🚨The ACLU of Ohio firmly denounces the upcoming 30-day ICE surge targeting Haitians in Springfield. We must rein in ICE abuses before anyone else is hurt or killed. Full statement: www.acluohio.org/press-releas...

Anyone who impugns the vitality of Downtown Cleveland has obviously never been here. Instead, it’s more likely just a pandering politician unleashing tired, fear-based racist tropes against the proudly diverse people of one of this nation’s greatest cities.

"Today’s profoundly disappointing ruling upholds Tennessee’s discriminatory, politically motivated law, which was passed based on junk science and stereotypes about how boys and girls should look and act.”

Yes, Rainbow People of Ohio, our marriages and much more are under serious attack ‘This Pride Season, in 2025, our LGBTQ+ community in Ohio needs something akin to a Stonewall brick to our collective consciousness.’ ✏️ @jbennettguess.bsky.social of @acluohio.bsky.social

Happy Pride, Columbus!

🌟New piece in @thebuckeyeflame.com from our Executive Director @jbennettguess.bsky.social on the stakes of this #PRIDE season. 🌈🏳️‍⚧️

J. Bennett Guess: "They don’t need to change public opinion (and wouldn’t be successful if they tried); they just need to manipulate the levers of government, especially the makeup of the judiciary, to take away people’s popularly enjoyed freedoms."

Congress is trying to pass a bill they’re calling “big” and “beautiful.” It will cut Medicaid and SNAP benefits. The working class must say NO to this bill.

“It’s a ‘joke’ until it isn’t because it never was.”

Pope Francis and the ACLU had overlapping efforts on certain issues, reinforcing the need to preserve the rights and dignity of ALL people, and to find common ground with unlikely allies on key civil liberties topics. 🧵 www.acluohio.org/en/news/pope...

Places of worship are meant to be spaces for faith, hope, and spirituality – these sensitive locations should not be symbols of fear, deportation, or surveillance. We cannot allow the Trump administration to terrorize Ohio communities. www.acluohio.org/en/publicati...

🤩We are so proud to be hosting Drag, Dissent, and Democracy -- featuring amazing co-hosts Nina West and Virginia West! 🪩💃🏽Join us in Columbus on May 29 for an evening of performances, storytelling, and community. 🎟️⬇️TICKETS ON SALE NOW! action.aclu.org/event/drag-d...

"SB 1 is clearly unconstitutional and will lead to the suppression of free speech and individual liberties. The ACLU of Ohio remains steadfast in our commitment to First Amendment rights, and we stand prepared to enforce them." [email protected] 👏🏼 www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...

Three citizens deported. One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors, the family’s lawyer said.

“Hard stories of how progress is initiated and sustained, often against entrenched systems and great societal prejudices, is the substance of our American strength… teaching the power of how everyday people participate in shaping their own destinies, the very essence of democracy.”

The people's power might just be the last element of government available to us.

I found this inspiring Syrian-Canadian chocolatier called PeacebyChocolate, refugees from Syria who found welcome in Canada. I bought a box of chocolate bars to hand out to Cleveland friends and talk about why our U.S.-Canadian alliance and friendship must never be undermined. #strongandfree 🇨🇦

NEW REPORT from @acluohio.bsky.social: The fifth edition of our Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline report is live.

Some Cleveland love and solidarity from the south shore of Lake Erie.

Imagine how Republicans would have reacted last year if Kamala accidentally texted a reporter the administration’s war plans.

We will fight every whitewashing of racial and social injustice with every fiber of our being.

The current vehement attacks on DEI are a total and complete erasure of the vast solidarity movement we witnessed so powerfully in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd. Nothing less.

🖤Black history matters. ❤️Black stories matter. 🤎Black voices matter. www.acluohio.org/en/news/high...

SB 1 dismantles a highly successful model of higher education & replaces it with a volatile system. It is a solution in search of a problem, hurting half a million students attending Ohio colleges in addition to faculty members at every public university. www.cincinnati.com/story/opinio...

By attacking DEI programs that are aimed at addressing systemic racism, Trump has made his goals clear: He wants to take us back in time.

⏱️Heads up! At 2pm, the Senate General Government Committee will hold a hearing on SB 56, legislation that subverts the will of voters and completely dismantles our adult-use cannabis laws.🧵 📣Tell lawmakers to REJECT this overhaul: action.aclu.org/send-message...

We're fighting alongside our communities to protect civil rights over the next four years. We cannot let any president shock us into complacency or fear.

A must-read opinion piece from two history professors on why lawmakers should OPPOSE SB 1. "Instilling fear is the point of this bill’s assault on history education; it aims to chill the creative, educated, trained imaginations of university faculty." ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/02/10/o...

🚨Senate Bill 1 just passed the Ohio Senate by a vote of 21-11.

Marsha P. Johnson spent her life advocating for LGBTQ people of color, LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness, and people living with HIV and AIDS. She was a trailblazer for the trans community and an icon to all. Thank you, Marsha.

🥳Good news! An Ohio judge granted our request to permanently block SB 27, an unconstitutional abortion burial or cremation law. We celebrate this ruling as yet another testament to the power of Ohio’s new Reproductive Freedom Amendment. www.acluohio.org/en/press-rel...

“The Trump administration has begun firing hundreds of employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including some who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, despite four deadly crashes since inauguration day.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Compassion, not Cruelty

How we spent our Presidents Day. 📸 @jbennettguess.bsky.social 📍 Cleveland

This afternoon we joined a protest outside the Geauga County Jail to urge the sheriff to end its partnership with ICE. 📣Dignity not deportations. 📢Immigrants are welcome here.

Sending immigrants to Guantánamo and cutting them off from any contact with the outside world opens a new shameful chapter in the history of this infamous prison. We're demanding answers from the Trump administration.

Marsha P. Johnson spent her life advocating for LGBTQ people of color, LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness, and people living with HIV and AIDS. She was a trailblazer for the trans community and an icon to all. Thank you, Marsha.

She's braver than essentially the entire Democratic Party and the entire media industry

We are the Columbus Safety Collective dedicated to creating a safer and more just Columbus for all residents. Together we can reimagine public safety and prioritize community care. We have a lot in store for 2025 -- check out our new website to learn more! cbussafety.org

As we prepare for a second Trump presidency, we understand how unsafe so many are feeling right now. But regardless of immigration status, everyone has basic rights that are protected by the U.S. Constitution and civil rights laws. 📣Know your rights: www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

📣Keep up the pressure - urge @govmikedewine.bsky.social to veto the discriminatory bathroom bill that impacts trans and gender non-conforming Ohioans of *ALL* ages. 📲https://action.aclu.org/send-message/tell-gov-dewine-veto-sb-104-ohio%E2%80%99s-amended-anti-trans-bathroom-bill

Civil-liberties lawyers alarmed by President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to launch mass deportations of undocumented immigrants sued the federal government Monday for information about how authorities might quickly remove people from the United States.

“For months, the ACLU has been preparing for the possibility of a mass detention and deportation program, and FOIA litigation has been a central part of our roadmap,” said Kyle Virgien, senior staff attorney at the ACLU’s national prison project. @acluohio.bsky.social

All Ohioans deserve safety. Ask DeWine to veto this hateful and hurtful legislation.

Stop Ohio's anti-trans bathroom ban! 🏳️‍⚧️ Click for an easy way to contact Gov. DeWine! secure.everyaction.com/2I1xQeuXZkG1...

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