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Woman Taken in Omaha ICE Raid Challenges Ongoing Detention via ACLU Lawsuit - ACLU of Nebraska A judge granted Maria Reynosa Jacinto release on bond in mid-July.

BREAKING: We're suing to help an Omaha mother get out of ICE custody. Even though a judge granted her release on bond weeks ago, Maria Reynosa Jacinto is still in detention.

NEW: We filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration’s new policy taking away immigrants’ ability to seek release on bond from ICE custody.

Indefinite detention is cruel and unconstitutional — everyone is entitled to due process.

Could Trump use Nebraska's National Guard and airmen to help ICE detentions? Yes. The Trump administration has requested thousands of National Guard troops, including members from the Cornhusker State, as part of its immigration enforcement efforts across the country.

Nebraska may soon once again deploy National Guard troops to bolster immigration enforcement efforts. Nebraskans know our Guard should be focused on things like helping with natural disasters, not carrying out the current administration’s extreme anti-immigrant agenda.

ICE Releases ACLU Client, Other Immigrants Remain Detained Despite Being Granted Release on Bond - ACLU of Nebraska An Omaha man is back home with his loved ones after enduring weeks in the custody of federal immigration authorities.

Our client is back home. Although his bond was posted almost two weeks ago, ICE refused to approve his release until recently — seemingly based on its new stance that most immigrants are ineligible for release on bond. Others remain in similar situations. We'll keep working for due process for all.

Just a month after Nebraska signed paperwork for a $313-million new prison, Gov. Pillen is now saying he wants to cut hundreds of millions from our state budget. We know where he can start.

13 women describe 'horrific' detainment after Omaha raid. ICE says it followed detention standards In an interview with The World-Herald, 13 women discussed their experiences during and after the Omaha immigration raid. Several claimed they were harassed and told they had no rights. ICE

In new interviews, 13 women who were taken in the Omaha worksite raid told the Omaha World-Herald that ICE agents mocked them, tried to intimidate them into signing papers, and incorrectly told them they don’t have rights. This is appalling.

BREAKING: A federal court blocked President Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship and certified a nationwide class, protecting the citizenship rights of all children born on U.S. soil.

Don Bacon votes yes on Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill': 'No bill is going to be perfect' Don Bacon said he saw more good than bad in President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." The Nebraska congressman supported the bill during the vote in the House of Representatives.

Reps. Bacon, Flood and Smith all voted for the budget bill, which will cause thousands of Nebraskans to lose health care and pour money into detaining and deporting our immigrant friends, family members and neighbors. This is cruel and way out of step with what Nebraskans want.

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.

This budget bill is wrong for our country and it's wrong for Nebraska. Tell your rep: Vote NO.

They want to cut health care to fund raids, separating families, creating fear, and targeting people who are established parts of our communities, our loved ones, neighbors and coworkers.

As if that's not bad enough, its targeted "defunding" of Planned Parenthood almost certainly means health center closures and loss of care.

Medicaid is a lifeline for 70 million Americans, including 15 million people with disabilities. The version of this bill passed by the Senate slashes Medicaid funding by at least $900 billion dollars, the largest cuts ever in the history of the program.

Today, Sen. Fischer and Sen. Ricketts voted for a massive budget bill that will kick thousands of Nebraskans off health care, threaten to close rural hospitals, and shovel money into the administration's extreme mass deportation agenda. It's headed back to the House for what might be its final vote.

UPDATE: The ACLU and partners have filed a new class-action lawsuit to protect birthright citizenship. The Trump administration’s order threatens this constitutional right, and we’re taking action. Expect more updates as the case progresses.

Under the ruling, the birthright citizenship order remains blocked nationwide for at least 30 days.

We will use every tool at our disposal to prevent any child from being denied citizenship under this unconstitutional policy.

Most of the workers rounded up by ICE at Omaha food plant had no prior criminal history Less than 25% of Glenn Valley Foods workers detained in south Omaha ICE raid had prior criminal convictions. Most of the ones who did had received traffic-related misdemeanor charges.

New reporting confirms what's been clear from the start. The vast majority of people taken by ICE in their Omaha raid had no criminal records. This is the reality of the extreme mass deportation agenda: creating fear, separating families, and targeting our neighbors, loved ones and coworkers.

Nebraska's bulging prisons and double bunking impasse The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services is facing a potential change to state law that would limit how it accommodates prison overcrowding. At the same time, it is facing a federal lawsuit se...

Nebraska's overcrowded prisons are putting people at risk. Double bunking continues despite warnings and tragic outcomes. We can't build our way out of this. Lawmakers need to act.

Juneteenth is more than a commemoration; it's a call to keep moving forward. Today, we honor the generations who fought for freedom and recognize the work is not done. From police reform to immigration reform to bodily autonomy, liberation is a shared effort. None of us are free until all of us are.

The court got it wrong.

Denying transgender youth the health care they need solely because they’re trans is discriminatory, and we will keep fighting.

ACLU of Nebraska Responds to Pillen's National Guard Activation, Claim of "Potential Civil Disturbances" LINCOLN, Neb. – Tonight, Gov. Jim Pillen declared a state of emergency and announced the activation of Nebraska's National Guard in case of "potential civil disturbances" and "anticipation of

Gov. Pillen’s actions are grossly irresponsible and entirely at odds with his claim that he wants to respect free speech.

Nebraska joins brief in support of Trump's use of Guard troops, Marines in California After California sued the Trump administration over the deployment of federal troops to Los Angeles, Nebraska signed onto a legal brief "to support President Trump," Attorney General Mike Hilgers said...

Our attorney general should know better. Deploying military troops in response to civilians exercising their First Amendment rights is dangerous and escalatory.

Telemundo Nebraska Infroman de múltiples redada de ICE en Omaha, confirmando en Glenn Valley Foods en el sur de Omaha. Autoridades de la agencia de inmigración están realizando en este momento una detención masiva...

ICE puede estar en nuestras comunidades, pero nuestros derechos no desaparecen. Estamos observando esta situación de cerca y trabajando con aliados para informar nuestros próximos pasos. Sin importar nuestro estatus migratorio, todos tenemos derechos y todos pertenecemos.

Immigration raids reported at plants in Omaha Multiple raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been reported in the Omaha area on Tuesday morning.

ICE may be in our communities, but our rights don't disappear. We're watching this situation closely and working with partners to inform next steps. Regardless of our immigration status, all of us have rights and all of us belong.

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Gov. Jim Pillen promises to try again on trans bathroom ban as he signs athlete bill into law Gov. Jim Pillen signed a law to limit sports by athletes' assigned sex, pledging to bring back provisions that would similarly restrict bathrooms and locker rooms in government spaces. In

At a press conference on their new sports ban, Gov. Pillen and State Sen. Kauth said their efforts to limit the rights of trans youth won't stop here. Nebraska's trans youth deserve support. They deserve to be included at school as who they are. They deserve so much better than this.

ACLU Nebraska taps Lancaster County public defender as acting legal director The ACLU of Nebraska named a Lancaster County public defender as its acting legal director.

Join us in welcoming our new acting legal
director, Jennifer Houlden!

Sheriff’s department in one of Nebraska’s least populated counties enters ‘task force’ agreement with ICE On May 8, ICE approved what is known as a 287(g) agreement with the Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office. It is only the second 287(g) agreement in Nebraska and the first in the state under the task force ...

Wheeler County's 287(g) agreement is the second in our state. The program essentially turns local law enforcement into tools of ICE.

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New Nebraska laws protect students' right to wear tribal regalia Two pieces of state legislation that go into effect in July seek to protect Nebraska students’ right to wear tribal regalia at graduation and other school functions.

Indigenous students’ right to wear tribal regalia will be well-protected in Nebraska thanks to recent changes to state law taking effect in July. They'll help ensure that students can recognize their culture and heritage during graduation and other school functions.

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