ACLU of Massachusetts

UPDATE: Our client is free and home with his family.

He is free because the Court issued a PI ordering that he receive a bond hearing: www.aclum.org/sites/defaul...

Many other people are still being unlawfully detained without due process. Class certification hearing scheduled for next week.

All people in the United States are entitled to due process — no matter what the Trump administration says.

BREAKING: We're asking the Supreme Court to reject the Trump administration's attempt to revive its discriminatory passport policy.

Lower courts were right when they stopped the the State Department from denying transgender, non-binary, and intersex people accurate identification.

We will never stop fighting censorship efforts and advocating for our right to read and learn.

Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a class action lawsuit in federal court to challenge the widespread denial of bond hearings to people detained by ICE.

Read more: www.aclum.org/en/cases/gue...

BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered a bond hearing for our client who was deprived of the right to challenge his own detention by ICE.

Our class action lawsuit will proceed in federal court to ensure due process for all people in New England, regardless of immigration status.

We’re in court today fighting for Mohsen Mahdawi and Rümeysa Öztürk.

Mohsen and Rümeysa were released from ICE detention on bail after they were detained by the Trump administration in retaliation for their speech in support of Palestinian human rights.

The First Amendment protects all of us.

Our Government Answers to us, whether they like it or not. Join us on Saturday October 18 at a protest near you.

When President Trump tries to silence dissent, we just get louder.

From the ballot box to the picket line, the people have always fought back. Oct 18: No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

RSVP: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

BREAKING: President Trump is again asking the Supreme Court to let him end birthright citizenship.

The administration can't dodge the fact this executive order is illegal.

We'll keep fighting to ensure no child's citizenship is stripped away by this cruel and unconstitutional order.

Labor, Reproductive Rights, Civil Liberties Advocates Applaud State Senate’s Passage of Data Privacy Legislation BOSTON – The Massachusetts Senate today passed the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act (S.2608), which would provide strong, comprehensive protections for consumers and communities especially vulnerable

Read more: www.aclum.org/en/press-rel...

The Massachusetts Senate passes Data Privacy Legislation. Labor, Reproductive Rights, Civil Liberties Advocates Applaud State Senate’s Passage of The Massachusetts Data Privacy Act.

BREAKING: The Massachusetts Senate passed the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act S.2608, which would provide strong privacy protections for us all — including a complete ban on sale of sensitive data.

ACLU of MA and our fellow advocates applaud this action to protect our democracy and personal safety!

The widespread denial of bond hearings is a violation of statutory and constitutional rights, upending decades of settled law and established practice in immigration proceedings.

Read the complaint here: www.aclum.org/sites/defaul...

New Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Widespread Denial of Due Process in Immigration Courts The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a class action lawsuit in federal court to challenge the widespread denial of bond hearings to people detained by ICE.

NEW: We filed a class action lawsuit to challenge the widespread denial of bond hearings to people detained by ICE in New England.

All people in the United States are entitled to due process — no matter what the Trump administration says.

www.aclum.org/en/press-rel...

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow it to limit sex designations on passports The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow it to enforce a policy that would restrict sex designations on passports to “male” and “female” based on sex assigned at birth.

This policy is a baseless violation on the freedoms of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people.

We’ve challenged President Trump’s attempt to restrict our passports before, and won — we’re not stopping now.

We're in court today defending Quincy residents’ right to separation of church and state.

This lawsuit aims to stop Quincy’s plan to install two 10-foot-tall statues of saints to a new public safety building. In Quincy, and everywhere, there must be a separation of church and state.

Boston Public Radio Join hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan for a smart local conversation with leaders and thinkers shaping Boston and New England. To share your opinion, email bpr@wgbh.org or call/text 877-301-8970 dur...

TODAY at 12:30PM: ACLU of Massachusetts Executive Director Carol Rose will join Boston Public Radio live on air!

📻 Tune in: www.wgbh.org/shows/boston...

NEA Funding Provision Threatens Queer Art and Free Expression From the “decency” fights of the 1990s to today’s “gender ideology” rule, the NEA’s funding shifts are sidelining queer voices. The ACLU is pushing back to protect artists.

Three decades ago, we took the National Endowment for the Arts to court for rescinding grants to four applicants whose work was deemed too controversial by the government.

Now, the NEA wants to force artists to adhere to President Trump's anti-trans agenda — and we're suing, again.

voting access campaign bills public hearing. Tuesday Sept 16, 2025

The #PlatformForPeoplePower calls for:
📋Same Day Voter Registration
💻Guaranteed Hybrid Public Meeting Access
🔎Stronger Transparency Around Funding For Ballot Questions

Today is the Joint Committee on Election Laws’ public hearing on Same Day Registration and other urgently needed pro-voter reforms!

Tell your lawmakers why you support SDR by clicking the link:
act.commoncause.org/letters/its-...

Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance | ACLU Build it (an authoritarian tracking infrastructure) and they (expanded uses) will come

Our elected officials must urgently act to protect us from unwarranted government surveillance.
www.aclu.org/news/privacy...

Federal agents make an appearance in Cambridge during reported ramp-up in immigration actions - Cambridge Day Agents and cars from Immigration and Customs Enforcement were seen in Cambridge on Friday in Harvard Square and along Massachusetts Avenue between the MIT and Harvard University, but no detentions wer...

Patrolling federal officers through our university neighborhoods isn't about safety.

It's about sowing fear and chaos — but we won't be intimidated.
www.cambridgeday.com/2025/09/09/f...

📢 Merrimack Valley Project, Lawrence CommunityWorks, Northern Essex Community College and other community groups invite you to the Mayoral & City At-Large Candidates Forum this Tuesday, September 9, from 6 to 8PM at NECC, 45 Franklin St, Lawrence. This is a chance to hear directly from the people running to lead our city and learn their plans on housing, health, education, and public safety. Let’s make sure they know Lawrence is paying attention.

📢 Merrimack Valley Project, Lawrence CommunityWorks, Northern Essex Community College y otros grupos comunitarios te invitan al Foro de Candidatos a la Alcaldía y Concejales Generales este martes 9 de septiembre, de 6 a 8PM en NECC, 45 Franklin St, Lawrence. Será un espacio para escuchar directamente a quienes quieren dirigir nuestra ciudad y saber qué proponen sobre vivienda, salud, educación y seguridad pública. Es la oportunidad dejarles saber que en Lawrence nuestras voces importan.

TONIGHT!

Hear directly from the people running to lead the city of Lawrence and learn their plans on housing, health, education, and public safety.

📍NECC, 45 Franklin St, Lawrence
⏰6PM - 8PM

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Since Inauguration day, we've been defending our civil liberties from President Trump in the courts, on the streets, and by lobbying Congress.

And we won't back down. Count on it.

Federal Court Declares Noncitizen’s Detention Under Laken Riley Act Unconstitutional In what appears to be the first decision to address mandatory detention under the Laken Riley Act, a federal judge in Boston ruled today that detaining an individual solely on the basis of his prior

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled that jailing an 18-year-old without a bond hearing under the LRA violates his right to due process and ordered him to be released if a bond hearing is not provided by September 10.

www.aclum.org/en/press-rel...

BREAKING: In what appears to be the first decision to address mandatory detention under the Laken Riley Act, a federal judge in Boston ruled today that detaining an individual solely on the basis of his prior arrest violates due process.

Justice Department sues Boston over its sanctuary city policies, alleging they ‘interfere’ with federal immigration enforcement - The Boston Globe Boston’s Trust Act, approved by the City Council several years ago, limits the role city officials play in enforcing the nation’s immigration laws.

This action by the DOJ is not about public safety and instead reflects the administration’s attacks on America’s great cities.

The ACLU will continue to stand up for the rule of law, the people of Boston, and elected officials who challenge this abuse of power.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/04/m...

BREAKING: Appeals court DENIES Trump administration's request to stay preliminary injunction granting continued access to accurate passports for many trans and nonbinary citizens. The lower court's order remains in effect, and passports with accurate gender markers are still available.

Every statewide election, thousands of Bay Staters go to vote only to learn there's an issue with their registration status that they can't fix and their vote doesn't count. Thousands.

It's finally time for Same Day Voter Registration in Massachusetts.

Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University A federal judge in Boston has ordered the reversal of over $2.6 billion in federal funding cuts to Harvard University.

Good.

President Trump doesn’t get to bully private institutions into bending to his ideological will.

BREAKING: A court rejected the Trump administration's attempt to dismiss our lawsuit challenging government censorship of medical research that references the LGBTQ community.

This is great news, and our work to defend scientific research will continue in court.