Missouri says clinic that challenged transgender treatment restrictions didn't provide proper care
Missouri officials struck back at one of the clinics that unsuccessfully challenged new state restrictions on gender affirming care by filing a new lawsuit accusing the clinic of failing to provide proper care for transgender minors even before the new law took effect last month.
2 detained for speaking Spanish settle border patrol lawsuit
โ Two women who were detained in northern Montana by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for speaking Spanish while shopping at a convenience store have reached an undisclosed monetary settlement in their lawsuit against the agency, the ACLU of Montana announced Tuesday. โMaโam, the reason I asked you for your ID is because I came in here and I saw that you guys are speaking Spanish, which is very unheard of up here,โ OโNeill said in the video. โWe stood up to the government because speaking Spanish is not a reason to be racially profile and harassed,โ Suda said in a statement provided by the ACLU. In gathering information for the lawsuit, the ACLU said Customs and Border Protection agents in northern Montana acknowledged they routinely profiled non-white people. โIf there's somebody speaking Spanish down there it's like all of a sudden you've got five agents swarming in, โWhatโs going on?'
American Civil Liberties Union of VA calling for state legislatures to reform police funding
ROANOKE, Va. Several groups across the Commonwealth want to see funding for police departments used elsewhere. On behalf of 27 organizations, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia wrote a letter to Gov. This comes as state leaders are expected to have a special session set to discuss COVID-19 budget impacts. The group said it would rather see the money go towards public health, education and social needs. ACLU leaders say they will be watching summer legislative sessions very closely.
He applied for a green card. Then the FBI came calling
After marrying an American citizen and becoming an assistant professor at the University of North Dakota, Ostadhassan applied for a green card. A month later, he applied for a green card. "That has not been the case for any other marriage-based green card interview I have ever sat in on. He later amended his green card application after hiring Balgamwalla, who told him to include all of his past associations. It was another rejection of Ostadhassan's green card application, citing the previous rejection.
ACLU: Sheriff's office holds all Hispanics for immigration check
- When Ramon Torres was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, he produced his Louisiana driver's license, social security card, and U.S. passport, but the ACLU says the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office refused to release him until an ICE official confirmed his immigration status. When Torres asked his jailers why he was being held and why his citizenship was in question, Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office deputies told Torres that every Hispanic person was automatically held for a immigration review, according to a new lawsuit the ACLU of Louisiana has filed against the sheriff's office. "Ramon Torres was held in jail for four days simply because he has brown skin and a Latino name," ACLU of Louisiana legal director Katie Schwartzmann said. Not doing so violated Torres' constitutional rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, according to the ACLU. "The increasing national rhetoric of fear and racism around immigration is tearing apart our local communities," Schwartzmann said.
ACLU files suit in attempt to stop reportedly planned ICE raids
iStock/junialSAN FRANCISCO - The ACLU announced it has filed a preemptive lawsuit against the Trump administration to try to stop planned ICE raids this weekend. Five immigration legal services organizations filed a lawsuit Thursday to protect the refugees being targeted by the raids. ICE would not confirm the exact dates or locations of the raids. "These reports of mass ICE raids are extremely disturbing. Last month, the Washington Post reported the raids would target San Francisco and other major cities with large immigrant populations.