of Immigration in America

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/u... 3/6

Notably, none came through a family, employment, or humanitarian process as is required for lawful immigration today. 2/6

On the eve of the birthright citizenship argument in the supreme court tomorrow, Abby VanSickle and Julie Tate published a fascinating article in today's NYT detailing the citizenship origin stories of all 9 supreme court justices. 1/6

ICE arrests have increased, but arrests of immigrants with criminal convictions — especially violent offenses — have not. Brennan Center Senior Fellow @margyoh.bsky.social explains what you need to know:

Again, Noem cites false data. Approximately 60% of people in ICE custody have no criminal history whatsoever.

Last week, Lyons said 200k kids were lost-today Noem says upped it to 400k. Neither is true. Kids were released to vetted sponsors, not lost. DHS wants to deport them, which
Noem herself conceded, although she said they were “reuniting” kids with family outside the US.

During her Senate testimony, Sec Noem claims that many immigrant criminals have come to the U.S., but immigrants commit crimes at lower rates than people born in the US, and communities with high concentrations of immigrants have lower rates of crime. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

The SAVE Act could block millions of Americans from voting. It is not common sense. If passed, it would be the first time in history Congress passed a vote suppression law. #SOTU

New SAVE Act Bills Would Still Block Millions of Americans From Voting The “show your papers” requirement is an attack on the freedom to vote.

The SAVE Act is an attack on the freedom to vote that would block millions of American citizens from voting. #SOTU #SOTU2026

Timeline of the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Undermine Elections Together, these actions form a concerted strategy to interfere with elections.

U.S. elections are secure and accurate, but now the federal government is threatening that infrastructure. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

25/ Congress should also use its power to close the data broker loophole and strengthen privacy protections against AI-enabled surveillance. It should demand transparency about how the military is using AI in hostilities – a critical first step towards regulating the technology.

24/ Congress has the constitutional power and duty to regulate the military. It should reassert its authority over matters of war and peace.

23/ This appears designed to pressure Anthropic to waive its usage restrictions on Claude – restrictions that might reflect not only the company’s own policy preferences but also what U.S. and international law require.

Exclusive: Pentagon warns Anthropic will "pay a price" as feud escalates The Pentagon may label Anthropic a "supply chain risk," forcing all its vendors to sever ties.

22/ DOD has threatened to designate the company as a supply chain risk, which would not just cut it off from future military work but also chill its business with other companies that themselves have a stake in defense contracting.

www.axios.com/2026/02/16/a...

21/ Anthropic is no doubt aware – and perhaps increasingly wary – of the legal issues created by the Pentagon’s use of Claude in military operations. But relying on Anthropic – or any company – to restrain the military is a fool’s errand.

Opinion | How to Respond, Right Now, to Trump’s Boat Strikes

20/ All questions Congress must demand the Pentagon answer in its investigations of military actions in Venezuela, on the high seas, and elsewhere.

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19/ Was Claude, Maven or any other AI used to distinguish strike targets from civilian infrastructure, assess the civilian impact of strike options, or otherwise plan the attack?

For that matter, how is the military using AI in its boat strikes, and prep for possible strikes on Iran?

The Overlooked Deaths of the Attack on Venezuela To many on the ground, civilian fatalities were simply the cost of ousting Nicolás Maduro.

18/ The Venezuela attack struck several apartment buildings and killed two civilian air traffic controllers in a car leaving the Caracas international airport.

www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Attack in Venezuela Was Unconstitutional Congress must assert its control of military matters.

16/ Given that Congress did not authorize the Venezuela operation, and that Venezuela did not pose an imminent threat to the US, the attack was unconstitutional on its face. This makes any use of AI to facilitate the attack unlawful.

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