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May 13, 2022

Advocacy Groups Submit Records Requests Seeking Transparency in Troubled Torrance Detention Center

Immigrants’ Rights
A government watchdog called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to immediately remove all people detained in the Torrance detention center
A government watchdog called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to immediately remove all people detained in the Torrance detention center
A screenshot of surveillance video taken shortly before men detained at the Torrance County were pepper sprayed for engaging in a peaceful hunger strike protesting conditions at the facility. Surveillance and lapel video was obtained by NMILC and ACLU fro
A screenshot of surveillance video taken shortly before men detained at the Torrance County were pepper sprayed for engaging in a peaceful hunger strike protesting conditions at the facility. Surveillance and lapel video was obtained by NMILC and ACLU fro
May 12, 2022

Six Ways You Can Join the Fight for Abortion Rights

Reproductive Freedom
This is a perilous moment for our rights, but there are still ways to take action to support and protect abortion rights
This is a perilous moment for our rights, but there are still ways to take action to support and protect abortion rights
Protesters at an abortion rights rally in Washington DC.
Protesters at an abortion rights rally in Washington DC.
May 11, 2022

To See the Future of Roe, Look to the States

Reproductive Freedom
We don’t know what the final opinion will look like, but here’s what we do know about abortion access nationwide.
We don’t know what the final opinion will look like, but here’s what we do know about abortion access nationwide.
Protesters marching in Washington, DC, and carrying signs saying Abortion Is An Unalienable Human Right.
Protesters marching in Washington, DC, and carrying signs saying Abortion Is An Unalienable Human Right.
May 9, 2022

The Roe Draft Signals a Potential New Front in the Already-Raging War Against the LGBTQ Community

LGBTQ+ Rights
This isn’t a “they’re coming for us next” moment. They’ve already come for us, and the fight of our lives is here.
This isn’t a “they’re coming for us next” moment. They’ve already come for us, and the fight of our lives is here.
Demonstrators with pro-abortion-and-LGBTQ signage.
Demonstrators with pro-abortion-and-LGBTQ signage.
Apr 26, 2022

You Have the Right to Record Law Enforcement Officers — Including at the Border

Border Rights
In a landmark settlement, the federal government was forced to concede that there is no border exception to this First Amendment right.
In a landmark settlement, the federal government was forced to concede that there is no border exception to this First Amendment right.
A flag sits just north of a new section of the US-Mexico border structure
A flag sits just north of a new section of the US-Mexico border structure
Apr 25, 2022

Trump’s Remain in Mexico Policy is at the Supreme Court. Here’s What's at Stake.

Immigrants’ Rights
The Biden administration should be empowered to reject Trump-era policies and adopt those it believes are in the public interest.
The Biden administration should be empowered to reject Trump-era policies and adopt those it believes are in the public interest.
A migrant leans on a fence of the Gateway International Bridge that connects downtown Matamoros, Mexico with Brownsville, Texas.
A migrant leans on a fence of the Gateway International Bridge that connects downtown Matamoros, Mexico with Brownsville, Texas.