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With expired work permits, couple who fled Haiti leans on Texas church that brought them here As gang violence ravages Haiti, a Texas couple fights to keep their legal protections and their American dreams alive.

The Jeans fled gang violence in Haiti to legally immigrate to Texas.

Now, the Trump administration is putting the Jeans and 500,000 other Haitians in danger of deportation — for them: a “death sentence.”

While politicians fail them, their rural Texas church has stepped in to help.

NEW: Our "Civil Rights Guide for Incarcerated Texans" helps people take action when their rights are violated — from medical care to legal support.

Texas prisons are overcrowded, overheated, and built to isolate Black, Brown, disabled, and low-income people.

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Tell Congress: Stop Masked Agents Our communities should not be forced to live in fear of masked, armed agents on our streets. Tell Congress to pass the VISIBLE Act immediately.

Across the country, we’ve witnessed stories of people afraid of masked, unidentified agents and violent raids.

Our communities should not be forced to live in fear of masked agents who refuse to answer basic questions about who they are.

Tell Congress: STOP MASKED AGENTS!

Texas House and Senate Hearings on Redistricting Learn more on how you can take action at the upcoming Texas House and Senate hearings on redistricting.

Despite it being halfway into the decade — and years after the last U.S. census — Gov. Abbott put redistricting on the agenda for the current special session.

📢 TAKE ACTION! The Texas House and Senate will hear public comment over the next few days, with virtual and in-person options.

After the U.S. Census is held every 10 years, Texas must redraw its maps to account for population growth and redistribution in the state.

When redistricting is done incorrectly, legislators often manipulate lines to dilute the power of Black, Brown, and AAPI voters.

Texas House and Senate Hearings on Redistricting Learn more on how you can take action at the upcoming Texas House and Senate hearings on redistricting.

Gov. Abbott is trying to rig our electoral system by redrawing maps — so he and his allies can silence voters of color.

What is redistricting — and what can Texans do? 🧵

"We were kidnapped."

The Trump administration unlawfully deported over 200 Venezuelan migrants — including people from Texas — to a mega-prison in El Salvador infamous for its human rights abuses.

Now, after more than four months, they have been released.

Texas Redistricting: Testimony Trainings Join us for virtual webinars to unpack what’s happening with Texas redistricting, why it matters, and how you can take action.

Texas politicians are trying to redraw electoral maps to hold on to power.

We’re hosting two VIRTUAL trainings to:

➡️ Explain redistricting.
➡️ Share ways you can help.
➡️Guide you through public testimony.

TONIGHT — July 22 at 6 p.m. CT
WEDNESDAY — July 23 at noon CT

Shut Down "Alligator Alcatraz" "Alligator Alcatraz" is an environmental and humanitarian disaster. The cruelty must end. Join me in telling Congress to demand access and block all federal funds until this compound is shut down.

Alligator Alcatraz already has a reputation for abusing immigrants. Since it opened:

🔴 The facility has flooded.
🔴 Mosquitoes fill the air and maggots are in the food.
🔴 The lights are on 24/7 and people are being denied basic rights.

Sign our petition to help stop this inhumanity ⬇️

NEW: Gov. Abbott’s special session begins today, while Texans are still reeling from catastrophic flooding.

During the regular session, lawmakers prioritized their own political agendas over real issues.

Now, it’s time they put Texans first — and deliver real results.

Texas’ Money Bail System Is Unfair and Ineffective Jailing Texans because they cannot afford bail violates norms of fairness and our constitutional right to due process.

Texas’ money bail system keeps thousands of people in jail simply because they cannot afford to pay their way out.

This isn’t just wrong — it’s expensive, dangerous, and makes our communities less safe.

Money bail doesn’t work, but we have better options ⬇️

Nonbinary Houston Artist Wyntress X’ion Shines Through Art and Advocacy Wyntress X’ion, a Houston native and nonbinary artist, blends vibrant art with queer advocacy, reflecting on their identity journey and how visibility uplifts community during Non-Binary People’s Awar...

“I get to live at the intersections of masculine and feminine energy... I am able to be fluid, owning both parts when I need to.”

Houston artist Wyntress X’ion reminds us that the freedom to express who we are — through art, gender, and identity — is a right worth protecting.

Americans' views on immigration hits a 5-year high in new poll A new Gallup poll found Americans' views on immigration have grown vastly more positive since 2024.

NEW REPORT: Americans’ support for immigration is at a record-high — while Trump’s unlawful anti-immigrant agenda is widely unpopular.

We should never compromise our values around immigration. Cruelty toward migrants is NOT a policy solution. 📢

Houston family says Palestinian man was released after being detained at IAH for more than a week A father says his son was detained at Bush Airport for nine days, and just four hours after ABC13 brought you this story, the father and son were reunited.

A 22-year-old Palestinian man was detained without explanation at a Houston airport for nine days even though he had received an immigration visa to reunite with his father.

Muhanad Alshrouf was kept in detention without a bed, blanket, or ability to shower.

Supreme sadness: High court’s “Skrmetti” ruling hits Austin trans families “I know what happens when care is taken away and have seen the depths of despair that a child is in.”

Texas families with trans youth continue to face a difficult decision: Stay in the state or leave — something not all families can afford to do.

The Supreme Court has turned its back on the people it should protect by ripping away health care from transgender youth who deserve the chance to thrive.

How many Texas women travel for abortions and where do they go? New study shows. Abortion access was severely limited after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, leading Texas residents to travel to receive care. A study shows how many travel for abortions and where they go.

NEW DATA: Texas had the most residents traveling out of state for an abortion in 2024 — in many cases going further than anyone else in the country.

Every person in Texas deserves safe access to abortion.

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A federal court temporarily blocked President Trump’s anti-trans passport policy — so you may be able to get a passport with accurate sex markers while this litigation is pending.

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North Texas Palestinian woman freed after nearly five months in ICE custody Ward Sakeik, a Palestinian woman married to a U.S. citizen, was nearly deported twice despite a pending green card application.

A North Texas woman went on her honeymoon. When she returned, she was detained by ICE.

Immigration officials tried to violate her right to due process and deport her twice — nearly sending the 22-year-old Palestinian woman to Israel.

Almost five months later, she's back home.

Texas may not enforce migrant arrest law, US appeals court rules The law would let authorities arrest and prosecute people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

ICYMI: The Fifth Circuit upheld a block on Texas’ attempt to override the federal government’s jurisdiction on immigration.

S.B. 4 would allow local police to make arrests based on immigration status, and allow state officers to deport people.

No matter our place of origin, immigrants belong here.

How to help people affected by Kerrville-area floods Disaster relief organizations, including the Red Cross and Salvation Army, have deployed to the Texas Hill Country to help those affected.

There are ways to help our neighbors navigating this catastrophic natural disaster.

Check out suggestions from Austin public radio ⬇️

Our hearts are heavy: The Texas Hill Country flooding has led to the tragic loss of at least 90 lives with others still missing.

Texans will continue to show up for one another as we rebuild our homes, communities, and lives.

NEW: The Fifth Circuit upheld a block on Texas’ extreme anti-immigrant law, S.B. 4 — a cruel attempt to override the federal government’s authority over immigration enforcement.

S.B. 4 is unconstitutional. Immigrants belong here.

BREAKING: Congress just gave final approval on a budget bill that guts Medicaid, defunds Planned Parenthood, and supercharges funding for ICE.

We the people will bear the brunt of these harmful policies — and we won’t forget who caused this devastation to our health, rights, and dignity.

Civil liberties organizations sue Texas over law requiring Ten Commandments display in public schools | Houston Public Media Sixteen Texas families of multiple faiths and nonreligious backgrounds filed the case against multiple school districts across the state, asserting Senate Bill 10 violates the Establishment and Free E...

Texas public schools are 🚨NOT🚨 Sunday schools.

Full stop.

“The state of Texas has no right to dictate to children how many gods to worship, which gods to worship, or whether to worship any gods at all.”

Texas Families Sue to Block Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom SAN ANTONIO — Sixteen Texas families of different religious and nonreligious backgrounds filed suit in federal court today to block a new state law requiring all public elementary and secondary

We’re bringing this lawsuit to ensure that all students — regardless of their faith or nonreligious beliefs — feel accepted and free to be themselves in Texas public schools.

We’re joined by the @aclu.org, @americansunited.bsky.social, @ffrf.org, with Simpson Thacher Bartlett LLP.

BREAKING: We and partners are suing on behalf of 16 Texas families of different religious and nonreligious backgrounds to block a new state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom.

How or whether we practice religion is up to us — not the government.

Congress: Save Medicaid Now Politicians are attempting to pass devastating cuts to Medicaid right now and we must act fast. Send a message telling your member of Congress to fight back now.

The Senate just voted to strip Medicaid away from millions of people across the country.

There's no time to waste — tell your Representatives to protect our health care and save Medicaid.

image of 8 people smiling and standing in a line on a stage in front of a screen that reads ACLU of Texas.

It was an honor to be in community at our 2025 Advocacy Summit in Houston.

Thank you to our featured panelists — Elizabeth Farfán-Santos, Joe Jiménez, and RoShawn C. Evans — and to our emcee, Ella Russell.

Nothing cements how crucial this work is more than being in community with y’all. 💙