A fight for due process is a fight for humanity. If you encourage malfeasance and lawlessness by the government, you are encouraging your own rights being undermined one day.
The ACLU will always fight back. So proud to be a part of this righteous organization. @aclu.org @aclunv.bsky.social
The court was right to block these removals. These individuals were in imminent danger of spending the rest of their lives in a brutal Salvadoran prison without ever having had any due process.
BREAKING: Early this morning in a 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the deportation of any Venezuelan men held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center in northern Texas under the Alien Enemies Act.
We'll keep fighting to defend due process.
As the Trump administration tries to rapidly deport a Venezuelan man using an 18th century wartime law, a Nevada judge has temporarily blocked the action.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
The Nevada Immigrant Coalition and community organizers are sounding the alarm about Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Southern Nevada later this week.
The ACLU of Nevada has created a guide to ensure people know their rights and know how to take action when rights are violated.
This past Saturday, my team @aclunv and I were honored to receive the Junior League of Las Vegas’ Community Impact Award in front of a packed house.
In 2024, we participated in 115 community events in 365 days. Weve done more than 3 dozen KYR trainings in 75 days.
And we ain’t stoppin’!
The same day this $40m+ bill was introduced, the NV Dept of Corrections said it paid $60 MILLION in UNBUDGETED OVERTIME with more on the way. This relic-of-the-past bill in NV, which will likely experience budget cuts, would be a blank check for a bloated criminal legal system.
NO. NO. NO. NO. NO.
Acting IRS commissioner to resign after immigration data-sharing agreement https://twp.ai/4imWuz
We are attempting to get more details on this. If this is based on students engaging in protected First Amendment activity as has been the case elsewhere, we will have significant follow-ups. @aclunv.bsky.social @aclu.org
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This is a WILD #Nevada story. Today's IFC hearing revealed a $50 MILLION budget shortfall because of $60 MILLION DOLLARS IN OVERTIME for our overpopulated #corrections system. Per hearing and article, legislators weren't told but the Governor's office was aware?
Last six months ⬇️
I'd imagine there is a significant amount of litigation left here based on the decision but this is one to track for everyone in Nevada concerned about reproductive rights.
A long-dormant law requiring parental notification for minors’ abortions has been lifted. The court’s ruling comes in wake of the 2022 Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Gov't surveillance is always problematic. As mentioned here, there are serious civil liberty concerns associated with this bill and there is no way to exercise real oversight over these surveillance programs.
Google Vigilant Solutions and ICE.
BREAKING: We're suing President Trump for his unconstitutional executive order that would upend U.S. elections and jeopardize our voting rights.
The President doesn't have the authority to remake the rules for federal elections.
ALIEN ENEMIES ACT: ALIEN ENEMY VALIDATION GUIDE In the case of: ________________________________ A-File No:__________________ 1. The person named above is fourteen years or older: 2. The person named above is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States: 3. The person named above is a citizen of Venezuela: If any of these three requirements are not satisfied, the person named above shall not be ordered removed under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA). In such a case, you should consult your supervisor and the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and, where applicable, initiate removal proceedings under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). 4. The person named above is validated as a member of Tren de Aragua (TDA), as determined by reference to the following evaluation form: Instructions: Complete the following validation evaluation form for each suspected alien targeted for removal under the AEA, or, following apprehension, for each alien potentially subject to an AEA removal. After accounting for the two comments below, aliens scoring 8 points and higher are validated as members of TDA; you should proceed with issuing Form AEA-21B, titled, “Notice and Warrant of Apprehension and Removal under the Alien Enemies Act.” Aliens scoring 6 or 7 points may be validated as members of TDA; you should consult with a supervisor and OPLA, reviewing the totality of the facts, before making that determination; if you determine an alien should not be validated at this time as a member of TDA, when available, you should initiate removal proceedings under the INA. Alien scoring 5 points or less should not be validated at this time as member of TDA; when available, you should initiate removal proceedings under the INA.
The following alt-text is excerpted of a larger checklist, as the whole page doesn't fit within alt-text character limits. Comment 2: For purposes of validating an alien as a member of TDA, at least one scoring category must involve conduct occurring, or information received, within the past five years. Valuation Explanation Category Definition Explanation Points Judicial Outcomes and Official Documents a. Subject has been convicted of violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 521 or any other federal or state law criminalizing or imposing civil penalties for activity related to TDA 10 b. Court records (e.g., indictments, criminal complaints, sentencing memorandums) identifying the subject as a member of TDA, describing specific activity of TDA 5 Self-Admission a. Subject self-identifies as a member or associate of TDA verbally or in writing to law enforcement officer, even if that self identification to a law enforcement officer is unwitting, e.g., through lawful interception of communications. 10 Criminal Conduct and Information a. Subject participates in criminal activity (e.g., narcotics trafficking, human smuggling, etc.) with other members of TDA, including preparatory meetings and significant incidents directly attributed to TDA 6 b. Law enforcement or intelligence reporting identifying subject as a member of TDA, to include Bureau of Prisons validations and reliable foreign partner information. 4 c. Credible testimonies/statements from victims, community members, or informants that affirm the subject’s membership in or allegiance to TDA. 3 d. Detailed open-source media (e.g., newspapers, investigative journalism reports) that describe arrest, prosecution, or operations of a subject as a member of TDA 2 e. Subject conducts and/or facilitates business with TDA (e.g., money laundering, mule, service provider) 2 Documents and Communications
Final page: Association a. Surveillance documentation that a subject is frequently observed closely associating with known leaders and members of TDA 2 b. Subject part of group photos with two or more known members of TDA 2 c. Subject presently resides with known members of TDA 2 Total Points VALIDATION DETERMINATION Note: If any of the four requirements are not satisfied, do not complete this validation determination. Based on the validation guide and instructions above, including Comments 1 and 2, I find that the person named above, _______________________________________________: 1. Is fourteen years or older; 2. Is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States; 3. Is a citizen of Venezuela; and 4. Is a member of Tren de Aragua. Accordingly, the above-named person is validated as an Alien Enemy. _____________________ _________________________ __________________ Name of Agent/officer Signature of agent/officer Date completing the form completing the form ______________________ _________________________ ____________________ Name of Supervisor Signature of Supervisor Date
NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.
UPDATE: Hours after filing our amended petition, a federal judge ordered Rümeysa Öztürk can't be removed from the U.S. until further court order. The government must respond to the amended petition by Tuesday at 5pm.
This is a critical next step. We won’t stop until Rümeysa is free.
The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil strikes at the heart of the First Amendment.
Tell ICE to free Mahmoud NOW.
#EidKareem to all those observing. Jam packed back to back services today on my end here in #LasVegas.
BIZARRE to have spent the last few years being attacked online by the incoming US Attorney for #Nevada for standing up for the marginalized. She also said Nevada's AG @aarondfordnv.bsky.social should be "hanging from a crane."
We're not #Skadden though. We'll never bend the knee to a tyrant.
Idaho passed a bill allowing local law enforcement to act as federal immigration agents without any oversight, helping to facilitate President Trump's mass deportation agenda.
The ACLU of Idaho sued and a judge immediately blocked the law in court.
RUMEYSA OZTURK Country of Birth : Turkey Status : In ICE Custody State: LA Current Detention Facility: SOUTH LOUISIANA ICE PROCESSING CENTER
ICE now says Rumeysa Ozturk has been flown 1500 miles away to Louisiana
Modern day McCarthyism. Horrific.
Nobody should be disappeared from the streets of Somerville – or anywhere in America.
Everyone should be alarmed by the video of Rumesya Ozturk being handcuffed and taken away by agents. The government must immediately release her.
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Having a lieutenant governor who is willing to exploit kids for his political purposes and who is a heartbeat away from the state's most powerful position is not fair, not right and not safe.
He is not a serious person but he is way too close to a serious position.
BREAKING: An appeals court rejected the Trump administration's request to overturn a court order blocking the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people without due process.
This is a win for immigrants' rights and the rule of law.
