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Aug 06, 2021
Freedom of the Press is Under Attack
The Biden administration must commit to protect journalists, free press, and free speech.
Aug 05, 2021
Thank you Congressman Jamie Raskin and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib for Asking DHS to Respond to ACLU MI's Report on Border Patrol's Discriminatory Tactics
The ACLU of Michigan applauds Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin and Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, who announced today that they sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, seeking a briefing about allegations of abuse and discrimination by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The letter comes after the ACLU published a 50-page report, “The Border’s Long Shadow: How Border Patrol uses Racial Profiling and Local and State Police to Target and Instill Fear in Michigan’s Immigrant Communities.” The ACLU report, which Raskin and Tlaib cite in their letter, describes how CBP’s Border Patrol, which defines the entire state to be within its jurisdiction, routinely stops, searches and detains people of Latin American origin, who are longtime residents. We look forward to DHS’s response to the report and the reforms that come from this briefing.
Aug 01, 2021
How Face Recognition Fuels Racist Systems of Policing and Immigration — And Why Congress Must Act Now
When used by police and immigration enforcement, biometric surveillance technology can perpetuate an already dangerous racist system.
Jul 27, 2021
Diners Beware: That Meal May Cost You Your Privacy and Security
Scanning QR codes instead of ordering from a physical menu is a way for companies to insert all the machinery of the online advertising ecosystem between you and your food.
Jul 18, 2021
Protecting Free Speech in the Virtual Town Square
Why the ACLU of Michigan is Representing Activist Charles Blackwell.
By Curt Guyette
Jul 08, 2021
Driven Apart
Joel and I fell in love while attending high school in Mexico City, where we were both born and raised. Every night he would tell me stories about our future together to help me fall asleep as he rubbed my ice-cold feet with his to keep them warm. Yes, we were that couple. I knew we were going to grow old together as a married couple, overcoming obstacles as a team. And we faced
By Nelly Fuentes
Jun 27, 2021
Taking on Racist Policing
Why the ACLU of Michigan is Suing Michigan State Police
By Mark P. Fancher
Jun 20, 2021
Gen-Z Volunteers Dive Deeper into Advocacy and Enrich Work to Reform Michigan’s Broken Bail System
Tasneia Ahmed was entering her freshman year of high school at the International Academy East in Troy when Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in protests after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, Jr in 2014.
By Daniel Jackson
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