Yesterday, ACLU-SDIC Organizer Blair Overstreet gave testimony before the San Diego City Council in opposition to continuing the city’s contract with Flock and the use of automated license plate readers (ALPR). San Diegans don’t need more watchful eyes, they need a helping hand.

The fundamental protections of due process and equal protection embodied in the U.S. Constitution apply to every person in this country, regardless of their immigration status. The Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda is being carried out by federal officials like Greg Bovino.

Politicians have been relentlessly dehumanizing and vilifying trans people while devastating our freedoms and our communities. We all deserve the freedom to be ourselves — every one of us.

BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration to demand they release the secret memo they claim justifies their illegal strikes on civilians at sea. Transparency must come immediately — while there’s still an opportunity to stop this cruel and unconstitutional bombing campaign.

The stories of pregnant women in ICE detention — one shackled while miscarrying, another placed in solitary confinement with a high-risk pregnancy — are not one offs. They're a clear pattern of neglect where ICE ignores its own rules. This cruelty must end.

NEW: We sent a letter demanding that ICE end immigration detention at Fort Bliss, the same facility used to intern people of Japanese descent during World War II. People detained at this facility are denied adequate food, medical care, and are physically and sexually abused by the guards.

The 14th Amendment doesn’t mince words — birthright citizenship is a constitutionally protected right. We’re fighting at the Supreme Court against President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.

California’s at a crossroads. Trump’s devastating cuts to health care & housing are going to devastate our communities. Join us for a virtual teach-in next Wednesday on December 10 to explore what's at stake and what actions we can take right now. RSVP: bit.ly/housingxhealth

San Diego’s contract with Flock costs millions of dollars. Instead, this money could be used to support solutions that have been proven to improve public safety, such as investments in affordable housing, medical and mental health care, and other resources that will help San Diegans thrive.

People detained at the nation’s largest ICE detention center report that officers have beaten them and used the threat of violence and criminal charges to coerce non-Mexican immigrants into crossing the border into the Mexican desert. We're demanding that the facility be shut down immediately.

"End the Flock contract now. We must use the millions of dollars used in the installation and implementation of this dangerous technology to fund proven solutions to public safety like affordable housing access to medical care, food security, child care" Branden Sigua @sdicaclu.bsky.social

President Trump is not above the Constitution. We’ll see him in the highest court in the land.

ALPR is a powerful technology currently being utilized in our city with little to no transparency into how or why it’s being used, or how long data about our lives is being stored.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just announced it will hear our case challenging President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship. Every child born on U.S. soil has a right to citizenship. We’ll see the president in court.

Trans kids: You are seen, you are heard, and we won't stop fighting alongside you for your right to dignity and equality.

If you’re flying this holiday season, know your rights before heading to the airport. 

The government doesn’t get a free pass to violate our liberties just because they want to. Learn about how to protect your rights and personal information at the border.

If you’ve ever found yourself at a holiday meal without the right words to discuss causes you believe in, we’ve got your back. Gear up to navigate conversations about trans rights, immigrants’ rights, and more.

We're in federal court today challenging President Trump's illegal use of the Alien Enemies Act to send Venezuelans to a brutal El Salvador prison with no due process. Everyone deserves their day in court. This administration's actions are cruel and unlawful.

Last night, ACLU-SDIC Managing Policy Director Nalini Gupta is delivering testimony before the Vista City Council outlining the ACLU-SDIC's support for the Vista Community Safety and Due Process Resolution. Read the full testimony here: www.aclu-sdic.org/en/news/aclu...

Last week, our Valle Unido partner, Jobs to Move America, brought a group of supporters to the Imperial Valley to visit the region and learn more about the work our coalition is doing around lithium extraction.

Heat waves consist of five or more consecutive days of dangerous heat. Our elected officials must intervene to stop abuses and cruelty being inflicted in ICE facilities.

Barbara Cameron was a Hunkpapa Lakota artist and pillar of the San Francisco community who advocated fearlessly for lesbian and Two-Spirit people like her, people with HIV/AIDS, and women impacted by violence.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is the governing body for San Diego County. They control a more than $8 billion annual budget. YOU have a say in how this money is spent. Learn more at bit.ly/MYBOS-SD

BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration over inhumane conditions at California’s largest immigration detention center. People detained there have long fought abuse and the denial of basic needs like food and medical care.

ICE is depriving people detained at the California City detention facility of their humanity and legal rights. We’ll see them in court.

We know military troops on our streets don't keep our communities safe, yet taxpayers are footing the bill for President Trump's reckless and unnecessary National Guard deployments. Congress must act.

Military members swore an oath to defend the Constitution, not to police American cities and chill dissent. If you or a loved one has served in the military, join us in telling the Trump administration that troops don't belong on our streets.

Reminder for this Veterans Day: Service members didn’t sign up to police their communities.

A century ago, Imperial Valley’s farmworkers organized for fair pay and humane conditions – even in the face of intimidation, arrests and vigilante justice.

The Supreme Court this week allowed the State Department to enforce President Trump's anti-trans passport policy while our lawsuit challenging his executive order moves through the courts. We'll keep this page updated as our legal experts learn more.

As part of President Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller’s mass deportation campaign, ICE is detaining children, in some cases taking them away from their families, and pressuring kids to leave the U.S. Tell Congress to protect children from ICE. aclu.org/ice-children-

This fight isn't over. Our case challenging President Trump's executive order will still move forward. In the meantime anyone who applies for a new, corrected, or replacement passport, or for a passport renewal, is at risk of having their passport issued bearing the sex they were assigned at birth.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to enforce its discriminatory passport policy while our lawsuit makes its way through the courts. This decision undermines the freedom of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people to have our IDs reflect who we are.

President Trump's unprecedented effort to stop people from seeking asylum in the U.S. is illegal and puts lives in danger. We were in court this week challenging his proclamation that denies protections for asylum seekers Congress has clearly granted.

Police have hundreds of reasons to stop drivers — reasons that are too often abused to target people of color and undermine Fourth Amendment freedoms. Traffic stops unrelated to road safety, for violations like tinted windows or an expired registration, are unnecessary and only breed police abuse.

As part of President Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller’s mass deportation campaign, ICE is detaining children, in some cases taking them away from their families, and pressuring kids to leave the U.S. Tell Congress to protect children from ICE. aclu.org/ice-children-

ICE is denying people their due process rights and endangering their lives in the process. “People were not supposed to spend more than 12 hours in there,” said a former ICE official who worked on oversight and detention issues. “I actually think it’s wildly, wildly fucked up.”

We all deserve affordable healthcare that meets our needs and allows our communities to flourish. But one year after its passage, Prop 36 prevents us from getting there.

This week is the one-year anniversary of Prop 36’s passing, and treatment for mental health and substance use disorders is not being provided. Instead, people with mental health and substance use disorders are facing felonies, and CA is escalating homelessness and the opioid crisis as a result.

Every individual can play a role in ensuring our school boards represent our values in our educational system. But what do school boards actually do? Many people don’t realize how much power school boards have to influence the key issues we care about and protect our shared values.

President Trump's new national security memo aims to target activists and advocacy organizations that he perceives as political opponents. States and cities must protect sensitive data that could be used by the Trump administration to identify and go after these nonprofits and advocates.

Wherever we fall on the political spectrum, we can all agree: our right to free speech is one of our most treasured values.

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In 1967, the ACLU represented legendary drag queen Sir Lady Java when the LAPD threatened to arrest the owner of the club where she danced. This case was one small part of her lifelong advocacy of queer expression. We carry her legacy with us today as we defend our communities in joy and style.

INTRODUCING 🥁 Meet Your School Board Members! 🏫 We created the Meet Your School Board Members toolkit to help you learn more about what school boards do, how they impact you and your community, and how to set up a meeting with your school board members to talk about the issues you care about.

It's never been more important to use our collective power to make change. Join us this Thursday, October 30 at 5pm ET on our YouTube channel for a crucial virtual discussion about the road ahead.

Voters agree: the Trump administration’s actions endanger our right to free speech.

Bayard Rustin was one of the most influential organizers of the civil rights movement, leading key protests like the 1963 March on Washington for racial justice. Bayard dedicated his life to fighting for equal rights for the Black community, LGBTQ people and economic justice.

President Trump is trying to normalize the use of the military for domestic law enforcement. But as the Constitution makes abundantly clear — turning troops on civilians is an intolerable threat to our liberties.